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(DIR) Post #ARje0EYWlXtHCvcplo by stux@mstdn.social
2023-01-17T13:19:37Z
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I think things as borders and countries are a thing of the past, isn't it kinda weird that on the one side of an imaginary line a certain set of rules(laws) are set and a few meters further something completly else. Not everywhere ofc but in many cases yesAnother thing I find weird is that other hoomans can tell me where I can and cannot go on this planet.. People forbid other people from moving where they want while we are all the same spieces with the same rights
(DIR) Post #ARje9cZipef0JAf0Qy by stux@mstdn.social
2023-01-17T13:21:17Z
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I know it's a blurry line with many many other elements playing a role and I'm a big dreamer But I do wanna speak out about this.I hope that in some point in the future we just have one 'United Nations' chosen by the people and the countries are provinces are somethingMake the Earth more fair for everyone and stop claiming stuff for your own SHARE!
(DIR) Post #ARjeIvedGWQo5UOZhA by IronCurtain@mstdn.social
2023-01-17T13:23:04Z
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@stux You know what your toot reminds me of? The Rush song "Territories" (written by the late, very great Neil Peart): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvM387NJTYg
(DIR) Post #ARjebQhoYXVJbVhoOm by willemdevlaming@mastodon.social
2023-01-17T13:26:23Z
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@stux Yes that would be nice,But exceptionalism needs no national borders to be lethal...
(DIR) Post #ARjecyQmeSvGUUTZBI by daniel@mynah.org
2023-01-17T13:26:40Z
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@stux I find it odd that jobs can move from country to country in search of cheap labor, but workers are not able to move to find jobs.
(DIR) Post #ARjeeJPw6uYtrtiYsq by mrbarrington@mastodon.social
2023-01-17T13:26:55Z
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@stux Also seems like the only way to meet global challenges like climate change and tax avoidance...
(DIR) Post #ARjeikFqGwt6GE6spU by MidValleyWeather@mastodon.online
2023-01-17T13:27:43Z
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@stux The direct consequence of superiority complex.whether its the US, Europe, Asia - they all share the dame narrative.The neighbor wishing to enter, is somehow 'less-than'..Can only take, has nothing to give..will interrupt local 'purity'And the society as a whole, absolutely resists being educated out of the cancer.it has always cost lives.
(DIR) Post #ARjesZK9lZCDFxoQbY by Hal_Brown@masto.ai
2023-01-17T13:29:29Z
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@stux I wrote about the UN and how it is unconscionable that Russia is not only a member but holds a seat in the Security Council. Link to my blog "For those panicking over America becoming a fascist country, let's not forget Russia is committing war crimes every day" https://www.halbrown.org/2023/01/for-those-panicking-ove-america.html
(DIR) Post #ARjevuoSKPQclsa34S by cortex@mastodon.lol
2023-01-17T13:30:02Z
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@stux I agree but i think the powers that be will hold on to their borders for as long as they can. Without borders they have much less power
(DIR) Post #ARjfD7v4qniYLOsu1o by mpmilestogo@mastodon.art
2023-01-17T13:33:11Z
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@stux There was a time not so long ago, I just wanted to live in one city in one country. I found the city exciting, thrilling, fun, and different. The people were warm and authentic. I managed to live there for almost two years and I found myself falling in love with the city. Yet the rules were definitive. The limits spelled out in visa and immigration laws. So I left that place and went to other places. I've found a place now which is close and I call home. I just accepted that.
(DIR) Post #ARjfM5E4EdgAb12PBI by Icevice@mastodon.social
2023-01-17T13:34:50Z
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@stux GLOBES UNITE đđđ
(DIR) Post #ARjftDSGf1UNfrTkTw by brentg@mastodon.social
2023-01-17T13:40:48Z
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@stux some want peace. Others want power. The latter have the advantage.
(DIR) Post #ARjfuQKOHikft9N17I by SusanHR@mas.to
2023-01-17T13:41:03Z
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@stux But we all want control over our own space. The balance between local control and international freedom is not easy.
(DIR) Post #ARjg2FMcvrieCX99RA by DanS@c.im
2023-01-17T13:42:27Z
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@stux I think youâve got the cause and effect backwards. If we can evolve a little more as humans to truly embrace our common wellbeing, and the fully democratic systems weâd need to sustain it, then one day we could be strong enough to have a world without nations.
(DIR) Post #ARjgEh5zeV7fgVIlgu by leonieke@mstdn.social
2023-01-17T13:44:43Z
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@stux I hear you! It's a great dream to have and one I will also keep having!
(DIR) Post #ARjgNXrnKoyHfRsgHQ by NorCal_Lynne@mstdn.social
2023-01-17T13:46:19Z
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@stux Thank you for this. As someone who lives in a state where some scream about the border, I want to scream back and say let people make their lives better and welcome them.
(DIR) Post #ARjgrcciDK3b6kATCK by ElWee@mstdn.social
2023-01-17T13:51:43Z
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@stux just read this article: https://bigthink.com/the-present/singleton-hypothesis-future-humanity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1673903772
(DIR) Post #ARjgvvP8KQqGVwrtbM by CharliDuffy6@mastodon.social
2023-01-17T13:52:31Z
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@stux here, here
(DIR) Post #ARjh4zlDVARAdBWT32 by calculsoberic@mstdn.social
2023-01-17T13:54:10Z
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@stux I think a lot of that has to do with power, don't you? And ethnocentrism.
(DIR) Post #ARjhLmzkDXbNxhKGie by proycon@social.anaproy.nl
2023-01-17T13:57:10Z
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@stux And instead of fighting amongst eachother we fight Mars and The Belters? #expanse
(DIR) Post #ARjhXo4o1PJgn8QKXY by wenslauw@m.beautifullosers.org
2023-01-17T13:59:18Z
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@stux big? *big* ;)
(DIR) Post #ARjhdpvW3W6sGcxBz6 by wenslauw@m.beautifullosers.org
2023-01-17T14:00:27Z
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@stux That's never going to work. Look at the US, Russia, India and China. They're already to big to govern.
(DIR) Post #ARjijXq0K44xrCf4Do by Stephan@mastodon.coffee
2023-01-17T14:12:36Z
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@stux I think borders, whether or not physical, are always going to exist. On a large scale, and on a small scale. Whether human or animal, there is always need for personal space or own territory. In which you feel safe and comfortable. That principle scales up to household or pack, neighbourhood and so on. Just like you donât want a complete stranger to come into your bedroom without permission, countries want you to knock on the door and introduce yourself before they invite you over.
(DIR) Post #ARjjfc66dw13rdsl7o by Jaygdwendt@mastodon.social
2023-01-17T14:23:05Z
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@stux Agree in principle, but will not happen without another major war to convince major countries to stop. UN with Russia, China and US having veto is worthless, but then again a world body without them will not stop wars and aggression. One more war and the survivors can figure.
(DIR) Post #ARjjtZ8US0tIjWeNQu by nafnlaus@fosstodon.org
2023-01-17T14:25:39Z
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@stux It's not encouraging that highly allied European states still can't manage that. The European Parliament is weak, and its members elected with little turnout because it doesn't coincide with national elections. The EC which wields the real power isn't elected at all.
(DIR) Post #ARjmjNjEJAruJvfczw by ClubTeleMatique@mstdn.social
2023-01-17T14:57:22Z
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@stux Amen to that brother đ Imagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to doNothing to kill or die forAnd no religion, tooImagine all the peopleLivin' life in peaceYouYou may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will be as one
(DIR) Post #ARjnCYxHe9zDXN9tYW by scrambled1839@mstdn.party
2023-01-17T15:02:38Z
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@stux with what we are told are âthe same rightsâ in reality we have different rights depending on your race culture and religion.
(DIR) Post #ARjnhtQ9bcyxzHbNAm by realcaseyrollins@social.teci.world
2023-01-17T15:08:27.686410Z
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I am gonna have to disagree with you here. A one world government sounds like something that could greatly expand powers for a precious few in a way thatâs not very democratic at all. I donât think a small group should be able to set the rules for everyone on the planet!Plus, Iâd have trouble believing that an even bigger government would care about, say, the needs of the nations in #Africa.
(DIR) Post #ARjxGUyDP65TsV6rh2 by billstclair@social.teci.world
2023-01-17T15:11:56.597919Z
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@realcaseyrollins @stux I like John Lennonâs imagination. But to me, no countries means no governments. We all have free will anyway, so âruleâ is impossible, unless people allow it. Warlords will take over? They already have. They wear badges and run for office.
(DIR) Post #ARjxnCAML1D379NgXY by curtis@social.teci.world
2023-01-17T17:01:28.689167Z
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A continuous competition of ideas and continuous decentralization of power is what keeps civilization from both stagnating and from becoming irreversibly corrupted. Having multiple countries/nations provides fosters optimum management of human civilization.
(DIR) Post #ARkWSgFCoGbEiMbKKW by jinjo2200@mstdn.social
2023-01-17T23:29:45Z
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@stux makes it kinda silly when someone becomes "illegal" for crossing this imaginary line
(DIR) Post #ARkXRCQyG3NpvMxhZo by IslandUsurper@fosstodon.org
2023-01-17T23:40:48Z
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@stux on the other hand, I doubt youâd like it if I just showed up one day to live under your bed. And if I did, I imagine you may have house rules that I donât want to follow. Nation-states and their different laws are basically private property rights in the large. The problem such feel-good, big-happy-family rhetoric is that we are a deeply dysfunctional family. Boundaries are very important for personal well-being just like borders are necessary for civic well-being.
(DIR) Post #ARkpP1Rjw9SYRVQun2 by ianprime0509@mstdn.social
2023-01-18T03:01:53Z
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@stux I doubt we're anywhere close to being able to live under a world government (and any such government would need to be sensitive to a huge variety of cultures, traditions, etc.), but it would be nice to see more opportunities for connection between people in the real world like the free and open communities we can have online.