Jeez Mqurice, you reply to a September 1999 post in October 2001? Guess my 'ancient' anti-nationalism rant just took a few years to ferment, but the result was worth the wait as I heartily endorse a Super UN. God knows, the Nation States model hasn't put much on the board to write home about, unless recurrent slaughter strikes a warm chord. And now we have these lovely folks who think that their gripes justify the mass murder of civilians to contend with as well.
But enough of this gloom and doom. Here's the lowdown on what September 11th will produce if we get just a little lucky. Now that the US needs Russia to help out in Afghanistan, we're going to get a historical 2nd chance for rapprochement with those guys. And if the Russians and the US get on the same page, is it any more unlikely that we could invite the Chinese to the party? Those dudes are just as freaked out about the Terrorist Criminals as we are, and did you catch George Bush yukking it up with the Chinese Mukkedy Mucks this past weekend? Them good ol' boys were having a rip-snorting good time. No way in Hades that would have happened before September 11th.
And isn't it about time to fix that little Middle East spat while we're at it? "Dear Israel & Palestine (to be): Sorry, the world cannot afford to have you continuously misbehaving as it just creates too much trouble for the rest of us. And it's downright dangerous to boot." So, Palestine gets its country, with everybody (Arab States and Israel) kicking in a piece of their very own real estate to make room. Israel gets its guarantee of sovereignty, and both of them take a solemn pledge to stop messing around or the Super UN is gonna take 'em out behind the woodshed and give them a you know what. Now, that wasn't so hard was it? And everybody and their brother knows that's how it has to end up, so let's get on with it.
While we're in this neck of the world, the US also needs to be true to its own principals and stop propping up certain royal families in exchange for oil 'security'. If Democracy is as all fired terrific as we say it is, then we ought to let millions of peace loving Arabs taste it and you can't do that with thinly disguised dictatorships repressing their populations with our aid or at least silent acquiescence. The Liberty Bell can ring in Saudia Arabia every bit as clearly as Philadelphia--so let's rock and roll.
The beauty of this scenario is that it is the perfect revenge on those a**holes who justify murder in the name of their warped version of righteousness. Let's thank them for their efforts by causing peace to break out all over the world. Let's honor the dead by replacing seemingly intractable hatreds with a common vision founded on decency, and an implacable opposition to those who would dishonor that decency through intolerance.
As you say, all it takes is the will. After September 11th, does it really seem to be an impossible dream? Kind regards, SM |
