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Edited by Mister Sparkles :
12/17/2013 7:26:33 PM
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World Government
It seems inevitable that we should eventually reach the stage of a single, worldwide government. Or failing that, a regression back to a WWI-esque alliance system, without the inordinate hostility.
If it is a world government, or at the least some sort of Euro-American government, which comes to fruition, it seems like the [i]only[/i] option is for it to be authoritarian and fundamentally anti-liberty. It may be the case that a government is established on the principles of civil libertarianism, social equality and economic freedom, but how likely is it that it will continue like this? Just look at the U.S.; even without capitalism as an influence, the State is an institution and it is always in the interest of such institutions to consolidate power and reinforce authority.
Of course, there could be solution to this. Anarcho-communism being one, and while it might work at first, I can't see it being sustainable for any decent period of time. There are far too many operations of social control and efficiency that require a State. Also, one idea that came to mind while thinking about it is to have the State as a [i]function[/i] of society, instead of an institution. It's difficult to explain, but fundamentally it relies on the idea of the government not being an entity, but a process from which everything is formed. The obvious issues here being that some sort of socialist economy, likely syndicalism, would be necessary, and that the government would be both legislatively and executively weak.
It seems the problems with political beliefs is that they assume there is a solution to the dissatisfaction and problems we face.
[b]TL;DR: A world government, or united "western" government, seems inevitable. However, it also seems the only way for this to be effective is for it to be authoritarian. [/b]
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12 RepliesEdited by cxkxr: 12/17/2013 12:57:40 AMWell, first and foremost, a western united govt is essentially already established, which is self-evident(at least to me) of the inevitability that said govt's will collaborate to consolidate more power over more territory in the name of "security" and "peace"(and said power will, without a doubt, be abused). Before I start, I'd agree that an [i]attempt[/i] for world govt is inevitable, but that doesn't necessarily mean we're doomed for such a civilization. I think we need to avoid the notion that a small group of elites can govern the world all together, and push for a more individualistic civilization instead. The only solution I can think of is economic and educational. Capitalism and [i]free[/i] markets where people can compete equally without govt coercion or intervention. Education, being the idea/principles of liberty needs to be taught to our children more adamantly, and what it takes to maintain freedom, and what responsibilities and morals one needs to uphold to thrive in a free society(and no more nanny state indoctrination!). Also as a footnote: Faith + virtue are crucial to free civilization, laws are NOT enough. Above education, morality is most important IMO. Now, the globalists have an easier argument to make bc they justify a one world govt thru force and perceived time the problems of the world can be solved(which is [i]never[/i] with their approach). My ideas, however, are not so appealing bc it's not easy, simple, but not easy, but doable. The ONLY way freedom can reign over all nations, is if we restore the USA back to it's glory of free markets and liberty and strong morals. I[b]f we manage to do that, innovation and prosperity will soon follow(again) and hopefully(more than likely) we can persuade other countries to adopt our methodology by [i]example[/i], voluntarily[/b](not thru military might). The US is literally the last stand on Earth for humanity to achieve freedom from authoritarian govt. I've sent to you a video lecture from former KGB agent Yuri Besmenov a while ago... I recommend you check that out if you haven't already. You'll get mass revelations from his talk.
