I don't think that's remotely obvious. In fact, history shows the opposite: that it leads to domination, loss of rights, economic collapse, bad central planning, starvation, ruin of minorities, oppression and death. Look at Communist Russia, or China, or Nazi Germany...all totalitarian "one nation" ideologies, and none of them led to good things. Sure, if one nation had managed to tyrannize all the others, that would have ended war...and started purges, pogroms, torture chambers, re-education camps, gulags...bahman wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:18 pmThe idea is attractive since it leads to wealth and peace instead of poverty and violence.Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:47 pmWell, let's see how you'd make that case.
Imagine I'm a Somali pirate, or a Palestinian terrorist, a Quaker farmer, a Chinese Party member, or an aboriginal person...explain to me why I ought to stop using my language, depending on my culture, or choosing my nation over others, and join yours instead.Well, if you can make a case, I'll believe you: but I think you'll find that force is all you've got going for you.I am not saying that we should use force.
So you're going to need to make the case, not just assert it and hope people will just buy in.