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1. The Shape of Things to Come
The idea of a world government or global empire to preserve peace between nations was already discussed in ancient civilizations and progressed throughout the ages.
Philosophers like Plato or Immanuel Kant, writers like Dante Alighieri, Thomas Hobbes and H.G. Wells imagined either utopian or dystopian societies, a ‘New World Order’ or even a ‘Golden Age’. Meanwhile their ideas of a new world were based on a more humanistic and illuminated nature, authors of the post-World War and modern era like Oswald Spengler predict a more pessimistic future in which economy, or the lack of it, is the dominant factor for shaping our future.
What is a world government in the first place?
A global governance system is a political body that would make, interpret, and enforce law on international level without restrictions. It would require the unification of all civilizations and nations under a global ruling system or a single ruler with cultural and economical power. This unification could be achieved either by peace or by force. Even though only a peaceful union would ensure a long and stable relationship between each nation and between the ruling institute and its people.
Climate change, energy crisis, genocides, religious conflicts and overpopulation are only few examples of a vast spectrum of problems modern world has to solve. The outcry for peace and safety has become louder with each new international conflict. Recent events in Haiti have once again proven the vulnerability and imminent threat for our world order. Is a global empire the right solution for all our woes?
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Originally posted by OnceReturned
Complete globalization is tantamout to a one world government, and is inevitable barring some global catastrophe.
Originally posted by METACOMET
How about we just agree its an awful idea to enslave the world?