[kergonath]

How could it be? Why would countries like China, Russia, or Thailand align with the US on that subject when they clearly have no interest in doing so? Being overly cynical sounds good to some people, but it does not result in an accurate understanding of how the world works.

[Infernal]

I understand your interpretation of a one word response as idle cynicism for its own sake. Truly though, the history of civilization is one of ever-consolidating power, roughly correlated with technological advance. There are of course local exceptions (both in the geographical and temporal sense) to the overall trend, but barring a massive technological setback, I really don't see how we won't eventually end up under the rule of a single government.

[martin1975]

The desire for control will unite even philosophically disparate governments. Pay attention.

[kergonath]

In the real world, the opposite is happening right now.