From: "Rick Sobie" <worldly@...> Subject: Re: Digest Number 12 "Perhaps I am idealist, but I believe in the good that is inherent in people. We do after...
From: Rick Sobie ... The problem is that you can't trust the conscience of people or groups. History verifies this. This is why we advocate LAW -as in...
Tell me, if there is a World Government, providing that Corporate Capitalism remains the dominant social order, what would stop the WG from using those...
... and ... Hi Donna, How do yuo mean: "some leader in their 'wisdom39; " ? Could you explain in wich cases their has to be an upper house ? Jos Hi Jos, I...
From: Mihajlo Acimovic ... I'm curious; why did you pick the number 3? something magical going to happen after the next 90 years? ... I don't accept your...
... ??? The reason why I asked is because knowing the income source usually tells you a lot about the party. I reckognize that anyone should be able to...
From: "Jos van der Sterre" <sterretjes@...> ... I hope that we (the people) will be able to clean things up. If we accept that this is the nature of...
Hello. I am a bit surprised, reading the last few digests, how much each of you believe wholeheartedly in the existing conditions in the world, and accept it...
Some comments just started me thinking ............ (and after all, isn't that what lists are about? Sharing DIFFERENT ideas and views, learning from each...
... One idea I've heard is called "the Binding Triad"; One 'house39; where each nation gets one vote (as in the present general assembly) Second house where...
From: albin.axen@... ... Hear, hear. ... Individual nation-states with no higher, overseeing legal system are the nature of the problem you speak of....
«>I believe that violence and government are eternal parts of reality.» Then I shall call you "Yee of little immagination and less historical knowledge". ...
From: Mihajlo Acimovic ... Agreed. If we can't agree that the concept of laws and governance has any authority, responsibility to the people, or vaibility - or...
... Now, this phrase has been quoted many times in this discussion. We come back to the issue of "government" and who has the right to hold it. I will not...
... Then I shall call you "Yee of little immagination and less historical knowledge". ... I am not a people, I am myself. The "pluralist political systems" in...
I got this through a list for ex-yugoslav peace activists. I took the liberty of translating. Mihajlo ... Dear friends, In September, Cyber Yugoslavia will be...
... The important point here is the difference between simple agreements, and binding law. ... You bring up some good points. "Social domination" -Throwing...
I sounded very accusative and my suspicion did limit with paranoya there. Did I mention I'm in Vienna as of yesterday? Anyway, I had just heard some info on...
From: Santiago Lechuga ... Quite the reverse is true. It's the nature of Nationalism, and separate governments that leads to wars. "Neighborhoods" or tribes,...
... Before each other, maybe? Before those omnipotent national governments that abuse us? ... The world law that we are lacking now. It can be said that at...
From: "Mihajlo Acimovic" ... I don't remember anywhere in the founding message for this list where it was said "We will be The Government, and you will have no...
-- ... Thank you for being ready for a dialogue. ... I express concern on who is to arbitrate the legitimacy ... "Law is the will of the ruling class turned...
Hi all. I must agree with the post by Mihajlo Acimovic. I found the introduction to World Citizen unrealistically utopian. The world has been controlled by a...
Everyone xcuse the abuse of list space. It was the only way... Natalie I tried to send an email to the adress from where you mailed to worldcitizen, but I got...
Dear Mihajlo Acimovic: Thank you for continuing the dialogue about human rights, world citizenship and world law. In your message, you expressed concern about...
Hi I think this isn't the first time that I am posting to this list. Still, I haven't introduced myself properly. I am a social activist from Yugoslavia,...