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The Indonesian Mud Flood | 16 comments (16 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

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Economics is always ahead of politics, and the global economy will create a global polity. There is already a global elite.

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad. -- Euripides

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 6th, 2006 at 11:56:29 AM EST
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Yup. Guaranteed. Now, what form global government will take is the interesting issue.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Oct 6th, 2006 at 12:08:38 PM EST
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Ugly, initially, if history is any guide. The question is how many rounds of world war there will be, and whether a global revolution will be needed, before we can have a global democracy.

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad. -- Euripides

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 6th, 2006 at 12:26:23 PM EST
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I am not sure forming a global government would solve much. The problem is enforcement. How much commitment can individual countries and companies provide? How the global village will agree on that? I am afraid that practical enforcement will look like an outright war. At least, the meaningful enforcement and in the initial stage.

One organization which does some enforcing protection of the environment is Sea Shepherd. But I hardly know other examples.

by das monde on Fri Oct 6th, 2006 at 11:55:00 PM EST
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enforcement is a key component of a functional government, of course.

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad. -- Euripides

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 7th, 2006 at 05:14:33 AM EST
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