Name: What If the World Was A Single Country?
Uploaded: 2020-04-04T07:51:05.000Z
Duration: 7 min 29 s
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you don't see the 241 countries and territories  that we've divided ourselves into.

You don't see the boundaries that  we've carved out through bloodshed,

or the conflicting ideologies that  have evolved on either side of them.

home to a species that has the capability to tear itself apart.

where humans wiped out three  percent of the world's population,

global leaders began discussing the idea of having one world government

to avoid repeating the mistakes  made over the previous 25 years.

The idea quickly fizzled out, but  they might have been on to something.

and here's what would happen  if the world was a single country.

For centuries, leaders have fantasized about  a day when world peace becomes a reality.

But as long as countries are blowing each other  up over political and religious differences,

So what if we just took all the countries in the world

Surely there'd be nothing  to fight about anymore, right?

It wouldn't be that simple. It's not  like we'd be starting from scratch;

instead, we'd be taking thousands of years  of cultural histories, prejudices, languages,

and currencies, and amalgamating them into one giant melting pot.

It would be one of the most complicated  endeavors the human race has ever undertaken,

so before we go any further maybe we should weigh out the pros and cons,

and ask ourselves: would it really be worth it?

Starting on the bright side, the first pro of making the world a single country

would be that we could tackle the Earth's problems as a unified force.

One area where we'd see this benefit most  is in our planet's fight against climate change.

both the United States and China pledged to drastically cut their greenhouse gas emissions

since then China has heavily invested in clean  energy sources to keep up with their goals,

while the United States has all  but pulled out of their commitment.

A world government would eliminate this sort of inconsistency

by allowing us to develop a global plan of attack

on how to make improvements to our environmental situation,

and by ensuring that it would be followed across the board.

This unified front would also come in handy in times of crisis

such as natural disasters or disease epidemics.

These catastrophes wouldn't  have to impact developing nations

Resources could be spread out to make sure

every part of the world had  the same opportunities to recover.

The next great benefit would be that  acts of war could be eliminated

because the primary reasons for wars being started in the first place

Some experts think that the elimination of war

is an absolute necessity if  humankind wants to survive.

It is estimated that there are 17,000 nuclear weapons on the planet right now,

with France, China, the U.S., Russia, Pakistan,

Israel, India, the UK, and  North Korea all possessing them.

If they were to be used again, we'd all suffer,

no matter where the conflict was taking place.

The third good thing that could  come from a one world government

is that there'd be a better balance of  quality of life across the globe.

defense budgets would  be dropped substantially,

making more cash available for other needs, like global healthcare.

With everyone reporting to the same governing party and following the same rules,

it would be easier to defend human rights

and set safe labor standards for  workers in every part of the world.

A global nation would mean a global currency,

which would mean a reduction of the  economic power of developed countries

it would no longer have  the means or the need

to offer up goods and services on the world market on the cheap.

Eliminating this means giving companies a fairer shake,

no matter where they might be in the world.

Developing countries could benefit, although it wouldn't just happen overnight.

Now, a global government wouldn't guarantee that

everything on the planet would  be all sunshine and roses,

Our first, and potentially most important 'con'

is that the wrong person could be put in charge of the entire planet.

To elect them, there would probably need  to be one vote from every former country,

but campaigning for the position might still  be similar to what we see in today's elections.

Obviously, there can be problems, and  you can never rule out the possibility

Who's to say we wouldn't end up with a  leader with malicious interests in mind?

One of the foundations of the Nazi political belief system

was the establishment of a global  government, which, in their case,

would have led to more genocide and the wiping out of democracies

around the world in order to force  their political ideology onto the masses.

Our second problem would be that the idea of nationalism would be lost.

and it helps fuel a want and need to achieve  things like technological advancements.

Think about the space race  between the U.S. and Russia

and the way it affected the global desire to explore space.

Not to mention bragging rights when it comes  to kicking some butt at sporting competitions.

But now that we think of it, no nationalism  could lead to some good stuff too.

No nationalism can mean people are far less concerned about where a person is from

and more accepting of cultural and religious differences,

So, maybe we're best to  move on from this one.

Our final con is that the whole thing would be extremely complicated,

and could just end up  leading to more global conflict.

Making the world a single country would be a logistical nightmare!

We'd all have to adapt to whatever  universal languages we decide to use,

and then there'd be the potentially bigger  issue of figuring out a common currency.