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Post by Basse on Aug 12, 2008 11:11:22 GMT
As you might've noticed, I'm in my sci-fi/apocalypse mood again . Please evaluate your answer.
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Post by Jatayu on Aug 12, 2008 12:32:36 GMT
No, there's no way it's gonna happen, and a good thing too.
The world at least in the near future will consist of multiple power "poles", each trying to balance off the others. IMO we will see mergers of a few states but nothing like a world govt.
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Post by Von on Aug 12, 2008 12:39:53 GMT
I can't see anything like a single world order happening - probably ever. There's just too many different factions in the world. Everyone has their own idea on how things should be run and there are always those who would like themselves to be the master of the world as opposed to another. And if such an institution should arise, I could not see there being any harmony (not that there's really any harmony now). Would there be a set language? What would happen to the economy? Would there even be a need for an economy in a single-state world? Obviously there would need to be a currency for trade betweens citizens but you get my drift.
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Post by Matt on Aug 12, 2008 16:38:10 GMT
No
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Post by jon. on Aug 12, 2008 19:40:45 GMT
Wasn't a question like this one in one of my polls?
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Post by Julius CMXCIX on Aug 12, 2008 19:55:05 GMT
No, there are several dozen reasons why not. For a quick one, look at the world trend. Countries aren't merging, they're breaking up. Look at Yugoslavia. Look at the former USSR. Look at Georgia in the news now. Iraq maybe. Tibet in China possibly sometime. The Basques in Spin. Chechnya. Maybe Scotland in the UK.
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Post by Andan on Aug 19, 2008 13:10:59 GMT
No. As if managing one state is not complicated enough. Nobody would have the power to control the whole world. Decentralization? Too risky.
That's why I spit in irony every time a movie villain utters something about taking the world over. Like, what's the point?
And also, what Jatayu, Von and Julius said.
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Post by Scuddles! on Aug 19, 2008 13:15:47 GMT
No - what have you been smoking?
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Post by Jatayu on Aug 24, 2008 15:30:43 GMT
Man, this must be a record for an absurdly one-sided 'poll'
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