CH 55: Off on a Tangent
I figure I will shamelessly use this title’s play on words so that I may veer off into an area of concern to everyone, the preservation of this little planet and all of its many inhabitants. First off, consider the current arc of history where technology is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, a population that will be over seven billion people in a few short years, a complex web of cultures, religions, belief systems and ever the rift between the haves and the have-nots. Such a thoroughly complicated and high stakes world is that which we live in now. It seems to me that surely the best way to ensure that humanity can handle the highs and lows of disasters and wars is to create the most international political system possible. This is the only way to truly transcend the country and cultural biases that have created almost all previous conflicts. Obviously, the closest manifestation of this reality is the United Nations. The problem is that the United Nations does not have enough political clout at the moment to be truly effective.
So whether it is a redesign of the UN or an entirely new organization, I am reasonably sure that the future will require less so called country awareness and more world awareness in order to best work together as a planet in the 21st century. See Carl Sagan for more information.