(June 28, 2011 at 6:16 pm)JohnDG Wrote: A worldwide democratic system would be very easy to abuse, so it's not rational or scientific. You just can't give a few people that much power, it's insane to even consider what you can do as a worldwide government.
This kind of crazy totalitarian world you seem to envision-which by the way makes me wonder if you're one of those Illuminati conspiracy theorists-would be no where near sustainable. A revolution would be warranted long before it even came to fruition.
It comes back to the question of what is the "right execution"? We don't want totalitarianism, we don't want an oligarchy. What we want is a true democracy with checks and balances sufficient enough to keep those in power from completely taking over. But how we execute the construction of said democracy is probably the most important question I would submit to you. The poll itself is meant to show me those who believe good world governance is essentially impossible.
Personally, I don't know if it's possible, but I sure hope it is and I'm not willing to entirely rule out the possibility that there exists a right way to achieve our ends.
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." -Carl Sagan
