> To shift to a different but related point, that of alternatives, it
> strikes me that Wagar's proposal for a world party is a classic case of
> the perfect being the enemy of the good. In reality, positive change is
> likely to occur at the local, national and global levels (the last through
> networks), but the dream of a global state is likely to be realized only
> by the capitalist elites.
The World Party and its allies would function at all levels,
local, national, and global. And my dream of a global state cannot
possibly be realized by capitalist elites--not my dream anyway. Maybe
your dream, but not mine. Meanwhile, I'll settle for being perfect.
Perfect is the enemy of the half-measure that plays into the hands of the
bad guys.
Warren