One World

One Ideal

Published on January 17, 2004 By psychx In Philosophy

I am a new to this website but what I have noticed of everything that everyone shares is the fact we all have different opinions. On a larger scale all countries have different opinions. There is something that I ponder every once in a while. What if the world was under one government. One global order under which all countries would unite. Could it work? Would it work? Is humankind capable of such a feat? The world is already becoming a global economy. Communication has become completely united. With the advent of the internet we can all communicate to anyone anywhere. The way the world is running right now it doesn't seem possible. Every country sticks to its own ideals and interests. There are still wars going on. Beyond that the world have to conform to one Identity. I don't think humankind could ever reach this enlightened state. There isn't a lack of compasion but identity. Humankind has always needed an identity. Sovereign states have different cultures. There are many different cultures within the same countries. With one government the world would be able to unite and extinguish poverty, hunger, miseducation, and many things that plague the world. With one government the interests of mankind would all be the same, everyone would have the same concerns and problems. What I always consider is would mankind be able to share. What separates us now is society and culture. The differences of opinion due to different ways of being brought up. Cultures differ greatly and its those differences that we all hang on to. People need their separate ideals, ways of thinking, cultures, and beliefs. Psychologically we all need to hang on to these things it is what defines us gives us identity. One government would diminish that. Is it possible?!

Comments (Page 2)

Randy Spire

on Feb 16, 2004

check the 'accellerated evolution' post. an example of integral music developing
http://bluedev.joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=7842

psychx

on Feb 19, 2004

I thought this topic had died Im glad both of you have thought about it as well .... for me its more of a question that I ask myself just from making casual observances of the world around me such as current events. Technology and society are moving at incredible speeds now at a much more intense pace than the gov't and ethics and these are obstacles that humanity has to overcome in order to advance... I have done much reflection on the subject and I agree wholly with you jeff, the only solution that I can foresee is the education of all people. Even as minute as the differences that I have noted within myself from before I went to college to being almost done I have gained experience and irrational decisions that I once deemed correct I see now as mistakes... The globalization of cultures will be a struggle and will take a lot of work to accomplish but I think that we must liberate all people that are under oppression from a gov't that only cares about their own power. I think all people are innately possible of being good but when a particular culture has lived a certain way for a long period time and hasn't had a lot of variety in different cultures they develop ideals that are completely imbedded within their minds. Basically what we have at this point is different morals, package that with oppression and you have either an ultimate loyalty from these people or ultimate cattle. Now the lack of education and variety keeps people believing that there is only one possible way to live and any other way is wrong... that is what we must get over in order to unite... If over time a culture is subjected to better education different lifestyles and freedom to think any way they want that can be the only solution to a worldwide problem. In some ways I agree with what Bush is doing I can understand his vision hes just going about it wrong...

psychx

on Feb 19, 2004

tangled wishes Im glad you agree with me you are alot more intelligent than I gave you credit it for it takes a real intellect to take someone elses criticism and consider it and then to agree and change your opinion thats a form of intelligence. Im sorry if I was harsh but I feel that there are too many people that are preoccupied with mundane things. If everyone strived to educate themselves and actually focused on current events their views and the things they placed importance would change and this would only be a benefit...

sleepyhead29

on Feb 29, 2004

We don't live in Plato's Republic of the philosopher-kings. Even the people of the same race have different opinions on certain issues. What more with people of different states?
My liberal education in Economics would have instilled in me the marvels of globalization. But I never believed it. We can't just let the market take control of everything in this world. Social justice must always be humankind's guiding principle. It's a matter of putting equal weights to efficiency and equity.

sleepyhead29

on Feb 29, 2004

psychx

on Feb 29, 2004

I agree we shouldn't let the market guide us but it is a big factor in where the future of commerce goes I mean it is already impacting the supposedly invincible economy of the U.S. and it is a major player in how a sovereign state impacts the world... We need to overcome all obstacles before we can unite all people and keep social justice as our main principle...it's a terrible shame that even in this, the most enlightened era history has known, social justice usually takes a back seat to most things... There is one definite thing I can say the next twenty five years will be very interesting in the path that mankind takes... The nature of man will be something that is tested whether we can actually advance and forget our bloody chaos filled pasts or whether we will never be able to accept differences...

Sherye Hanson

on Feb 29, 2004

There will be a big split on this issue. At the same time that we are becoming more global in our perspective, we are also becoming more splintered. There are so many different tribal wars going on throughout the world. It will be interesting to see who will win.

psychx

on Mar 01, 2004

it's like a game of risk really

stevendedalus

on Mar 13, 2004

Anathema: The terrorists would have loved Rushdie in the twin towers!--they've been wanting to kill him for over a decade.
Keep up the idealism, Psychx. Tribalism must terminate--including our own.

psychx

on Mar 13, 2004

yeah tell me about it, it's sad but it's the way that seems the most plausible.

WiseFawn

on Jul 18, 2004

What a fascinating thread to read! I saw your link on the lovemongers. Many of my favorite writers are here, though some are gone from joeuser now. I like to think that we can have our different cultures, different nations and be one world, but not under one government.

but I think that we must liberate all people that are under oppression from a gov't that only cares about their own power.

some people feel that this is the USA.

You are a good writer. This is a great, thought-provoking blog.

psychx

on Jul 19, 2004

Thanks Wisefawn, I'm glad you liked the thread. This is the article that got me hooked on ju when I first came here. The first person I debated with was Wahkonta which is a bright guy, it's a shame he left. Most of the writers that commented here are good writers although I haven't seen most of them in a while other than stevendedalus. It was a good thread I enjoyed reading the replies just as much as writing it. I also enjoy watching how I have evolved as a blogger by looking at my old articles. As far as having one government we would all have to be self-efficient as well as have the same access that we have to the government as we do now with local ones here in the U.S.. The trait we all share is having our opinions on what is right and wrong and that can vary greatly, historically this is the root of all disagreements that have led to conflict which presently is what is keeping us apart. I wrote another article I while back about our sense of morality and the types and differences here is the link if you want to read that one...Link

AndyBaker

on Jul 19, 2004

Try looking at it in the long run. All I was pondering is could humanity pull it off and would it work

One glolbal order and government? Humanity are not yet grown or mature enough. We couldn't possibly do it yet. Maybe in the future, as we have the potential. We're still a bunch of kids. Look at the size of Bush's toys!

WiseFawn

on Jul 19, 2004

Thanks for the link. I'm going there now. I wish that Wakonta, Sherye, Randy Spire and PoetPhilosopher were still here. I adore stevendedalus and the place is full of great writers still. This really is a good topic and I'm looking forward to reading the other link. We've been here about the same length of time, I think.

psychx

on Jul 19, 2004

Yeah Andy Baker it's going to take some time before the world is all at an equal playing field. Everything has to move forward from technology to our intelligence.

No problem Wisefawn hope you like the other one, that one I think is my crown jewel of articles. Yeah, what has it been like 7 months now? Time flies huh?

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