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| Feb 01, 2010 5:13 am |
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re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: Global issues - governance |
Ken Hilving
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I don't know that Joseph had this in mind, but with exception of the order I think he has touched on the answer.
The first step is to govern yourself. This is necessary, I believe, to reach the next step.
The second step is to recognize that doing the right thing in every case is OK and even best.
The third step is to act on that knowledge.
These three steps are perhaps why global governance remains elusive? As long as some individuals govern themselves, believe that doing the right thing is OK and even the best approach in every case, and then act on this knowledge, then the power required for global governance is never achieved.
Even though there is no consensus on what the right thing is, individuals acting on their own on their own belief of what the right thing is have blocked every attempt at global governance. Every empire has fallen. Every culture has changed. Every religion has failed to become the sole common belief.
We can argue about why in every instance. Internal failings, external pressures, natural disasters, and so on have all played a role. Yet it might be that in fact there is a natural law behind the failures, and the rise of new attempts.
If ever we were to achieve such a commonality, such an inclusive and all encompassing sameness, would we find ourselves incredibly vulnerable to some single threat we might cease to exist? Is our inability at total union the very strength that keeps humanity going? Private Reply to Ken Hilving (new win) |
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