Wednesday, September 29, 2010
How to Fix the World
There is no one step magic solution to eliminating the worlds problems. The most effective method of fixing the world is a method preached often by political-punk rock band Anti-Flag. One of their mottos is "No Borders, No Nations, No Flags, No Patriots". As long as we keep dividing ourselves by countries, cultures, skin colours, wealth, etc. we will never live in peace. Everyone has to realize we are citizens of the world, and that we are all the same. It is possible for different people to co-exist in peace, Canada as a nation is living proof of this. The conflict in Israel is a prime example of conflict casued by division. If both parties were to realsie that yes the other group is much different, and they may believe different things but they are still people, then the crisis would be solved. What good does diving ourselves do? We do not have to all become the same, we just have to learn that we are all citizens of the world not citizens of a stupid country.
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I agree with you that the division of our world is causing a lot of conflict, and I think that you provided a stong argument backing up your points. I also liked that you were able to use a real example that we have been talking about in class... the arab/israeli conflict, which also makes for a strong argument.
ReplyDeleteYou really thought creatively in this piece which makes for a very powerful argument. But I feel that yes, we are citizens of the world but if we all were part of "one country," our individuality would also disappear. I think seeing ourselves as global citizens is important but we can't forget who we are as individuals. Because I personally pride myself in being Canadian and being unique and different. But I love the idea and the examples you used.
ReplyDeleteGood job on finding a way using Anti-Flag for world issues. A very good idea for I was thinking about a unified nation for my post. The one big problem I have with it though would be the main power. How would the government system work and who would control it? We would need a true leader and unfortunately those are far and few in-between. Still, nicely written and well thought out post my good man.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, although I see some major issues with a borderless world. For staters, how would it be governed and who would govern it? What type of legal system would be used? There are so many more. I can agree to the metaphorical breaking down of borders in terms of reaching across them to aid others, but I can't get behind the idea of one nation.
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