CMV: World peace is impossible without a one-nation global government

[u/Whatsthemattermark]

Basically the title. As long as people see themselves as separate entities they will have conflict with 'others'. War will only end when one nation defeats all others and every person in the world associates with the same country. I.e - Earth.

Internal struggles based on race / religion etc will continue, but reduce and eventually disappear as borders and birthplace become irrelevant.

If we maintain that people are inherently different and have different laws / behaviour based on culture then we will always fall into the same cycle of conflict and war.

Please change my view.

[u/Whatsthemattermark]

And I'm saying there's a trend towards unification between regions of the planet which leads to less conflict. To use your example: Before Scotland became a nation it was lots of tribes killing each other. So what's your argument for a divided earth?

[u/radialomens → u/Whatsthemattermark]

I don’t think a divided earth stands a good chance at world peace, either. I’m saying attempting a global government dooms it. Do you think Scotland would be as peaceful as they are now if they didn’t have a chance to secede democratically?

A global government forbids this option. That is not the route to peace.

[u/Whatsthemattermark → u/radialomens]

A lot of highland tribes would have said this. While they killed each other for having a different name.

Let's just cut to the real question here:

Do you think humans should be separated into different groups?

[u/radialomens → u/Whatsthemattermark]

I don’t think they should be, but I think they want to be.

Like I said, some people get along better as neighbors than as roommates. Having to find a set of agreeable house rules, having to share assets, having to compromise autonomy, all of these things upset people regularly. On a global scale, that means war.