SOME COMME NTS CONCERNING GOVERNMENT

What is my suggested method for initially obtaining the engagement and services of those who should participate in the making of the decisions, and performance of the activities, that affect the lives and fortunes of all of us?  As we know, most of the more "advanced"  nation-states within today's world contain systems for choosing who shall govern that are actually, or supposed to be, more or less "democratic."  That is to say, the leadership within the particular place is elected or otherwise approved by a majority, or some predetermined percentage, of the populace thereof.  In others, it is via approval by a majority or prescribed percentage of a body composed of members who were themselves elected by a majority or required percentage of said populace.  Thus, what would probably need to occur at first, as regards leadership by a governing body as envisioned herein, would be something like:
a.  the formation, in various places, of World Unity political parties (as referred to in other postings), by the first people to recognize and appreciate the need for and value of a single world government--and leadership by the most qualified instead of the most popular;
b.  the growth and development of such parties, as more and more people hopefully come to recognize the merit of such a concept of government;
c.  the nomination and, it is hoped, election, in various parts of the world, of World Unity Party candidates, who would be committed to the promotion and eventual effectuation of the principles similar to those set forth herein, via lawful means, and the expressed will of the people of their respective locales, and subsequently of the world.

It is hopefully anticipated that eventually World Unity Party candidates will have come to be popularly elected in numerous places --thus signaling, more and more, man's readiness for a single world government by the most qualified.  When that time should arrive, it is expected that, via consultation among such officeholders, and the expressed will and consent of their constituencies, methods for the determination and engagement of the most competent and qualified for the various functions involved in the operation and guidance of our world, for the benefit of mankind, shall be accomplished.

I do not claim that this is the absolute or only answer.  Perhaps no one has an answer at this point.  But whatever course should one day come to be determined, suggested, or attempted should be a process or method which would reflect the approval of many or most of the world's people.  Sadly, it is once more conjectured that this approval might come to pass only after some sufficiently horrid tragedy will have taken place by reason of, or at the hands of, political leaders, and/or their factions or nations.  Or, more optimistically, perhaps the simple passage of time, with its attendant discomforts, panics, and disasters, might serve to render sufficient common sense upon a sufficient number of people to realize, and thus accept, the fact that our world is too comples, too advanced, and too vulnerable, to be operated by individuals who acquired their right to do so via nothing more than popularity, money, connection, kinship, or fierceness.

I would, in any event, leave it to persons more knowledgeable and experienced in such matters than I to devise and perfect the final methods and procedures for choosing and retaining the right persons and systems that would thereby beneficially guide our world.

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In 1949, a novel by George Orwell, entitled 1984, was published.  I was in high school, in 1951, when I became aware of it; and I considered it to be quite futuristic in tone.  And yet, today, some of its details have actually somewhat come to exist. 

The ideas presented herein would possibly provoke in some readers recollections of Orwell"s work.  However, in defense of the greater practicality of my proposals, I must point out the following:
a.  Oceania, Eastasia, and Eurasia, the three political entities that comprised the world in the book, were constantly at war with one another.  I believe that division into three similar nations would be a greater cause of conflict than our current state of affairs wherein the world is composed of a large number of nation-states possessing various degrees of size and strength.  I say this because I believe that excessive similarity appears to prompt excessive competitiveness and resultant hostility in the human psyche.  The purpose of my proposed changes are, on the other hand, to put a complete end to competition and hostility among nations altogether, by erasing all division and replacing it with a single all-embracing unity.
b.  The government of Oceania, being the place of residence of the main characters, is described as a totalitarian regime which sought to totally manipulate its citizens.  The government respectfully proposed by me is intended to function only for the purpose of providing maximum benefit and freedom for all of mankind.  This would include, among other things, freedom from want, freedom from neglect, freedom from warfare, freedom from harm, and freedom to act in accordance with one's lawful ambitions and desires.
c.  It is not anticipated that the occupants of a unified world should or would become sort of identical ciphers,or nonentities.  As set forth in an earlier posting, I do not discourage the practice of any and all religions, and/or the preservation of any and all (former) national, geographic, social, or other kinds of cultures.

Thus, I see no probability for tomorrow's society to in any way resemble that which one beholds in Mr. Orwell's famous novel.  Instead, to borrow a term from another great author, I seek and hope for a "brave new world" of peace, contentment, and happiness for all.

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