World wars are government vs government fights, generally speaking. Why do these governments have millions of followers, instead of being ignored like they should when they start wars?
Because of the ideology of nationalism (or patriotism, as it's called in the US and UK).
We've been told we're part of this "team", so if the team wants to go to war, you'd better support it! That's why calling someone "anti-American" is such a tremendous threat socially, because everyone is tripping over each other to see who can support the state the most.
We even have it in our language. We say "The US invaded Afghanistan and Iraq". But in reality, it was not "The US". The land itself did nothing. The people who live in the US generally had nothing to do with the initiation of those wars. It's the government, and the people who support the government even when it's irrational and immoral.
If the government didn't have legions of supporters, there would be no wars, or at least the wars would be much smaller scale.
We're tricked in to thinking identifying ourselves with our nation is our truest identity. People say "I am an American" before they say "I am a Kansan" or "I am a Christian" or whatever identity they have. In modern society, nationalistic identity takes priority. This best serves the existing power structure. It gives them the power to conduct wars and commit crimes in the open. They are above reproach due to nationalism.
This is further compounded by people who submit to the groupthink of a political ideology, be it right or left. They won't scrutinize the wrongdoings of their own team, and they act as though the other teams are causing all the problems. We do this on a scale of nationalism, and on a scale of party politics. And on many other scales too.
Detaching from this web of ideologies is how we unplug from the matrix, how we regain our freedom and stop giving away our power to those who want to control us. People are all too happy to outsource their thinking to an ideology without realizing the full consequences. The less you subscribe to any ideology, the more powerful and aware you are as an individual.
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wellendowedduckling ago
so which do we want ? a bunch of nation states or one world government? it seems like there is evil/conspiracy in both
HexTq ago
A World Government is inevitable for the survival of humanity on the long run.
pitenius ago
Oh, gee! Since you said it, that must be true! There's even a few big science type words in there.
HexTq ago
Oh,gee! Since you made fun of it, you must be the coolest guy in existence
pitenius ago
In my experience, people get most defensive when they know they're wrong.
HexTq ago
Sure, its possible to have an adult argument with someone who writes "Oh, gee! Since you said it, that must be true! There's even a few big science type words in there." Make your point.
pitenius ago
My point is that showing up in a conspiracy sub advocating the inevitability of a one world government is the equivalent of arguing for body positivity in FPH. That might have been defensible because conspiritards are not shitlords, but you gave no reasons. Everyone else already knew that point. You're disingenuous.
HexTq ago
Kek. Sorry, i did not know the One World Government and a wOrld Government is the same, mate.There is a big difference in my understanding, but i can see your point,yeah.
pitenius ago
A big factor of what people hate about a unified government is that there would be no competition. In my opinion, a government without challenges will devolve into China -- a remote authority on which all local governance depends with no possibility of independence or dissent. It might be soft power; it might be fascism: both suck. Frankly, at some level, we need conflict. But that stands against what people are taught: war is bad, peace is good. (China knows this, too, but they'll try to manage both sides of an internal conflict, which has all the authenticity of a Coke vs. Pepsi stand-off.)
It's a rough sell: The candidate who claims "I promise you endless border conflicts, regional disruptions, shifting borders and nationalities" will lose to "We are all one! We have the same rights!". Mostly, because people are stupid. There's some hippy center in America: The Center for Peace and Justice. No one questions whether there can be "justice" and "peace" at the same time. What should the aggrieved do? Endlessly forgive the aggressor? I suppose, if you're Angela Merkel.
I'll spare you my thoughts on the misuse of the term "peace".
HexTq ago
Nah, i just cant find a better translation of the native word than world government. Breaking it down i mean something like a global unity in terms that matter for humans(like resource distribution,space exploration etc,not a real government. I use the word hatalom wich means just power(authority,empire,potency,ascendancy xD) in english,but so much more in its native meaning.) Im not in favor for the One World Government, at all :) In the end i believe united we stand,divided we fall.Not in the sense that all of humanity needs to be in one mind and purpose.
pitenius ago
Hatalom? Magyar?
HexTq ago
Yes