Here’s a review of the new book Children of a Modest Star that ponders the consequences of governance that would sit above the 206 sovereign nations when it comes to climate change mitigation and pandemic control.
There is no doubt that the status quo on Planet Earth, and a business-as-usual approach to global warming is getting us slowly nowhere. The reasons for this are many, but, at the core, the politics of every country includes the notion: I will not take an action that benefits someone else at my expense.
Yet what would a unified world government look like? Exactly what powers would it have? Can one imagine how most Americans would respond to being told what to do by an organization like the United Nations? And I’m not talking about our crackpot anti-vaxxers and climate deniers. This is a big ask, even for sensible people.
This concept has an enormous level of popularity in the Republican party. Exactly why?
What’s certain is that property taxes fund our schools, and without them, the common American would be even more ignorant than he is today, if that’s believable.
Now, which party benefits from poor education and a lack of the capacity for critical thinking?
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All Americans should know that most other countries act fast and hard against top-ranking people who act corruptly.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for a coup plot and attempting to overthrow democracy.
In 2008, when rich Icelanders had committed financial crimes that led to their country’s economic collapse, do you know what happened to them? Were they re-elected and left to loot their treasury? No, they were sent to prison.
Honest and free nations don’t encourage criminality. They send felons to prison. It’s not that hard, nor is it in any way controversial.
Sending Top-Level Criminals to Prison Makes Sense, Unless They’re Americans, of Course
One of the most remarkable characteristics of Donald Trump is his shamelessness. No matter how many lies he gets caught in, he’s always willing to tell one more–one that’s even more outrageous.
One would think that he and his supporters would eventually reach a limit, but the answer is clearly that such a limit does not exist.
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