[Grovenet] Avoiding WAR (WAS: draft vs. volunteer)

[David Morelli]

On Nov 26, 2006, at 7:30 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> What are those options and now might they be implemented?
>
> Yes, I am a strong believer in a world government. Countries like  
> ours (and most, actually) live with relative internal peace because  
> all the citizens accept control by the state in a great many  
> things. At least it's been a century and a half since we fought a  
> war among ourselves and it's been much, much longer for many other  
> countries.
>
> It would seem that moving that model up to a global level would  
> produce the same results.
>
> Ron D'Eau Claire

Which national model shall we follow?  Some may be desirable, others  
are pretty repugnant.

Union of South Africa from independence through the end of apartheid?

United States from independence through the Equal Rights Amendment?

Israel from independence to today?

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics at any time?

Peoples Republic of China at any time under Chairman Mao?

Nations have shown a remarkable willingness to marginalize whole  
portions of their population for political and economic reasons.   
This has lead to migrations as one method of avoiding the problem.   
With a world government there are no second alternatives, nor  
alternative models.  This is inherently a serious limitation to a one  
world government.

A world government might tackle issues of population, energy  
consumption, pollution, private religion, personal choice, etc.  Or  
it might take the political approach taken by our current  
administration.

David