39. The chances of building a multiracial cosmopolis rooted in a shared civic culture lie in turning away from all the dangerous and, ultimately, selfdestructive confrontations. (A) Building a multiracial cosmopolis is believed to have a self-destructive confrontation. (B) Dangerous confrontations might as well serve as a root for a multiracial cosmopolis. (C) The fewer self-destructive confrontations, the more likely a multiracial cosmopolis can be built. (D) Both self-destructive confrontations and a shared civic culture may help build a multiracial cosmopolis.