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
Matrix
Economically within a union or as we progress towards a union, how should we integrate existing trade agreements and relationships. Might we retain many of the elements of the key regional agreements and have collaboration between these blocks and a matrix allowing sovereign states within the existing blocks to seek out partners in other areas, as well as planned universality implemented in certain favourable areas of trade. How might the economic building blocks of this union be layed. Would be keen to hear from all interested here including economists.
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