[garbanzo]

To be clear on that point - I wouldn't expect any meaningful global government till at the very earliest late in this century. The amount of catchup needed by most of the world in economics, human rights, democratic structures, etc will take at least 50 years before we even can seriously talk of global political union.

[WRhine]

To be clear on that point - I wouldn't expect any meaningful global government till at the very earliest late in this century.

Then why even bring it up? I agree that something like this could happen and it could be a great thing if the rest of the world gets on our page. Either way I think it will take a lot longer than 100 years for the equalization process to work its way through to make this kind of new world possible. After all, like you say, the concept of Nation-States itself is still in its infancy in the context of history. It is hard to envision making the leap to world government when we are still struggling to make nation-states work. I'll say this, you truly someone that is way ahead of your time!