posted 11 August 2004 02:05 PM
What do folks think of the idea of abolishing national borders and establishing a new order in which we're all members of one global nation with a collective government?
Let's not get bogged down right off the bat with reasons why it could never ever work, alright? Let's think instead about how it might look, how we could organize it, and what the benefits of such a system might be.
Any thoughts?
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CrazyMiranda
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posted 11 August 2004 02:13 PM
It's an ideal all right. a long gradual journey away
Hopefully that journey can be walked successfully.
posted 11 August 2004 02:22 PM
So, how do you imagine it working? Let's start with some one thing in particular, maybe:
Like, how do you think it would effect language, to have no borders? Would we all have to become multilingual?
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posted 11 August 2004 02:37 PM
I'd say the two most viable options would be English or Esperanto. And since there are probably more Klingon speakers than Esperanto...
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Alix
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posted 11 August 2004 02:38 PM
Hey, I've tried to teach myself Esperanto on a number of occasions!
Unfortunately, I never stuck with it.
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posted 11 August 2004 02:42 PM
Perhaps there's an Esperanto immersion program, where you could live with a nice family from Esper and learn their language and customs. I hear that Esper cuisine is a lot like "fusion".
Back to the thread though: couldn't any world government be handled much like the UN is currently? IOW, armies of translators?
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posted 11 August 2004 03:01 PM
I'm all in favour of maintaining regional linguistic differences. Translators would be key, but so would language education, I think. If you wanted to be a fully functioning member of society, you'd have to have at least a couple languages under your belt, I'd think.
But wouldn't that be fun?
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