Monday, October 10, 2005
Earthquake and World Government
In the wake of a massive earthquake that has taken the lives of more than 20,000 people and left many more than that injured and displaced, Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf is pleading with other governments for help. Somehow, the amount of help offered until now seems to be just a token. I cannot shake the feeling that the U.S., which probably did not need outside assistance, received more offers of help - and relatively more substantial help - than Pakistan has been getting despite a far greater need. And, meanwhile, the victims suffer. Meanwhile, people die who could have lived.
Not just for the sake of world peace but also for coordinating global assistance in major disaster relief operations, a world government is the only solution. We need a social order that gives equal existential value to all human beings (and, ultimately, to all beings).
Not just for the sake of world peace but also for coordinating global assistance in major disaster relief operations, a world government is the only solution. We need a social order that gives equal existential value to all human beings (and, ultimately, to all beings).
