Re: [OT] [HIST] Thoughts on World Government

On Wed, 26 Sep 2001 10:47:16 -0400 "Tomb" <kaladorn@fox.nstn.ca> writes:
<snip previous thoughts.
>
>We can see the strengthening of common law within "blocs" (which could
>eventually include one another, thus forming a larger world-sized 
>bloc).
>Given the level of international cooperation and the way that these
>things develop, this suggests an evolutionary trend towards common
>governance - things like a Universal Declaration of Human Rights
>(enforced), common law (at least for some things) across many 
>countries,
>common international conventions on crime and terrorism (and defence),
>agencies within countries closely cooperating, and a general world
>movement towards (slowly...) market economies and some form of
>democracy. 
>
<Snip opinion>

Democracy is not a given (since most of the world still has problems
implementing same.  And those of us who are about to start  swelling
with
nationalistic fervor, remember that none have implemented completely for
all groups (strictly my opinion I know) so it's not easy in practice.

In my strictly SF projection of the future democracy in practice withers
to form more then practice, sort of like a certain SE Asian country's 
multi-cultural and held together by police/military presence.  Voting is
near universal in practice but selection is highly controlled.	Another
variety would be the practice of Burma (Myanmar if you don't have the
DOS
(Department of State) looking over your shoulder) where unacceptable
elections just don't come to fruition.	Or the 'opposition' is informed
just how far they can (and can't) go in the process.  Exceptions do
exist
there but few and far between.	Let's hope it is more like your model
(if
you think that is good, I don't) then my campaign setting.

Gracias,
Glenn/Triphibious@juno.com
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