we are interdependent...if someone fails in their economy---it sends a domino effect that affects the other...
the only barriers now that are left, are those of culture, race and religion...
race is becoming less and less distinct as more and more countries become racially diverse, same with religions...religions are become more and more hedgemonic...not even close to the power it used to have....catholic political power is nothing (now with the age of science, literal doctrine is obsolete), the only religion by which peopel still feel furor over is islam...but even that is abiding now and over generations...we will learn to accept some muslim and arab culture worldwide in exchange for peace....
so the one left is culture...
why not destroy the nation state...and require this in school:Why not get rid of the nation-state for a multi-cultural world?
Read you Hobbes :)
International relations exist in the state of nature. Human beings figured out a long time ago that they needed to trade some of their absolute liberty (and accompanying vulnerability) for safety. Even the strongest recognized their vulnerability to groups of people determined to defeat them. As a result, we ended up with governments (and states). In order for the state system to be replaced, leaders of states would have to come to the same conclusion. Currently, there are enough states that feel secure as they are that they are unwilling to give up ultimate sovereignty. Look at the EU. States gave up a great deal of economic sovereignty, but when the time came to pass an EU constitution, even the biggest supporters of integration balked at the idea.Why not get rid of the nation-state for a multi-cultural world?
Pure fantasy drivel.
Diversity is the most divisive force in a nation's social fabric. That means diversity--racial, ethnic, religious--all of it, is bad for a country. What was once a powerful, monolithic society is now torn apart by multitudinous self-interests.
Interdependency is also bad. For example, America has been gutted of its industrial and manufacturing base. Our economy has been coasting on what we accomplished in the 30's - 60's and it is running out of steam.
The irony is that the Government and the New World Order tribe have convinced you deadheads to think these things are GOOD for society! Drooling idiots.
There will always be local warlords, either in the form of nations or tribes. Also, nations are the only politial entity that is providing any check to corporate domination of the world, especially in the form of monopolies which could easily lead to a one-world oligarchy. Gotta go slower. Corporations may win out anyway, but maybe not. If the nations fall, the corporations can only win, and I mean BIG!!!
Plus, believe it or not, the UN is far more crooked than anything in the US federal government. More power willl only corrupt more. We see our government as corrupt, but travel around the world a bit, especially poorer countries, and you will discover that corruption is far worse than in the U.S. It'll cost you in other words.
The nation-state still has its role. Maybe not forever, but certainly for now.
thats jus your point of view. the nation state could be prolifarating.
Although many things are as you say, there nevertheless remains a cultural and civic identity within the nation-state (at least in the USA) which is worth preserving. After seeing the anemic responses that most nations have had to obvious threats, to lay the polity in the hands of such would be perilous indeed.
Its a nice idea, however people will always clump together based on commonality. Even multinational countries are not truly multinational. People in these countries tend to group together on ethnic grounds. The trouble with trying to make everyone happy is that everything ends up becoming mediocre.
wonderful idea, who gets to be boss? There will always be someone who feels threatened, until there is an outside source that we as a world have to unite together with (the evil alien from space) will we ever give up our differences and accept each other for what we are.
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