It sounds like we are kinda on the same page then. You pointed out very well why globalism like I was referring to won't work. Man is too selfish and evil as a whole to be able to make it work on a global scale.
Well, in all fairness, that's not really what I said. I didn't blame "selfishness" or "humans are evil". Nore did I say that such far reaching globalism won't work.
I said it wouldn't work
today and I didn't blame it on "evil" or "selfishness". I blamed it on a lot of cultures around the world not being ready for such a reality. I blamed it on mentalities of tribalism.
The only way such "united states of the world" could work, is if secular democratic values are valued everywhere. I claim that secular democracy as a form of rule is vastly superior to any extant other form of rule or any form of rule that has been tried in the past.
A multi-cultural world can only be united if all invidiual cultures / groups / parties recognize the right of each
other culture / group / party to exist and live their life as they see fit, within the borders / limits of a secular constitution that guarantees this right to all citizens.
In short, and in the words of Matt Dilahunty: "
The freedom to swing my arm, ends at your nose".
So yeah, we have an extremely long way to go before such becomes a reality. Essentially, it would require all the nations of the world to become some sort of secular democracy which recognise the validity and importance of international law, universal human rights etc.
Again, I'm rather optimistic about that. It's really only a matter of time. I'ld even dare to say that the only way that such a future will not become a reality, is if humanity destroys itself before that, by means of war or whatever.
Any extremism is a hazard, whether it be Nazis or Islamists or Communists.
Yep!
But for as long as mankind has been around we have had extremism and tribalism and selfishness and evil.
And as we progress further through time, we see it moving to the background.
This is a trend that can't be denied.
Tribalism makes way for unity as we go forward.
The US, the EU, NATO, UN, .... all these are entities which are formed by a bunch of "tribes" working together towards a common goal.
As time goes on and as technology improves and gains more and more global reach, it's almost inevitable that we grow more and more "towards" eachother. The lines are being blurred.
I'm only 37 and I remember a time where I couldn't cross the Belgian borders "just because". I didn't have that freedom. And when I did, I was by every means of the words "in another country". I was
definatly not home. I had to deal with other money, other rules, other languages, ...
That's not the case at all anymore. If it wasn't for that sign next to the road "Welcome in Germany", I wouldn't even realise I just crossed over into another country. I pay with euro's everywhere. I can communicate in english in the vast majority of places.
Driving 1500 km's south no longer makes me feel I am 1500km's away from home. 300 - 1500, it's not all that different.
A few more centuries isn't going to change that because unfortunately that is in our soul.
Unlike you, I guess, I don't consider humans to be "rotten" by default.
There will always be men who want to control other men, there will always be men who want anarchy and there will always be men who are more reasoned. But in the end we will always be men (as in mankind).
I don't see how that would be more of a problem in a "united states of the world" then such currently is a problem in a "united states of america".
Power-hungry people with bad intentions will likely always exist, yes.
This is why secular democracy is a good thing. You get to not vote for the bad guys.
And if by accident a bad guy happens to be elected anyway (*cough* Trump *cough*), then there are also methods to remove him from power if and when (s)he crosses a line. And if for some reason no clear line gets crossed - you'll still get to vote someone else in power 4 years later.
But as said, all this is future talk.
And it's something that the world is moving towards, gradually.
Such a thing can't be installed overnight, nore can it be imposed.