So what's the general consensus on a One-world Government here?

Question

What do you think the benefits/negative repercussions would be?

Answer 1

Benefits:
1. Trading barriers would be eliminated entirely.
2. No one could start a war with another country with governmental support.
3. Nationalism would fade.
4. Monetary fluctuations between alternative types would not be so variable.
5. Traveling overseas would be made easier.

Repercussions:
1. People would be forced to live with whatever freedoms that government would decide they could have.
2. Elections would be difficult, if not impossible, unless a representative system was used which was based on geographic location only.
3. If any one religion gained the upper-hand, everyone else would be doomed.
4. Taxation would be nearly impossible to make fair.
5. One government would lead to one military, even if there were still branches. This would lead to the high probability that the military would eventually overthrow the government. Then, one giant police state would exist.
6. People can't agree on anything. How would we choose which form of government this would be?

I am against it, and I would fight against it with my dying breath.

Answer 2

World government is an unavoidable eventuality. Unless, of course, you believe that we will kill ourselves off entirely. I've more faith in humanity than that.

Don't listen to these people who say it can't happen - there were those who couldn't see a spheroid Earth or human mastery of flight. Things are only impossible until they're not.

Edit:
I've just read over my original post hours later and have come to the conclusion that it sounds a little odd in context with most of the other responses. I'd just like to note that I'm talking long-term here; I do not believe that we are by any means in "end times" or that we have even approached a pinnacle of accomplishment in any of our endeavours, whether science, art, philosophy, medicine, technology, etc. No, we're going all the way.
Now, I certainly agree that things may well become very, very ugly before we grow up, but we’ll beat it. I'm sure it will take a long time, and I don't at all expect that I or anyone who will remember that I even lived will ever see it. We live our little lives, look through our little window on the world for a short while, and we think we or our children or grandchildren are so important. The reality is that even to say we are but a drop in the bucket is an overstatement of the significance of one life, and we've only just 'crawled out the cave,' so to speak. Our species has existed for 200,000 years; just consider how far we've come in only the last few hundred. Human beings will one day - in their glory - look back on us as animals.

Answer 3

I'm agin' it. Frankly,I think all big governments are dangerous and are kind of like social dinosaurs; the sooner they die off the better. Even the U.S. is just a throwback to the days of Empire. And it's so big it inevitably has at a federal level an emperial structure. I think we should balkanize into about five countries - New England,the Sunbelt,the South,the Upper Midwest - I think all these "regions' would be better off as independent countries,and the world be a safer place. We and China both need the guts to do what the U.S.S.R. did.

Answer 4

The negative repercussions would be that it would be impossible to achieve without all-out war. Ask people if they want peace and 100% of the people in the world will tell you yes. Ask if they are willing to build that peace with the guy across the street and share power, and it all goes downhill.

On a positive note, it would be impossible for us to make a sincere effort in space exploration without a concentrated international effort. The funds and resources required call for an international effort. This suggests that, when we are ready to explore space, we must be willing to do so as Earthlings and not Americans, Russians, Chinese, etc.

Even Star Trek has it within the saga's history that space exploration was only possible when the survivors of the world united following WWIII.

Answer 5

In the grand Machavelian scheme of things i suppose it could be a good thing. The only problem that i really see with it is that PEOPLE will run it. Lets face it, we are some nasty creatures, especially when we get some power. We tend to be greedy and evil as a species. How about this instead "A one World no Government" fancy dream huh? With the kind of interaction between peoples and technology that we have i really dont see this as an option but wouldnt it be nice? I was raised in a Christian home so i have this back of my mind fear of a ONE WORLD GOV leading back to my early years hehe. Do we really want to be like one big EU? Yuck.

Answer 6

The Bible states that there will be a one world government during the Tribulation. So, it will happen. It will be run by Satan so as I'm not thrilled about it, it will happen and no human can stop it. It will not be for our benefit.

Europe is starting to get into that and the 3 Presidents of North America have been talking about Canada, USA and Mexico doing so. Bush started that back in May of 05.

The repercussions will be that God will say He's had enough of Satan's interference and Armageddon will start .

Answer 7

One world government = Global domination!
I think we need all these governments and different countries so we can be at a level. Imagine how many "rebel" societies would be coming out from all over because of this one government. I seems no man or woman can make up there mind peacefully in this world. Too bad.....

Answer 8

A single government would never happen. It would not work either. You have to many cultures out there that would never agree on policy or how things should be run. I think a single government would create more war over power.

Answer 9

The only way this would work is if every subject of that government truly believed in the ideals set out by its governor. This government would have to rule with total honesty, love, wisdom, justice and power with compassion, generosity, and strength. It's king/ruler would have to be omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. The best interest of all its subjects would have to be paramount.

He would have to be God.

There will be one world government according to the Bible: Daniel 2:44. That's what the good news of "the kingdom" (Matthew 24:14) is all about.

Answer 10

A damn fine idea,people would have to give up some sovereignty,but with nationalism and wars gone,the rest of the worlds problems would be a piece of cake. History shows the times of enlightenment were when an empire ruled the known world. dark ages followed when the empires got lazy and thought they were unbeatable. It will not come through treaty,but conquest. Alexander The Great was a brutal man,but history judges him kindly. He brought stability and prosperity.......and.....thumbs down away!!