Saturday, May 10, 2008

World Governance

1. Possible or impossible?

"True World Peace can only come,
when we erase borders and, sharing everything,
live for the sake of others."


It is not a big jump from a nation like the United States or Europe to a world government. The only difference is scale. Throughout history, From Alexander to Napoleon great personalities have gone to great pain to realize an ideal of unified government. It has never worked, not so much for lack of effort, or even opposition; but for a unifying system of communication and “Saporal1” adhesive.

In this day and age we not only have instant communication on every level from the individual through to trans-governmental bodies; but we also have a unifying system of “Sapor1”: Hollywood: movies, TV, video, "the pop culture", etc. and the Dollar (substitute EU if you like) a universal currency/financial system.

It, then, is only a matter of time before the present governmental bodies become superfluous.


This article on "Governance" has become so long that I have moved it to its own blog at habenae.blogspot.com:

"Governance"




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1 “Sapor” See Merriam-Webster definition for “culture”
(not to be confused with the Bismarckian “Kultur”)


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Where is Augustine's "City on the Hill" and who lives there?
And perhaps more importantly: How do they live - with each other?

不知彼,不知己,每戰必殆 (孫子)

(If you don't know yourself and if you don't know your enemy,
then you are in for a world of hurt!)


γνῶθι σεαυτόν (Δελφοί)

“I couldn’t imagine this ... world.
Hell is so big and dark and heaven is so small." HJM

"the U.S. has a little manifest destiny over here,
and a little more manifest destiny over there..."

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How About a Bill of Responsibilities Rather Than A Bill of Rights

What if we chose the wrong religion?
Each week we'd just make God madder and madder.