Would you like a United Earth?

 Who agrees that there should be a United Earth Government? All existing nation-states would already exist, but they would be federalized into less-powerful states (similar to US states). It wouldn't be some stupid New World Order conspiracy theory or anything like that, since that is just a hoax, but this would be a real legitimate peaceful and democratic world government. I think it would be a good thing. Of course, the US would probably still be the leader of the world. This new world government would of course be capitalist and democratic and have human rights and a constitution similar to the United States constitution. It would further development worldwide. It would sort of be like the United Earth in Star Trek I suppose, what do you think, would you like there to be a world government? 

I love my socialism too much for that.

Yes, but it won't happen in this lifetime, as we're not psychologically prepared. We'd go nuts without our political intrigues, deceptions and manipulations. And without our sense of national identity. 

" Yes, but it won't happen in this lifetime, as we're not psychologically prepared. "

I hate the fact that you use "of course" be capitalist and democratic. There's a large portion of the world that doesn't have or want capitalism, and another (smaller) portion of us that live in capitalism and knows that it doesn't particularly work.  
 
Read: I'm not supporting communism or socialism. But you can't assume capitalism actually works for everyone everywhere, because quite frankly, it doesn't.

" @Jeust said:

" Yes, but it won't happen in this lifetime, as we're not psychologically prepared. "

Obviously we are since everyone here voted yes. "

  and another (smaller) portion of us that live in capitalism and knows that it doesn't particularly work.   

No. Cus the uniform in all the Gundam shows with a united earth is dumb looking. That's my infallible logic at work.

The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on.
 
It's the left side obviously, amirite!?

" @Jeust said:

" Yes, but it won't happen in this lifetime, as we're not psychologically prepared. "

Obviously we are since everyone here voted yes. "

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Yup, that would be awesome. I personally was born in Kenya and came to America when I was young cause my father was working with Kenyan Embassy and it all just seems so annoying dealing with being this or that country.

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

Because that would take the fun out of everything. Also everyone doesn't conveniently agree with each other, so that idea's pretty useless. 

"  Who agrees that there should be a United Earth Government? All existing nation-states would already exist, but they would be federalized into less-powerful states (similar to US states). It wouldn't be some stupid New World Order conspiracy theory or anything like that, since that is just a hoax, but this would be a real legitimate peaceful and democratic world government. I think it would be a good thing. Of course, the US would probably still be the leader of the world. This new world government would of course be capitalist and democratic and have human rights and a constitution similar to the United States constitution. It would further development worldwide. It would sort of be like the United Earth in Star Trek I suppose, what do you think, would you like there to be a world government?  "

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Would take an extra-terrestrial invasion of mass proportions in order to make people unite for the survival of the species.   As of right now were just slowly killing ourselves into extinction.

" @ryanwho said:

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

You know so little about the rest of the world. Can't say I'm surprised though "

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

" @ZeForgotten said:

" @ryanwho said:

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

You know so little about the rest of the world. Can't say I'm surprised though "

This is the part where I ask you to post the reasonable factor behind the rest of the world outside of America (the continents) deciding to be different. And you just start trolling more. "

" @ryanwho:  I think he was reffering to the fact that there are only about one or two countries that do the driving on the left side thing... "

" @FlyingRat said:

" @ryanwho:  I think he was reffering to the fact that there are only about one or two countries that do the driving on the left side thing... "

Listen son, I just found a graph at a random site I never heard of and they make it seem like a more even split.  http://www.i18nguy.com/driver-side.html#countrytable "

" @ZeForgotten said:

" @ryanwho said:

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

You know so little about the rest of the world. Can't say I'm surprised though "

This is the part where I ask you to post the reasonable factor behind the rest of the world outside of America (the continents) deciding to be different. And you just start trolling more. "

" @ryanwho said:

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

Yes they were, but the rule of which side to move on goes back way further than cars my friend "

" @ZeForgotten said:

" @ryanwho said:

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

You know so little about the rest of the world. Can't say I'm surprised though "

This is the part where I ask you to post the reasonable factor behind the rest of the world outside of America (the continents) deciding to be different. And you just start trolling more. "

Im eating crow pretty hard itt. This is what I get for assuming the UK set the uniform standard for Europe.

It would get a little boring, no?

" @CptChiken said:

" @ryanwho said:

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

Yes they were, but the rule of which side to move on goes back way further than cars my friend "

Citing Wikipedia: 
 
 n 1998, archaeologists found a well-preserved track leading to a Roman quarry near Swindon, England. The grooves in the road on the left side (viewed facing down the track away from the quarry) were much deeper than those on the right side. These grooves suggest that the Romans drove on the left, at least in this particular location, since carts would exit the quarry heavily loaded, and enter it empty.   And I'm American. I just understand my country isn't anywhere near perfect.  "

" @FlyingRat said:

" @ryanwho:  I think he was reffering to the fact that there are only about one or two countries that do the driving on the left side thing... "

Listen son, I just found a graph at a random site I never heard of and they make it seem like a more even split.  http://www.i18nguy.com/driver-side.html#countrytable "

like Star Trek? 
yes!

I like how in one thread we're talking about America being in charge of the entire world and in another we're talking about Sarah Palin being president of America.
 
That means we're kinda talking about...
 

...oh fuck.

" @CoheedFavorHouse said:

" @CptChiken said:

" @ryanwho said:

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

Yes they were, but the rule of which side to move on goes back way further than cars my friend "

Citing Wikipedia: 
 
 n 1998, archaeologists found a well-preserved track leading to a Roman quarry near Swindon, England. The grooves in the road on the left side (viewed facing down the track away from the quarry) were much deeper than those on the right side. These grooves suggest that the Romans drove on the left, at least in this particular location, since carts would exit the quarry heavily loaded, and enter it empty.   And I'm American. I just understand my country isn't anywhere near perfect.  "

Well that's your first problem. We can't lead the UNited World Councel with that kind of cynicism son. We need a thunderous bolt. "

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Driving on the left?  Well that wouldn't be right!     I'll let you bask in that amazing word play for a little bit. "

" @ryanwho said:

" @CoheedFavorHouse said:

" @CptChiken said:

" @ryanwho said:

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

Yes they were, but the rule of which side to move on goes back way further than cars my friend "

Citing Wikipedia: 
 
 n 1998, archaeologists found a well-preserved track leading to a Roman quarry near Swindon, England. The grooves in the road on the left side (viewed facing down the track away from the quarry) were much deeper than those on the right side. These grooves suggest that the Romans drove on the left, at least in this particular location, since carts would exit the quarry heavily loaded, and enter it empty.   And I'm American. I just understand my country isn't anywhere near perfect.  "

Well that's your first problem. We can't lead the UNited World Councel with that kind of cynicism son. We need a thunderous bolt. "

And we cant have a united council with people leading it who think that their way is always right and wont take other peoples opinions into account no matter what.  "

" @ryanwho said:

" @ZeForgotten said:

" @ryanwho said:

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

You know so little about the rest of the world. Can't say I'm surprised though "

This is the part where I ask you to post the reasonable factor behind the rest of the world outside of America (the continents) deciding to be different. And you just start trolling more. "

I think it's clear which side the  majority drives.     "

Isn't it bad enough that 2 factions that don't agree with each other share the United States? How would putting a hundred factions which don't agree with each other into the same box help anything? 
 
I think there need to be more countries, not less, because I feel it's less about the leaders and more about the populace. The fact is with more people under one roof that's more people whose interests would be ignored in favor of appealing to a party's base.

" @ryanwho: well, that's why I'm agreeing with the Europeans. America shouldn't be at the head. "

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

That would be kinda dull. I say we split it in two halves with separate governments, that way there'd still be people to talk shit about, go to war with etc.

oh and yeah, right side only.  
 
countries that drive on the left just like being different for no apparent reason. and don't sit here and tell me its all about back in the medieval days when everyonet was right handed and carried swords to protect them from the people walking opposite on the right.... whatever.  
 
american invented the cars. we decided to put the steering wheel on the left, and drive on the right side of the road. then the rest of the world stole our inventions and said wahhh we're jealous our country didn't come up with this idea...so we're going to do it all the opposite and pretend its original wahhhh /discussion.   
 
(that was a totally serious thought and you should totally respond in absolute disgust)

I find the idea of a people that drives on the right offensive. 
 

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@ryanwho said:

" @Hamz said:

" The first step to a united earth government is fucking deciding which side of the road to drive on. It's the left side obviously, amirite!? "

Cars were invented in America, first dibs rule applies. The rest of the world stupidly decided to be different, they need to learn the original way. "

This is a fallacy!  "

" oh and yeah, right side only.   countries that drive on the left just like being different for no apparent reason. and don't sit here and tell me its all about back in the medieval days when everyonet was right handed and carried swords to protect them from the people walking opposite on the right.... whatever.   american invented the cars. we decided to put the steering wheel on the left, and drive on the right side of the road. then the rest of the world stole our inventions and said wahhh we're jealous our country didn't come up with this idea...so we're going to do it all the opposite and pretend its original wahhhh /discussion.    (that was a totally serious thought and you should totally respond in absolute disgust) "

Although several other German engineers (including Gottlieb Daimler, Wilhelm Maybach, and Siegfried Marcus) were working on the problem at about the same time, Karl Benz generally is acknowledged as the inventor of the modern automobile.

An automobile powered by his own four-stroke cycle gasoline engine was built in Mannheim, Germany by Karl Benz in 1885, and granted apatent in January of the following year under the auspices of his major company, Benz & Cie., which was founded in 1883. It was anintegral design, without the adaptation of other existing components, and included several new technological elements to create a new concept. He began to sell his production vehicles in 1888.

" That would be kinda dull. I say we split it in two halves with separate governments, that way there'd still be people to talk shit about, go to war with etc. "