The far-right has been talking about the possibility of a One World Government lately and you know what? They're right, sort of. While we aren't moving towards the age of one government that runs the entire world and makes decisions that affect everyone on the plant, we are moving towards an age in which efforts of governments around the world are becoming much more co-ordinated.
The recent G20 meeting is the best example of this trend. Leaders from around the world gathered to create a global plan to deal with the global economic recession. Our economy is globalized, why shouldn't our governments behave that way? It is becoming increasingly necessary for governments to co-ordinate their efforts.
The US government recently announced it's plan to guarantee the warranties on all Chrysler and GM vehicles. Today the Canadian government announced the same plan. GM and Chrysler operate in both Canada and the US. If we want them to remain successful in both countries, it only makes sense that the governments of the two countries act together in order to solve the problem, which brings us back to the economic recession. The recession is global, the only way to solve a global problem is to act globally.
The far-right will likely shudder at the thought of many governments acting as one and while it is likely true that there can be no one-size fits all plan (even the G20 agreement seems to have been the result of compromise), it is the best way to go about solving the crisis. A global effort to fix a global problem will not lead to One World Government. I do not believe that any G20 leader is considering such an idea, they simply wish to act together on the economy. Such an act is certainly not a surrender of a nation's sovereignty.
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