Reply #10: Not at the expense of other citizens [View All]

That's the world we're creating/we've had created for us. There has to be a government that represents all 6.5+ billion citizens. All these global summits mean jack if there is no way to actually do what they're there to debate.

Corporations are multi-national. That's why they have increasingly more power over governments. Corporations don't see borders. There is more diversity in governments around the world than in corporations, which is a problem if your goal is to regulate those corporations. If governments want more power, it's time to leave the 20th century. Government must become multi-national to compete against business on a global scale. However, it can't really be "multi-national", since if there are too many different interests, it's far easier to divide and conquer you.

There has to be a single global state if there is to be any push back against global corporatization. You can't have worker and environmental laws in one country, and none in another. You can't allow that and think that you can keep corporations in check.