
All the humans on the Earth ought to be governed by a single governing body. There ought not to be nation-wise ruling parties. As per this essay, this proposal is equally beneficial and harmful.
One primary merit of it is that the Earth will be a unified civilization. That is to say, when all people will get ruled by only one council, they will lead similar kinds of lives. For instance, if the global government is a monarchy, all humans will follow the King.
Another potential benefit seems to be reduced international hostility. In other words, there are always verbal or physical wars between nations. Major contributors to such bitterness are governments. Hence, if there were a mutual government, the problem would be helped with to a very large extent. For example, in the story “Queen of Two Worlds,” the ruling queen has three regions under her rule. She has been shown to be taking care of them equally.
One issue that seems to stem from a government of this type is the probable loss of diversity. To be precise, ruling parties comprise humans. Humans have biases. Therefore, when governing the world, a ruling party of a specific type may want to make its culture the global one. This would lead to elimination of other cultures. To illustrate, a monarch may mandate that only a particular dance form be performed. This will put paid to other dance types.
Similarly, a foreseeable drawback is too complex a governing web. To elaborate, ruling the world will require an extremely big network of governing officials. Managing such a huge network will be extensively difficult, and, thus, the government may turn out to be an unfruitful one. A case in point can be dishonest practices at lower levels. Spotting such malpractices on a national level is relatively easy, but, on a worldwide level, it will be onerous.
In conclusion, a worldwide government seems to be an equally good and bad proposal. It can unify the world and reduce cross-border animosity. Nonetheless, it will be too difficult to handle and may prove to be hazardous to diversity.
