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Saturday, August 13, 2016

Together one


Brave New World was one of the first fiction books to incorporate the idea of a one world government.  Since that time the idea has surfaced many more times, and increasingly so in books of the last 25 years.  I am an advocate of such a thing happening, and I try to speak about it on every occasion that halfway presents itself.

About a month ago, I couldn't help but notice an information system for students of a political science class that included a whole section on globalization.  I say information system rather than textbook because the section was in an online, app controlled section reachable by phone, tablet, or computer accessible for students by a school offering the class.  Nothing was offered to the students in the way of paper and print, only online sources and resources.

If anything can begin to bring about a global civilization, it will be the internet for sure.  It allows immediacy and a degree of transparency and authenticity.  The world would have to be seen as one place before anyone would consider coming together.  The development of seeing such a section in a political science class information system encourages me.  It may take another 75-100 years.  But, I'm optimistic.  The young people over the last year that I have talked to from about 20 different countries have certainly bolstered the idea as well.  Viva the planet coming together!



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