I'm not sure our world is big enough

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I'm not sure our world is big enough

FrankC — 9/30/2006 2:22:06 AM (archived)

Our population, along with the shortage of real estate and wealth on the planet will always mean danger for individual political units. Your idea would only work if it were a world confederacy with all military power in the hands of the confederate governmental unit.

Hmmm, it's starting to sound totalitarian.

However, I have read and fantacised about the possibility of a confederacy of planets, each populated by people of common goals and philosophy.

If I mention this there is usually someone that accuses me of being against diversity but nothing could be further from the truth. It is simply a matter of likely progression. Does anyone doubt that given the ability to do so, people will not be attracted to a world populated with people of similar needs and desires?

I am not speaking of racial similarity. I am speaking of pastoral worlds, religious and non-religious worlds, high tech worlds and worlds based on the highest standards of ecology, art, etc, etc.

Assuming that distance factors would, for centuries, make war and aggression impractical, we would have a multitude of social/political experiments ongoing and setting the benchmark for success.

(You are all welcome to my world where I will be a kind and benificent King)

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Why? - Bowser - 9/24/2006 7:03:09 PM
- re: Why? - Jim Dandy - 3/28/2009 1:13:15 AM
- A question directed at conservatives. NONE answered. - Bowser - 9/25/2006 9:17:09 PM
  - They've gotten their asses kicked in here to many times - azstrummer - 9/26/2006 12:09:55 AM
    - Asked and answered, your honor - FrankC - 9/26/2006 2:25:40 AM
      - It's only a partial ass-kicking, I'd say - Robert - 9/26/2006 4:53:28 PM
        
        Radicals - FrankC - 9/26/2006 6:33:27 PM
        
        "the Government should fear the people" - Robert - 9/26/2006 8:39:21 PM
        
        Hmmm, The Confederacy reborn - FrankC - 9/26/2006 8:58:25 PM
        
        I could live with it - Robert - 9/28/2006 10:33:58 PM
        
        So are you Robert... - Lee - 9/30/2006 6:43:01 AM
        
        I'm not sure our world is big enough - FrankC - 9/30/2006 2:22:06 AM
        
        re: I'm not sure our world is big enough - Robert - 9/30/2006 8:15:10 PM
        
        One world government - Tom Brosz - 10/1/2006 2:34:16 AM
        
        Planetary Federalism - Robert - 10/1/2006 2:47:13 AM
        
        And on representative democracy... - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2006 4:07:54 AM
        
        re: And on representative democracy... - Robert - 10/4/2006 4:53:01 PM
        
        I'm not sure that the example you list... - alcaray - 10/3/2006 6:24:36 PM
        
        Key word: "constitutional." - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2006 6:59:31 PM
        
        re: Key word: "constitutional." - azstrummer - 10/3/2006 11:43:53 PM
        
        National shame - Tom Brosz - 10/4/2006 12:24:51 AM
        
        re: National shame - azstrummer - 10/4/2006 3:27:14 PM
        
        re: Planetary Federalism - Tom Brosz - 10/2/2006 3:47:50 AM
        
        re: Planetary Federalism - Robert - 10/3/2006 1:38:32 AM
        
        Feel better. - Tom Brosz - 10/3/2006 4:08:04 AM
        
        Gee Frank, you're sounding a lot like me. - Lee - 9/30/2006 6:34:30 AM
        
        re: Gee Frank, you're sounding a lot like me. - FrankC - 10/1/2006 2:27:33 AM
        
        You could? I couldn't. - Mary Anne - 9/29/2006 1:49:40 PM
        
        Sure ya could - Robert - 9/29/2006 4:46:04 PM
        
        Sounds like giving up - azstrummer - 9/29/2006 7:08:26 PM
        
        Nah - Robert - 9/29/2006 10:22:25 PM
        
        You da man.... (n/t) - azstrummer - 9/29/2006 11:35:53 PM
        
        re: Sounds like giving up - REB - 9/29/2006 9:26:19 PM
        
        Pleasantly suprised - azstrummer - 9/26/2006 10:55:14 PM
      - The question was WHY? Got an answer? (n/t) - Bowser - 9/26/2006 4:39:58 AM
        
        Why? - FrankC - 9/26/2006 6:24:41 AM
        
        I'm with Frank: Why what, Bowser? - alcaray - 9/26/2006 5:11:05 PM
        
        " our unsatisfactory situation in Iraq is due to piss poor planning and blunders by Bush and company." - Lindy - 9/26/2006 2:47:25 PM
        
        You seem to get confused very easily. And often. - Bowser - 9/26/2006 6:41:29 AM
        
        Me confused? - FrankC - 9/26/2006 7:27:52 AM
      - Just strike me down Sire!..... (n/t) - RobVG - 9/26/2006 2:32:36 AM
        
        Illegitimi Non Carborundum :) (n/t) - FrankC - 9/26/2006 3:04:33 AM
    - It's hard to fight with one hand tied behind your back... - RobVG - 9/26/2006 12:15:52 AM
      - C'mon over.......the water's fine - Lindy - 9/26/2006 1:16:48 AM
        
        Can't, quite, capitulate.... - RobVG - 9/26/2006 2:17:14 AM
        
        re: Can't, quite, capitulate.... - azstrummer - 9/26/2006 11:05:54 PM
        
        re: Can't, quite, capitulate.... - Lindy - 9/26/2006 2:46:24 PM
- No matter how this turns out, they'll find a way to blame it all on the liberals. (n/t) - cjburke - 9/24/2006 7:20:08 PM
  - Only if no one bothers to ask the question, "Who's in charge here?" (n/t) - Mary Anne - 9/24/2006 7:53:53 PM

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