Poll: World Domination
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A federal world government (Perhaps something like the United Federal States of Earth) seems like a fundamentally good idea. It would mean that international co-operation be a lot easier, the planets resources can be used and directed towards big projects like colonisation of the Moon or Mars. It also seriously reduces the chances of war, and any radical dissadent organisations can be easily crushed (Imagine the Taliban V The World. A unified world government would mean that resources can be more fairly distributed, energy can be shared, easier to hunt down criminals gone into hiding, international trade improves etc.
The fundamental problem is that this requires that nations sacrifice their own political sovereignty to that of the of federation. You only have to look at the unpopularity of the EU to see the problems of uniting countries together. Humans tend to put their nation first before their own species, rather than the other way round and will therefore resent foreigners having a say in their own affairs. The EU is essentially a microcosm of attempting to bring together nations into a union, anyone interested in the concept of a world government should look into the EU to find the sort of problems this causes.
Also, you have other problems like different cultures, most thorny is Islamic Culture, who, due to their religion and Sharia Law, would possibly make it impossible for them to integrate into a sort of world government. Really, it is probably better and easier to bring together nations that share common values and interests. Perhaps the EU, USA, Commonwealth Nation's like Canada and Australia, possibly India and South Africa, Japan and maybe Taiwan and S.Korea could unite.
The fundamental problem is that this requires that nations sacrifice their own political sovereignty to that of the of federation. You only have to look at the unpopularity of the EU to see the problems of uniting countries together. Humans tend to put their nation first before their own species, rather than the other way round and will therefore resent foreigners having a say in their own affairs. The EU is essentially a microcosm of attempting to bring together nations into a union, anyone interested in the concept of a world government should look into the EU to find the sort of problems this causes.
Also, you have other problems like different cultures, most thorny is Islamic Culture, who, due to their religion and Sharia Law, would possibly make it impossible for them to integrate into a sort of world government. Really, it is probably better and easier to bring together nations that share common values and interests. Perhaps the EU, USA, Commonwealth Nation's like Canada and Australia, possibly India and South Africa, Japan and maybe Taiwan and S.Korea could unite.
i am Canadian as well... a worldwide empire: only if i ran it: i would be a most benevolent dictator, prisons would be sealed deathmatch arenas where they would believe that the lone survivor would be released... haha as if...
peace would coma about after all the "bad people" have been dealt with... you can't make an omelet without shooting a few people
peace would coma about after all the "bad people" have been dealt with... you can't make an omelet without shooting a few people
It might, but only if you don't mean a dictatorship by empire (i.e. with an emperor) like you stated in your OP. Dictatorships never work for long but a democratic global state could be more durable. Sure. The UN could do it.
This whole "benign dictator"-idea is very short-sighted, though.
This whole "benign dictator"-idea is very short-sighted, though.
The thing about world domination is people like their freedom. So if someone wants to control the whole world, expect about 6 billion people to not like it. The concept just doesn't work, which I hate to admit after spending all that time dreaming of being Queen of Earth and planning how to organise humanity.