World Government?

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

We really have been living in a stability few in the history of the world have ever seen.

Define "we" please. I doubt you'd find many Africans, South and Southeast Asians, Latin Americans or Arabs to agree with you.

John

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by merrylander

The Kingston Trio nailed it;

Yes, "The Merry Minuet". Randy Newman too with "Drop The Big One".

John

[merrylander]

Much of which was due to European Unity, once the EU was formed that ended the probability of WW III breaking out there. The Russians were as aware of MAD as we were so they were not about to screw things up.

As well Europe knew what wars do and were not in the least eager to have another one, NorAm did not feel the effects of war apart from loosing its sons, no one bombed NorAm in any serious fashion unlike Europe. WW I was fought mainly in the trenches, very few bombing raids.

[Fast_Eddie]

Want to know what the future will look like? Go watch Rollerball from 1975. Yeah, not exactly like that, but we're seeing some of it already. Giant corporations are becoming the new government and they don't stop at borders. Seems we're doing everything we can to help them.

This massive distrust of our freely elected government in favor of for-profit companies is one of the more insane things I've ever seen. But it seems to be gaining ground. People marching in the streets to make sure their health care dollars are lining someone's pockets.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Fast_Eddie

Want to know what the future will look like? Go watch Rollerball from 1975. Yeah, not exactly like that, but we're seeing some of it already. Giant corporations are becoming the new government and they don't stop at borders. Seems we're doing everything we can to help them.

This massive distrust of our freely elected government in favor of for-profit companies is one of the more insane things I've ever seen. But it seems to be gaining ground. People marching in the streets to make sure their health care dollars are lining someone's pockets.

Ahhhh, yes, I'm with you, Eddie. "Unelected corporate oligarchs good, democratically elected officials bad." Does seem to be the emerging mantra, does it not? Some of us do seem to have developed an overriding concern that everything we do stuffs more money into the pockets of those who already have it, don't they, Ed?

Dave

[Fast_Eddie]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Ahhhh, yes, I'm with you, Eddie. "Unelected corporate oligarchs good, democratically elected officials bad." Does seem to be the emerging mantra, does it not? Some of us do seem to have developed an overriding concern that everything we do stuffs more money into the pockets of those who already have it, don't they, Ed?

Dave

Oligarchs- you mean the people who make America great, don't you? The people who took our founding fathers at their word. The people who were nieve enough to believe that if they worked hard they could make a better life for their children. Why do you hate the children Dave? Why do you hate America?

[Grumpy]

Anyone got an extra lead lined hat ?

[d-ray657]

Rick and Pete, it looks like you two are saying about the same thing. At least I agree with both of you. I don't believe that backroom dealing among financial and political elites is good for anyone but the elites. As far as corporations rendering government obsolete, it is a legitimate fear, but one I hope will not happen. The Supremes did their part, however, to hasten the approach of the corporatocracy in the US.

Regards,

D-Ray

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Rick and Pete, it looks like you two are saying about the same thing. At least I agree with both of you. I don't believe that backroom dealing among financial and political elites is good for anyone but the elites. As far as corporations rendering government obsolete, it is a legitimate fear, but one I hope will not happen. The Supremes did their part, however, to hasten the approach of the corporatocracy in the US.

Regards,

D-Ray

Oh, I believe it's happening already. "Obsolete", not necessarily, but "puppet regimes", yes.

Dave

[Sandy G]

In the words of "The Twilight Zone", "YOU ARE OBSOLETE !!!"