Re: human rights and national sovereignty/ is an oxymoron

UPF wrote:

> The issue of sovereignty is only an issue if it is not legitimate sovereignty.
> Fundamental sovereignty resides with the individual. Democracy is the answer in as
> much as it is tempered with other aspects. It must be used to establish a Republic
> that is governed by a Federated system. Any application of communism is only
> theoretical. When it is applied, we run the risk of it turning into Fascism.
> Socialism is the only acceptable evolution of communism. Bottom line, if the
> governmental structure works for the most locally governed entity, then it is the
> answer for that culture/community. The only problem is when we try to combine those
> diverse approaches into a global system. I don't know the final answer, but I do
> know that the more opinions we gather, the closer we get to finding the answer.

Glen, you can add this opinion to your stock. The problem with communism
globally or even at the level of a culturally diverse city is that the
incentives to produce for others are too low to enable a large
population to survive. Unless it is accompanied by the brute force of a
fascist dictator to punish the shirkers and the lazy bones, the people
will remain poor. If there are too many people, they will starve. To
enable a large population to survive and flourish, a private property
system is necessary to provide people with incentives to produce and
trade. Local communism is possible, but world communism is a recipe for
misery. 


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Pat Gunning, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
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