Originally posted by: Jeff7
Originally posted by: blahblah99
Originally posted by: bamacre
Some are saying that these two ideas, or at least one of them, will be the "solution" to the current financial crisis. Economic leaders throughout the world are meeting to come up with a plan to solve the financial problems.
Personally, I would be against both of these ideas. What do the rest of the P&N'ers think?
That's eventually going to lead to one world government. That'll be the end of social evolution and the beginning of global enslavement.
This amuses me. People are all "united we stand," but when it comes to increasing the spread of that unity, it's suddenly a bad thing.
I think a globally unified government is inevitable, and will be beneficial to everyone - but this depends on how it's done. We're not ready for it yet. The species still clings to primitive urges, and is overly xenophobic, separating everything into "them and us," still equating military strength to not only patriotism, but also a country's net value.
The population of the planet will need more time to homogenize itself. As more third-world countries are able to bring themselves out of poverty, they can become more connected with the outside world. Their culture will mix with the outside, and the outside will mix with theirs. I think we'll also eventually wind up with one language, though it will have many dialects.
It relates heavily to the speed and ease with which information can travel.