Yes. With the caveat "as long as it's under MY terms." Ask someone else. The answer and caveat will be the same. So how can we keep the "Yes" and remove the caveat?

On the other hand - is that possible? Is it human nature to be tribal? Is there a limit to the size of a tribe? Or is it possible to form larger and larger "tribes" until there is only one?

Individuals are raised (educated / indoctrinated) to belong to a tribe. But if taken at birth and raised in a different tribe their tribal allegiance would be different. But being within a tribe doesn't mean that there is no conflict within the tribe, however small. (Dysfunctional families, for example.)

"Tribes" can be formed from disparate sources when a common enemy appears.

So, unless there is an extra-terrestrial threat to the Earth that causes nations to face the common enemy I see no way to achieve a cosmopolitan, interracial future, at least for several generations.

The push to create a United States of Europe has all the trappings of a grand design (built to the terms of the European Commission members). The problem is that the EC want a U.S.E. in five minutes. Five generations maybe. And then could the USA and USE merge? Another 5 generations. And maybe the rest of the world, slowly, slowly?

But is it possible for global justice to exist without a cosmopolitan, interracial society? Well, then we get onto the definition of "justice". My justice is that it's correct to amputate someone's hand for theft. His justice is that the thief needs counselling. Your justice is that it depends on the enormity of the crime.

So it seems that the ideal of global justice is a chimera, and we must muddle along as best we can.

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I agree with your synopsis. I think it is possible, but not without considerable work and changes to human thinking. I also agree with your idea that many, if not most, would agree to the terms of an interracial, cosmopolitan future...on their own terms. Everyone would have an idea of what this would look like, but as soon as reality differed from their vision (which would be very likely), people would begin feeling discontent, which could undermine this ideal future.
Lindy Williams 6 years, 3 months ago