What do you think if the whole world was one country, and leaded by one leader?
337662
exactly like what Julius Ceasar, Napoleon, and Hitler wanted...this isn't to say that it might not work and make the majority of people happy given a compassionate and good leader.  However, the world is too big, and some militant extremist group would start some crap.  It's not quite possible.\n\nHowever, I've read science fiction novels about the world being run by corporations in the future.  This is a very interesting idea, and seems more probable than everyone being considered one country.
414645
No way, the USA is the greatest place in the world.  We are freedom's defenders.  We are the police of the world.  If there was no country, there would be no borders, no morals, and no civilization.  There would be annarchy and chaos and the world would be engulfed in the ultimate form of terrorism everywhere.
599482
Yes, It is possible to someday have a "New World Order."  I mean this in the most positive way.  It will take time and some revolutionary type of thinking however.  I have traveled all over the world and I have found that we have more in common with people of the world than we have differences.  People want the same things--good health, happiness, economic opportunity, to raise a family, hope and just governance.  We are closer than many will lead us to believe. It will begin with a vision of common grounds regarding shared values and the continuous denouncing of evil and evil rhetoric.  Certainly, there is going to be hatred and contempt, but we cannot let a small minority of "Terrorists" threaten our very existence.  People are basically good and will choice good over evil once their primal needs are satisfied.  The problem with a world society is one of fairness to all people and sectors of the world.  This becomes a major obstacle to world peace and is probably the one thing that can prevent the evolution of governance to that level.  That notwithstanding--doesn't it sound a lot better to visualize world peace than to live in a world full of hatred and violence?  And a world in which we are united against those who create chaos.  I could envision a day when we are governed by a board of our peers that are responsible for ensuring just and competent governance.
374075
I for one do not.  The world is a nasty place these days and the opinion i have is that our government is full of people who have no morals and no values.  Pride is the only thing that seems to be shaping this world and the leaders of our country and others.They are only out for themselves and have no idea or choose not to see the needs and wants of its people.  If leaders of country's around the world including this one!!, focused on morals, values and had any humanity and will to do what is actually the RIGHT thing to do this world would become an better place.  There will always be some evil, that cannot be avoided.  I only worry for future generations,  they must reap what we have sewn. A one world government is in my opinion only a possibility in fairy tales and science fiction novels
387980
Go to the link below.  The only one missing is the United States, the leader of which at present (unfortunately) is George Bush.
1125879
Why would a one world government be a bad thing?  The progress of government throughout the years has always entailed small, individual governments coming together for the common good.  Look at the history of nearly every country and you'll find that to be the case.  And why can't a one world government be a democracy?\n\nAs a matter of fact, a one-world government (or truly cooperative nation governments) might be the only thing that prevents What's Next For Our Little Earth: nuclear, biological and/or nanotechnological war between the individual nations.  That's MUCH more likely to occur before world population gets to a point where it's a serious problem (as in, mass destruction).  As more and more countries have mass destruction technology, mass destruction is inevitable.  Only a global, cooperative effort will keep it under control.
206676
The world would come together in panic ... "Where the &*^^ did the US go?"  Conspiracy theorys would abound.  Tensions would be high - no one would trust anyone else.  Did an experiment go wrong?  Did one country develope an incredible weapon?  Are the aliens finally attacking?  Did God decide simply to wipe them off the face of the earth?  Different groups would claim responsibility -- most of them groups no one has ever heard of.  And all over this great world, there would be office pools involving which country would disappear next.  (My money would be on Akrotiri - but really, if they disappeared, who'd notice?)
838495
It is possible in theory. Of course it probably wouldn't be a very good thing if it did happen. But there would always be opposition to that rule, no matter what. No ruler has ever been popular with 100% of their population. And in current times, there would be a heck of alot of opposition to a singular ruler.
421410
great human philosophy..leave every problem behind the borders and then the problem doesn't exist anymore. when is this world gonna realise that we have global issues, and we all need to deal with them??\n\n(a dutch guy living in romania)
778697
As the Youngest of the real countries we sort of had our choice and became the first Succesful Republic Democracy with A capaitalist monetary system and a Social conscience.  We give more money to the world then ALL Other countries combined and have the greatest Allies on the earth.  Perfect nope but we are heading there I would suggest you join us.
680798
If everyone changed themselves, the world would be changed.
412119
one day if the US gets a little more power over the rest of the world and some technological advances the US could actually become and empire and use its influence to in effect rule the world.....or.....maybe one day the superpowers of the world will decide to band together and make the entire world and all its people into an unbreakable empire...hey you may laugh now but one day it could happen.
1155295
Well there's a lot of talk about the head of one world government being You-Know-Who...Mr Uber-Antichrist...so that'd take up a fair bit of time, you know...\nThings to do today:\nPut out laundry\nQuell rebellion in Khazakstan\nFeed cat\nMake war upon the lamb and all his armies...check.\n\nSeriously, any one world government could probably only be enforced by armed control or general economic benefit. So the president would spend most of his or her time in committees, trying to get economic redevelopment packages agreed between member-nations, deploying forces to stop everyone trying to kill each other and signing more bills than can comfortably be conceived.\n\nInteresting question though.
445283
I think NO.  Let's reverse the question, should China take over the world. I think NOT.  The question is realy, should we impose our values and culture on other people.  Look at Iraq, which we supposedly attacked to support "democratic" reform.  It's been a botched job, from the get go.  Now lets take what has been a 3 year process, 280 billion spent, thousands dead and wounded( and I am not talking just US personell) and Iraq is only twice the size of Idaho.\n\nNow extend that a million times and ask the question again.
301089
Ever heard the phrase "Power of One"?  If each one of us voices are opinion strong enough to be heard either voicing it in public, on-line etc... if each of us would come together and work as a single unit a team and all of us stands together we would have a chance to turn the tables.  \nRemember if United We Stand, the reverse is also true, United we can Fall too.
941526
Multilaterialism is great when we can, however an elected governments first obligation is always to serve the best intrest of it's own people first. But name one instance when the US acted unilaterally we have always had at least some support from other countries. Vietnam is probably the closest you can get but even in that case we had some support from the rest of the world and the French basically created the mess.
800218
Our influence on other countries is definitely imperialism.  We have used the assets of other countries,  keeping rulers in power in those countries because they are friendly to us.  Allowing those rulers to get rich, leaving the people of their nations poor.\nConsuming the assets of all these nations to benefit a select, international group.  Global culture would be a wonderful thing, but that is not what is going on now.  What is happening with the World Monetary Fund and the one world movement is domination by international corporations, with no allowance for human rights, labor rights, environmental concerns or for human beings.  Only for capital.  US is just leading the way for international corporate domination of the world.