I'm not usually the most cynical of people, but I don't see an end to the concept and practice of imperialism any time soon. The history of humanity is one of an endless struggle for resources and the lengths we go to get at them. Even WWII was more a fight for empire than it was a fight against tyranny.
A world government might be a solution, but it would have to be a dictatorship of such severity that it hardly seems worth the trouble.
A more formidable UN-type organisation would help, but it's hard to see it working and preserving even a semblance of personal freedom at the same time.
So, for the foreseeable future, it looks to me as if we're stuck with the status quo - groups of competing nation states making things moderately miserable (but not always intolerable) for lots and lots of people.
Boru
A world government might be a solution, but it would have to be a dictatorship of such severity that it hardly seems worth the trouble.
A more formidable UN-type organisation would help, but it's hard to see it working and preserving even a semblance of personal freedom at the same time.
So, for the foreseeable future, it looks to me as if we're stuck with the status quo - groups of competing nation states making things moderately miserable (but not always intolerable) for lots and lots of people.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
