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> "more and more people don't feel much loyalty for their respective states" The world will not be stable with that sentiment for long. At some point, the "gl
by librvf 10y ago
> "more and more people don't feel much loyalty for their respective states"
The world will not be stable with that sentiment for long. At some point, the "global citizen" will seek to express their political will; a will that will inevitably conflict with the will of the Nation-State.
To do that, the "global citizens" must have sponsors, leaders, and some way to organize. Would-be sponsors, leaders,and organizers will see the potential for gain here and will step in to sponsor, lead, and organize the "global citizens." And at that point, a central world government has been seeded and will begin to grow.
Alternately, people will remain organized in Nation-states and the "Global Citizen" mentality will fade away since it won't have any relevant meaning.
- dunkelheit 10y agoHaven't thought about it, kudos for taking a longer-term view :) But your scenario requires that some sizable majority of people share the same sentiment. E.g. the idea of "world proletarian revolution" rests on the assumption that the majority of people are workers who will be more loyal to their class than their state. On the other hand it is entirely possible for most people to be more loyal to numerous hypothetical global communities which are too small to oppose nation-states. Everything stays the same in this case.