larger govs (ie tribes, city-states, then states, nations) have not reduced corruption/abuses of power. Why would yet another, larger gov “hold ppl” to anything?
I dont think reducing corruption is their main goal. I think a bit of corruption is inevitable, and I accept it.
I mostly want a global constitution that all nations are held to.
ok then, abuse of power. & why cant you leave people alone? People choose to live in these conditions to be free from government >
Yes they can. I am not stopping them. I have no problem with people creating their own communities independant of established communities. Lots of land to do that in North America.
doesn’t sound that way from the rest of the thread: “Not paying taxes is theft. Taxes are payment for services rendered. If you choose to live in a place that gets the benefits of
taxes you are morally obligated to pay.” “National autonomy. The right to complete independance. The ability to completely resist utside interference. The world could use nations
having less of that.” “At this point it would be fine to remove governments that disagree. Voluntary is nice, but not required."
One is talking about individuals, the other about nation states. People can move to the middle of nowhere to not have less obligation to pay taxes if they want.
Global constitution is fine as long as it's installed like amendments to US Constitution: overwhelming majority in each country. Unlikely to occur, especially when we go crossplanetary
It would likely be based on western constitutions to some degree, but probably a little less restrictive only to make the rest of the world agree.
