World Union Aims
World Union 2050
Dear all, this site humbly offers itself as a forum in which it is hoped to initiate a process of action that will enable individuals and groups to coordinate efforts to achieve a World Union by the year 2050. This blog also looks to initiate the process of using democratic influence to promote the following mission: To direct the governments of the world toward involvement in a world government. A number of following blogs will be used to introduce some of the proposed concepts involved and will be followed by a number of others addressing key issues within the above broad concept, and all will welcome comment. It is hoped that the bottom-up democratic approach that is enabled by the advent of advances in communications technologies will be very much at the core of this movement.
Democratic Steps
It is proposed that pressure be placed on candidates for all elections to deem themselves to be advocates of World Union 2050. It is hoped that this may, coupled with this aspired to popular support assist in allaying, in part, the democratic deficit apparent with regard to global representation. There are many organisations, whom we would invite to become involved here, who advocate for the logical progression to decision-making facilities of a global breadth being followed. However, these normally pursue the route of this progress by hoping politicians, in their current guise, will take up the baton. Politicians run on local and national issues in a huge majority of instances. They therefore do not stand on international issues, for them to do so a demand for to them to do so will need to be made apparent. If needs be, perhaps some of those who it is hoped will ally themselves to this process and purpose will stand themselves in elections to highlight this call. Currently what is sought is the intellectual input to assist in developing this basic concept.
Inclusion
It is recommended as a necessity for any movement with such long lasting aims that there be very few points on which preclusion of membership might result, and this being wary of the transitory and subjective nature of many ideals propounded. With that nod to the uncertainty in human declarations but also respecting the many commonalities of much of recorded philosophy what we will deem a prerequisite will be - only that - nothing is forced on any other. And so we aim that we shall build towards the stated goal of a World Union and all the virtues that we wish may be found within and espoused by that union by means of cooperation and not by means of coercion. To allow collective actions we will view that we will advocate inclusive democratic doctrine as guiding policy and treat representative persons and groups as capable of acting on behalf of those they represent within the stated laws of individual countries and international law. Any comments on the legislative nature of this process and how fears of unnecessary loss of sovereignty might be assuaged are most welcomed.
Motivation
Here it is hoped to address some of the motivations behind this call towards formatting a route towards greater cooperation and interdependence in the world. It would appear that in many circumstances repeating in various areas around the world there are representatives whom appeal to people's fears, just as there are those who appeal to hopes and aspirations, when seeking the empowerment from their approval. These fear-based motivations often times manifest themselves (often by highlighting the threat of and need for protection from, 'others') in ways that lead to further discord and conflict to add anew to many centuries of inter-national tragedy. It is incumbent on those that can - that all do, indeed, fight fear with hope, fight ignorance with knowledge and fight seeming-safe prejudices with understanding and cooperation. The ideals and the view that there is nothing as valuable as a human life and all human lives, and the person contained therein's ability to pursue their potential should be the cores of all representative decision-making, may seem to many hardwired with scepticism from years of hostility, as merely aspirational. However, it is felt here that it can certainly be presented as something that might be amenable to many when the benefits of mutual cooperation from a prosperity as well as peace centred perspective are made clear. The possibilities of forming a World Union are relatively apparent at a glance within the realm of a globalised world with many existing international and supra-national bodies. The ability to challenge many of the elements of world relations that add to many of the injustices in the world may also be relatively clear when we look at realities such as the seemingly inescapable poverty in certain areas, through the lens of a World Union. What is required is the presentation with clarity of the means required to assist this aspiration become a reality. If people request it by democratic, representative means through the various regions of the world and through the right fora, it will indeed move from initial aspiration to possibility to developing reality, and from the beginning of its path towards full existence the potential for improvement in many lives may exist.
Dear all, this site humbly offers itself as a forum in which it is hoped to initiate a process of action that will enable individuals and groups to coordinate efforts to achieve a World Union by the year 2050. This blog also looks to initiate the process of using democratic influence to promote the following mission: To direct the governments of the world toward involvement in a world government. A number of following blogs will be used to introduce some of the proposed concepts involved and will be followed by a number of others addressing key issues within the above broad concept, and all will welcome comment. It is hoped that the bottom-up democratic approach that is enabled by the advent of advances in communications technologies will be very much at the core of this movement.
Democratic Steps
It is proposed that pressure be placed on candidates for all elections to deem themselves to be advocates of World Union 2050. It is hoped that this may, coupled with this aspired to popular support assist in allaying, in part, the democratic deficit apparent with regard to global representation. There are many organisations, whom we would invite to become involved here, who advocate for the logical progression to decision-making facilities of a global breadth being followed. However, these normally pursue the route of this progress by hoping politicians, in their current guise, will take up the baton. Politicians run on local and national issues in a huge majority of instances. They therefore do not stand on international issues, for them to do so a demand for to them to do so will need to be made apparent. If needs be, perhaps some of those who it is hoped will ally themselves to this process and purpose will stand themselves in elections to highlight this call. Currently what is sought is the intellectual input to assist in developing this basic concept.
Inclusion
It is recommended as a necessity for any movement with such long lasting aims that there be very few points on which preclusion of membership might result, and this being wary of the transitory and subjective nature of many ideals propounded. With that nod to the uncertainty in human declarations but also respecting the many commonalities of much of recorded philosophy what we will deem a prerequisite will be - only that - nothing is forced on any other. And so we aim that we shall build towards the stated goal of a World Union and all the virtues that we wish may be found within and espoused by that union by means of cooperation and not by means of coercion. To allow collective actions we will view that we will advocate inclusive democratic doctrine as guiding policy and treat representative persons and groups as capable of acting on behalf of those they represent within the stated laws of individual countries and international law. Any comments on the legislative nature of this process and how fears of unnecessary loss of sovereignty might be assuaged are most welcomed.
Motivation
Here it is hoped to address some of the motivations behind this call towards formatting a route towards greater cooperation and interdependence in the world. It would appear that in many circumstances repeating in various areas around the world there are representatives whom appeal to people's fears, just as there are those who appeal to hopes and aspirations, when seeking the empowerment from their approval. These fear-based motivations often times manifest themselves (often by highlighting the threat of and need for protection from, 'others') in ways that lead to further discord and conflict to add anew to many centuries of inter-national tragedy. It is incumbent on those that can - that all do, indeed, fight fear with hope, fight ignorance with knowledge and fight seeming-safe prejudices with understanding and cooperation. The ideals and the view that there is nothing as valuable as a human life and all human lives, and the person contained therein's ability to pursue their potential should be the cores of all representative decision-making, may seem to many hardwired with scepticism from years of hostility, as merely aspirational. However, it is felt here that it can certainly be presented as something that might be amenable to many when the benefits of mutual cooperation from a prosperity as well as peace centred perspective are made clear. The possibilities of forming a World Union are relatively apparent at a glance within the realm of a globalised world with many existing international and supra-national bodies. The ability to challenge many of the elements of world relations that add to many of the injustices in the world may also be relatively clear when we look at realities such as the seemingly inescapable poverty in certain areas, through the lens of a World Union. What is required is the presentation with clarity of the means required to assist this aspiration become a reality. If people request it by democratic, representative means through the various regions of the world and through the right fora, it will indeed move from initial aspiration to possibility to developing reality, and from the beginning of its path towards full existence the potential for improvement in many lives may exist.
Friday, February 1, 2008
First steps
The initial view would be for all who can and are willing to would subscribe to and push for the aspired union's formation. Initially perhaps a building towards a first formal activity in 2010 may begin and your ideas as to how to promote and engage people in this initial promotion are most welcomed, indeed, also any ideas regarding that initial activity, and the planning probably contained therein to give a timetable, perhaps of annual and quinquennial milestones over the coming decades are also very welcome here.
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Please do not take this the wrong way but I think the worl may be headed for a type of union and it is not the type you are hoping nor advertising for on this blog. The Neoliberal Agenda has a more corporate idea in mind and it is already in progress. From Australia to the farthest reaches of the Indian Territories, Africa and South America.
I am certainly in favor of your idea of a Utopian Democratic world union and I hope that the fascist Neoliberal ideal is never recognised. Thank you for you r blog and plese visit us at our Zcommunications.org
Perhaps the non-human element of the corporate entity can be seen to be doing much harm along the way to cooperation, of sorts, on a global scale. While it would be naive to suggest controlling the progress and direction of business-led globalisation would be in any way easy, I think what is proposed is that this World Union is influenced by a diferent set of underlying needs: being the security, freedom and prosperity of the people of the world. In ways this may operate separately from business globalisation while obviously needing to deal with it. With the advance in telecommunications in recent years I would hold that lay individual's involvement in politics can and is increasing rapidly. As such those without the perceived burden of representation and accompanying optics can discuss freely and aim as high as we wish; and ultimately in this cleaner atmosphere we can formulate what we believe our representatives should do. Mass, individual, interconnected communications are making the task of those who wish to exploit much harder in much of the world. With that in mind thank you very much for your considered comments, and please do follow up in this or any other related issue alluded to in this forum
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