So, I just got home, stripped off my suit, slip into jeans and a T-shirt and flopped down on the bed to do some thinking, and I've wrestled myself to a stalemate. My thinking was this: what would happen if we abolished individual governance? Completely overthrew the system of nations, protectorates etc. that we have today? I wonder, after the completely implausible event that would have to occur in order to make it so, what would happen? Would one, global, government be more efficient? Fair? Just? or would it be doomed to inevitable failure? I've got my hypotheses but I was wondering, what do you think?
So, I'm asking any and all of you who read this blog to give me an answer, I won't be posting anything new for a few days so I can focus on this discussion. Please, don't be shy, I want to hear from you.
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the world would devolve into chaos. people would form factions, and generally, the factions would grow until they were a majority. then we have the feudal age all over again, with bigger weapons. it's failure. the rich survive, the poor lose.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I thought at first, but assuming we had a government large enough to sustain regular executive function on a planetary scale, it really wouldn't be more likely than a revolt in today's first-world countries. In fact, by having such a strong government, overall quality of life would go up, removing the number one cause for insurrection.
ReplyDeletei'm assuming you think this would be some kind of peaceful takeover? if our current governments crashed, it would be a world wide soviet union. a constant war would emerge, all over the world. leaders would step forward, and people would choose sides, human nature.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that was my reference to an implausible step that creates said new world order, I realize the one-in-a-million aspect of not having the world descend into a nuclear shitstorm, I'm just interested in what would happen given the hypothetical constraints of an existing global government and subsequent reconciliation of national identities. Regardless of the means by which the government is implemented, the slate on which I am drawing the scenario is, for the sake of argument, relatively blank.
ReplyDeleteit would probably end up like a socialist regime, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. everyone would work for the common good. you would have a scenario attuned to "the giver". life without color.
ReplyDeleteI think that socialism would arise in the form of universal health-care, employment agencies, and general services provided by the umbrella government, but Democracy, at least on a sectional scale would be required in order to keep the proletariat happy. Some form of pseudo-dictatorial leader would take the place of an ironically benevolent "Big Brother" while, in actuality, democratically elected leaders would make all relevant decisions. By providing necessary services as well as employment to all citizens, the government could create an almost Utopian environment where most people had the free-time and affluence to live lives of relative leisure, motivated by self actualization rather than the extrinsic fear of starvation, poverty or disease. The scientific climate encouraged by such conditions would also lead to unparalleled cooperation, leading to breakthroughs, leading to improved quality of life.
ReplyDeleteI actually count on Humans being brutish and cruel, it's why we've survived as a species. Our natural tendency to group together against an enemy can be turned towards an abstract concept, like poverty, war, hunger, etc. We are essentially social animals, even as we are torn asunder by infighting we band together into nations, states, families, clans, etc. and I think that if we just expand the notion of the collective to encompass the entire species, our natural predilection for grouping will ensure the success of a global society.
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