How Terrorists Will Help Usher in World Government

paulsen_chinese.jpgWhen I was studying Political Science back in college, one of my interests was world government. I was convinced that with the right global governing body, we could end war and begin to evolve into the peaceful collection of peoples we were meant to be. (Remember those idealistic twenties?) The United Nations was cool, but no teeth. It was just a blustering set of diplomats passing resolutions with no sting. Worse, the United States had always been reluctant to adhere to the rulings and reluctant to fully participate as a mere peer of third world or small, weak nations. But the United States requires more and more cooperation these days from those same weak countries we used to disdain.

Can you say China? China was the poor, second-world behemoth who’s peasant population would never drag its sorry butt into the 21st century. Now, according to a recent article in the International Herald Tribune,

Resolving almost any international problem now – from reducing North Korea’s potential nuclear threat to slowing global warming – requires Beijing’s cooperation. The financial crisis also underscores China’s importance: Its $1.9 trillion in foreign reserves will be indispensable in helping to avert a global economic meltdown.

And even more significantly, how about Pakistan? Back in 2003, we paid Pakistan $3 billion in aid (plus a billion $ in canceled debt, oh yeah, we can afford that!) for the privilege of hunting terrorists there. But times are changing. Chavez and all those pesky second and third world countries are standing up to the US like never before.

Guess what? We have been humbled. Terrorism by definition is stateless. It exists in more countries than we can afford to pay off. It will take an incredible amount of international cooperation to keep Islamic radicalism in check in all the places it exists due to poverty, ignorance, or the US predilection for stamping all over other countries and cultures. The United States needs world government. We all need world government. Imagine the massive tax relief if we weren’t paying for all that “aid” and the massive military we require to prove our point that capitalism and democracy lead to nirvana (haha! Now that’s just funny). Global warming, financial meltdown, or terrorism. All will require binding international law that only a global body can produce.

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December 9, 2008 | Filed Under Perfect World 

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