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Since government is creating massive problems already, such as the global debt crisis, I really don't think all encompassing planetary government is a good idea at all. People seem to think nothing could ever go wrong with such a concept. But history tells another story about government. We've had some very bad totalitarian governments. I'd rather not trust any single organization that will never face any competition…
> I'd rather not trust any single organization that will never face any competition. Neither would I. That would be silly. Can you tell me what government is? In my experience, people who are afraid of governments becoming totalitarian cannot seem to grasp what the government itself is. Would you be an exception to this trend?
Re: Study predicts imminent irreversible planetary collapse
#81A sovereign government is a monopoly on the use of force over a given territory. I would hate to have no ability to escape a government if it became tyrannical. A global government makes escape impossible.