You know I would support a one-world government and peace would be nice too, but not under the terms that advocates are pushing.
A global government based on inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness would be great, but that's not what it's about. it's about an elite few controlling and dominating the world's economy and living environment. Peace is fine as long as its not imposed on us from the barrel of a gun or enforced by courts and threats of confiscating one's property.
Also
Obama recently signed the Democrat-sponsored American Freedom Pledge to return to Constitutional principles. The Obama supporter needs to take note.
I can possibly see where a one world government can work, but it's like what Mike Gravel said, "...by the people FOR the people." Unless the human race can supress the strong urges of power and corruption, then we will never be ready for that type of thing. A government of that magnitude will have to be kept in check in order for the people of the world to be completley free.
Broadlighter and NinjaPirate, here's the thing: The further government gets away from the people, the
easier it is to become completely corrupt and unaccountable to the people. Therefore, no matter what era we're talking about or how centralization of power comes about, centralization of power inevitably leads to tyranny, no matter what. No matter how a government comes into power or what rights it starts out recognizing, you must understand that power-hungry and corrupt people will always be the ones to seek power, and once they have it, they will always seek more. It's just human nature (or at least the nature of the worst among us). While you acknowledge that there have to be mechanisms to keep the government in check, you need to understand that
decentralization of power is the most important mechanism we have to fight tyranny, and that's exactly what a one-world government eliminates. Allowing for one-world government
ever, even thousands of years from now, will only be handing absolute power to these people on a silver platter. Government constitutes a monopoly on the "legitimate" use of force, so the whole point of one-world government is to eliminate all dissent and resistance so that NOTHING else exists to keep its power in check. You've already seen how our decentralized Constitutional Republic has turned into a monstrous federal-run monopoly - right now, we're fighting such an uphill battle against it that we're nearly helpless to stop it. Now just imagine how badly a "Constitutional" one-world government could turn if it was not only even further from the people than our federal government, but also, if no other organized force in the world existed to oppose it!
Now, you say, "Unless the human race can supress the strong urges of power and corruption, then we will never be ready for that type of thing." Well, if the human race could suppress those urges, that still wouldn't be an excuse to allow for one-world government - rather, if we ever got to that point, we wouldn't need any government whatsoever! As James Madison once wrote,
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions.
Now, to Gadsden Flag:
^^^ People can believe sincerely in an ideology other than ours without being brainswahed morons.
Perhaps "brainwashed morons" might be a bit strong of an accusation to paint
all of them with, but speaking completely objectively, anyone who believes in one-world government in any way, shape, or form, is
at the very least neglecting to consider the important points I mentioned above. Anyone who sincerely believes that one-world government is good for humanity simply does not understand the incredible dangers that centralized power poses. A failure to understand this is a failure to understand human history and human nature. Believing that government is some benevolent force that always has the people's interests at heart is nothing other than pure delusional ignorance.
Far too many people think, "Oh, if we had one-world government, there'd be peace!" Completely ignoring the showstopping danger of tyranny that must be avoided at all costs, even this statement is pretty untrue: Ordinary people rarely want or cause wars. Rather, wars are started by governments and the power-hungry people in control of them. Then, rather than fighting themselves, they drag the common people into the mess to fight for them.
Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. ...Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.
- Hermann Goering
If we had a one-world government, it's true that there would be no other government or nation for it to wage war upon. Instead, it would turn inward and wage war upon its own people. Until a one-world government has absolute totalitarian control over everything, it will use violence and threats of violence (as everything the government does is inherently a use of force) to transfer all power and wealth from the common people to those in charge. Any efforts the people make against this process would be considered violent acts of war and terrorism by the government. It is simply the way of things - power seeks power, and power also corrupts.
The human race can never afford to have a one-world government. Anyone who sincerely believes otherwise is misguided at the very least.