# Is it time for an actual World Government? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [January 25, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-an-actual-world-government/341557 "2006-01-25T16:03:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-an-actual-world-government/341557/61 "2006-01-31T18:50:07Z")
> [@filmyak](#): > > .And again, look at Canada vs the US or different regions in the US to see that shared language does not automatically result in homogenized culture. Actually, those examples show just the opposite. ---
**Author:** ![filmyak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-an-actual-world-government/341557/62 "2006-02-01T07:24:31Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Actually, those examples show just the opposite. Well, at the risk of continuing a dying topic… how can you culturally compare the examples I listed above? Manhattan vs. Richmond. A mere 5 hour drive away. Los Angeles vs. Orange County. 45 mins away, liberal haven versus conservative stronghold. Not to mention driving a few hours to Colorado, or the Dakotas, or Texas. There are common elements, as there are between any cultures. But other than Starbucks and the Gap, I don’t think there’s much fear of one of those cities becoming the other. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-an-actual-world-government/341557/63 "2006-02-01T15:54:57Z")
> [@filmyak](#): > > Well, at the risk of continuing a dying topic… how can you culturally compare the examples I listed above? Manhattan vs. Richmond. A mere 5 hour drive away. > > Los Angeles vs. Orange County. 45 mins away, liberal haven versus conservative stronghold. Not to mention driving a few hours to Colorado, or the Dakotas, or Texas. > > There are common elements, as there are between any cultures. But other than Starbucks and the Gap, I don’t think there’s much fear of one of those cities becoming the other. Look at it in historical perspective. The differences between English-speaking regional cultures in North America have been steadily eroding for at least 40 years now. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-an-actual-world-government/341557/64 "2006-02-01T18:10:00Z")
> [@jawdirk](#): > > Diversity of power is just as important as any other kind of diversity. Why? ---
**Author:** ![alaricthegoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@alaricthegoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alaricthegoth)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-an-actual-world-government/341557/65 "2006-02-02T01:24:09Z")
> [@](#): > > Nikes jump a hundred dollars in price. or the net to nike might drop $50 per pair ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-an-actual-world-government/341557/66 "2006-02-02T02:41:15Z")
All of you in favor of a world government should ask yourselves how much you would like a world government - if George Bush ran it. Always assume you’ll get the worst government possible, and set the rules accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-an-actual-world-government/341557/67 "2006-02-02T02:54:19Z")
> [@Sam Stone](#): > > All of you in favor of a world government should ask yourselves how much you would like a world government - if George Bush ran it. > > Always assume you’ll get the worst government possible, and set the rules accordingly. Who is to say that there would be a singluar leader? Perhaps there would be a senate with thousands of people and perhaps 5 leaders. ---
**Author:** ![David\_God\_of\_Frogs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@David\_God\_of\_Frogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_God_of_Frogs)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-an-actual-world-government/341557/68 "2006-02-02T04:44:37Z")
> [@Sam Stone](#): > > All of you in favor of a world government should ask yourselves how much you would like a world government - if George Bush ran it. Somehow, despite his faults, I don’t see George W leading a regime change on Mars. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-an-actual-world-government/341557.md?page=3)