I would love nothing more than for the people of the world to recognize that we are all human and not fight.
But, because we live in a global state of anarchy that's impossible IMO. The problem is national self-determinism which leads to a group-think mentality for each nation or state.
If all the states were good and peaceful then everything would be peaceful, but if there is one bad actor, one bad state that decides, "Hey, none of these other guys have any protection, I'm gong to take their stuff," then that's game over for peace right there.
Because now each of the other states must arm itself to protect itself against that one bad actor. One bad apple or one bad state/nation/leader is all it takess. Just one dude in charge to fuck everything up.
I always think there is always going to be that one bad person, that one bad state that is always going to want that little bit more control, power, and money.
The only way around this is a World Government which would mean the power of the world consolidated to the hands of even fewer. That scares me because I believe, while humans can be reasonable as individuals, they become corrupt when acting collectively while holding power over each other.
If humans can ever get past being seduced by power then maybe we can get along, but seeing how security is a byproduct of power and it is natural for any animal to seek security, I think we may be in a bind.
But, because we live in a global state of anarchy that's impossible IMO. The problem is national self-determinism which leads to a group-think mentality for each nation or state.
If all the states were good and peaceful then everything would be peaceful, but if there is one bad actor, one bad state that decides, "Hey, none of these other guys have any protection, I'm gong to take their stuff," then that's game over for peace right there.
Because now each of the other states must arm itself to protect itself against that one bad actor. One bad apple or one bad state/nation/leader is all it takess. Just one dude in charge to fuck everything up.
I always think there is always going to be that one bad person, that one bad state that is always going to want that little bit more control, power, and money.
The only way around this is a World Government which would mean the power of the world consolidated to the hands of even fewer. That scares me because I believe, while humans can be reasonable as individuals, they become corrupt when acting collectively while holding power over each other.
If humans can ever get past being seduced by power then maybe we can get along, but seeing how security is a byproduct of power and it is natural for any animal to seek security, I think we may be in a bind.
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