One World, One People, One Government

Matter, Life, Intelligence and Consciousness

Regardless of our skin colour, eye colour, hair colour or features whether Asian, Caucasian or Negroid we are all one people made up of the same matter, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, etc. shared amongst all humans, animals. plants and even inorganic forms.

Symphony of Religions

Regardless of our religion, caste or denomination, regardless of whether we are believers or non-believers, we are all one people.  We were all either created by a single Creator or we all evolved without a Creator. 

One World Government

Regardless of our physical appearance, nationality, religion or culture we are all one people.  What we lack is a world government that is democratically elected and representative of every single person on earth regardless of physical attributes, religious beliefs or cultural values.

Evolution and Man: A unique relationship.

For the first time after billions of years of evolution matter in the form of human beings has evolved to a point where we can consciously change the course of evolution on earth and beyond.

Trinity, Trimurti and a wish for a Holy Triumvirate

Trinity: The Christian belief in one God manifesting Himself in three forms; God the Father (the Creator), God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

Trimurti: The Hindu Trinity of Gods;  Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer who represent the three forms of the supreme being.

Triumvirate: A group of three people who jointly share some responsibility, authority, or power.

The space race in the 21st century

On October 22, 2008 India launched an unmanned spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1, to the moon at the cost of $100 million.  On August 29, 2009 mission control lost all contact with Chandrayaan-1.  On August 31 after all attempts to reestablish contact with Chandrayaan-1 failed ISRO (The Indian Space Agency) abandoned the mission.

Is it right for the country with the highest number of undernourished people in the world (230 million)embark on such a costly adventure?

Pope calls for a UN 'with teeth'

In my reply to one of the comments on my post "One World Government" I suggested that the United Nations, International Criminal Court, Organization of American States and other similar organizations have no wind in their sails.  I argued that that until we have a One World Government with a President or Prime Minister and a cabinet elected by you, me and every person on earth of voting age we will not have effective organizations to govern the environment, international finance, etc.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon criticises G8 climate efforts

Today in a world that you, me and our progeny continue to populate, 8 leading developed countries (G8) and 5 leading developing countries (G5) agreed that global temperatures should not rise more than 2 degrees Celsius above 1900 levels.  The G8 agreed to themselves reduce emissions 80% by 2050 and tried to persuade the G5 developing countries to reduce their emissions by 50%.  The leaders of the G5 agreed to the 2 degrees Celsius objective but did not agree to the 50% reduction in their emissions.

World Peace

Will we ever achieve world peace?

First step to World Peace

If there was a road map, a step by step plan to achieve world peace and harmony what would the first step be?

World Citizenship

I got an email from a person in China asking me what a "World Citizen" is.  What a great question!

Money is the root of all evil?

Or is it?

The goodness of money

In the post Money is the root of all evil I said "The root of all evil is not money.  It is the human lust for wealth and power".  Money, like a knife or atomic energy can be used for evil or good.  While examples of usage of money in a negative manner abound, the use of money in a positive manner is harder to find and is generally associated with wealthy philanthropists.

The United States of America and World Governance

Why does the government of the United States of America act like it rules the world?  Why is the United States the lead country trying to stop North Korea, Iran and other countries from developing nuclear weapons?  Why is the United States trying to set up democracies in Iraq and Afghanistan?  Why is the United States trying to promote democracy in Africa?

 

Why is the United States' Dollar the anchor currency of the world?

Are Russia, China and India vying to usurp the USA from that position of world dominance?  Would Russia, China or India be any better than the United States in that role?

Honduras, Iran for want of a One World Government

In my blog http://www.weonepeople.com I argue that we are all really the same, made up of the same matter which we have absorbed from the air we breathe, water we drink and the food we eat.  The air that we breathe has no national boundaries neither does the water we drink.

The Holocaust

Did The Holocaust really happen?

Africa

August 20, 2009:  The Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the libyan bomber of Pan Am flight 103, returned to a hero's welcome on his return to Libya after his release from prision on compassionate grounds. He is dying from cancer.

September 9, 2009: Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi again received a standing ovation, this time from a group of African Union MPs. Read the BBC article "Africa MPs cheer Lockerbie bomber".

A sad day.

Today, August 1, 2009 is a sad day. 

On August 1, 2009 six of our fellow human beings, four women, one man and a child died in religious unrest between Christians and Muslims in Pakistan (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8179823.stm).   Pakistan is struggling to deal with the Taliban and this mistrust and consequent conflagration between Christian and Muslim Pakistanis only makes that struggle more difficult.

Death by war vs. death by starvation.

What is the difference? Over one trillion US Dollars!

A sad and shameful record.

In 2009 the number of hungry people on earth has exceeded the 1 billion mark while countries spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a new space race and over a trillion dollars on military spending.

Capitalism, Communism, Dictatorship, Democracy, Religious or Secular State?

Which is right?

India's Maoist threat. Deja vu?

India's Prime Minister says that its Maoist insurgency is the single biggest threat to India's security. He goes on to say India is losing the battle against these rebels (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8266550.stm). This implies that the Maoist insurgents of India are a bigger threat to India than neighboring countries such as China and Pakistan and islamist insurgents including those in Kashmir.

New role for the G-20

In late september 2009 at a meeting of G-20 countries in Pittsburgh the leaders of these nations determined that the G-20 will permanently replace the G-8 as the "permanent council for international economic cooperation."

How to deal with India's Maoist threat?

A few days ago I wrote my post "India's Maoist threat. Deja vu?"  In that post I showed the situation was predicted decades previously.  I did not offer any suggestion on dealing with the threat.

I would recommend reading the previous post for context before continuing.

China, the next superpower?

Rwandan president Paul Kageme has praised China while criticizing the west on their methods of bringing progress to africa (see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8301826.stm).

Blair plus Obama spells opportunity.

American president Barack Obama has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

When faiths act together

I received this in my email today from the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.  It is about people of different faiths working together to eradicate common human problems - such as poverty - and making our world a better place for all of us.  I thought I'd share it with everyone I possibly can:

On marble and people.

Have just returned from a 10 day cruise of the Mediterranean starting at Venice, Italy, with stopovers at Dubrovnik in Croatia, Corfu an island of Greece, Cagliari on the island of Sardinia in Italy, Malaga and Cadiz in Spain, finally ending at Lisbon, Portugal.  At each of these ports I had the pleasure of visiting places, buildings and monuments steeped in history.  I had the pleasure of meeting, interacting, with people who are a product of this history.  I loved it all, the scenic beauty, the lovely art and architecture, the rich history and most of all, the wonderful people.  It was an epic experience and a phenomenal opportunity for me to ponder upon, refine, my thoughts and beliefs as expressed in this blog

Torn between origins?

The Human Genome Organization (HUGO) has found evidence that suggests that "Asia was populated primarily through a single migration event from the south". See  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8406506.stm. 

Copenhagen, December 2009

December 12, 2009:  Its below zero degrees Celsius.  The blowing wind makes it colder. We've just had a snow storm. The streets and sidewalks are icy and slippery.  I wish it was warmer.

A few hours away as a jet flies, in Copenhagen, the leaders of the world will suceed or fail to decide on a course of action  to manage climate change.  Sucess will mean that some of us will have to endure harsher winters, more snow and ice and colder temperatures.  The alternative is unacceptable: The decimation of islands such as Tuvalu and the Maldives and coastal regions.

COP15. What do we want our governments to support?

Find your country and answer the question at:

http://groups.google.ca/group/one-world-party/web/find-your-country?hl=en

Tarred by oil sands

Canada is the only country on earth with oil economically extractable from tar sands.  Is this a blessing or a curse?

An open letter to Stephen Harper

Dear Prime Minister,

 

I'm writing this open letter to express my extreme disappointment at the irresponsible stance you and your government  have taken Canada into at COP15, the Copenhagen Climate Summit - 2009.

Canada's contribution to COP15

Canada's contribution to the environment at COP15, the Copenhagen summit on climate change, can be viewed at two levels,

Tigers and elephants make statements on the environment

As climate changes their environments and as man continues to encroach on their habitats tigers and elephants are making their statements.

Tigers: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8411208.stm

Elephants: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0603_050603_elephants.html

Reading another's mind.

Wouldn't it be great if we could read an insurgent's mind?  Understand what makes them tick?  In fact wouldn't it be great reading anyone's mind including our own?  That may not be impossible.

Resolving India's Maoist problem

In the post  http://www.weonepeople.com/oneworld/2009/12/reading-anothers-mind.html  I suggested sending the police and army to tackle the Maoist problem in India was the wrong solution.  I am pleased to note that the government of India is now of the same opinion (see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8427622.stm) seeking negotiation instead.

Climate change and scapegoats

November 25th, 2009 was a sad day in Saudi Arabia.  In the city of Jeddah 150 people died due to flash floods.  On December 28th, 2009 - about a month later - at least 40 Saudi officials were arrested for investigation (see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8432432.stm).  Are they scapegoats?

China's tar sands

After an abysmal performance at COP15 in Copenhagen (http://www.weonepeople.com/oneworld/2009/12/canada-contribution-to-cop15.html) the Harper government of Canada has outdone itself.  Canada's Industry Minister has given PetroChina the go-ahead for a $1.7bn acquisition of two oil sand projects  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8434603.stm).  It is as if Canada cannot do enough to pollute our environment, it needs foreign help do so.  Shame on Canada.

Here come the Super Heroes, Saviours of our planet?

In 2029 there is a 1 in 250,000 chance a 27 million tonne asteroid named Apophis will hit Earth (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8435829.stm).  "People's lives are at stake" says Mr Perminov, the head of Russia's space agency.  "We should pay several hundred million dollars and build a system that would allow us to prevent a collision, rather than sit and wait for it to happen and kill hundreds of thousands of people"  he said.

Democracy: Afghanistan vs. Canada. Which is more democratic?

Democracy: Afghanistan vs. Canada

At last: A North American and World leader fit for the 21st Century

The post "The space race in the 21st century" showed how nations were spending mega millions of dollars on space projects to discover what other nations have already discovered, just to "keep up with the Joanses".

While developing countries such as Iran continue to pursue this space race (see: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jDJTHPpLUYb3WUzzphdkkrcO9HPA) it is encouraging that President Obama, the leader of one of the early nations to start the Space Race is demonstrating new, relevant leadership,  recommending privatizing space (see: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jDJTHPpLUYb3WUzzphdkkrcO9HPA).

He wants some of the extra funding in 2011 to be used to incentivise private companies, to help them bring forward a new generation of launch systems to carry humans to and from space.

Privatizing space makes it available to all people.  People of all nations. Americans and non Americans.

Three Cheers to President Obama!