On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Richard K. Moore wrote:
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> Why, Warren, do you claim a world government is necessary? Isn't democracy
> increasingly less maintainable once scale passes a certain point? And is
> it sovereign states that cause war or rather sovereign states ruled by
> capitalism? If capitalism is dethroned then why is world government such
> an obvious goal?
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> rkm
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>
Richard--
World government is essential for at least three reasons:
1. To ensure the equitable distribution of wealth and
natural resources among the world's peoples. For it is not just a
question of social and economic justice WITHIN nations but also AMONG
nations.
2. To protect the biosphere. Managing and conserving the
resources of the earth is a global responsibility, which cannot be
left to sovereign states to decide as it pleases them. All such
decisions must be taken democratically by the world's people as a
whole.
3. To safeguard world peace. Capitalism is a major cause
of wars among peoples, but it is not the only cause. Race,
ethnicity, culture, and much more may divide us from one another
even in socialist nations. Only a world-government would have the
moral authority to separate warring factions and arbitrate
disputes.
And of course there are many other reasons one could adduce--including the
psychospiritual dimension. A world law and state for a unified humanity
would constitute a powerful symbol of our loyalty to one another as
brothers and sisters of all races and cultures, with a common cosmic
destiny. Global humanism would supplant nationalism and chauvinism as the
ideology of the future. Working men and women have no country but the
Earth!
Hopefully,
Warren