From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lee@piclab.com)
Date: Mon May 05 2003 - 17:44:51 MDT
> (Brett Paatsch <paatschb@optusnet.com.au>):
>
> > .. you might try asking the survey question this way: do you
> > favor giving planetwide control to an organization composed
> > of delegates most of whom were appointed by governments
> > that do not represent the interests of their people?
>
> Favor it in relation to what though? The prospect of Libya
> "championing" human rights certainly doesn't appeal to me
> personally. But at this stage in civilization we (humanity) don't
> get to do things in fine brush strokes. Its crude broad brush
> strokes and ugly compromises only. But simply because there
> are no all pleasant choices in how to organise or establish
> international law doesn't mean we can't find optimals amongst
> the unpleasant choices.
I wouldn't disagree with that (mainly because it isn't really saying
anything). To me, the choice of no international body, and a set of
decentralized, individual, sovereign states is clearly superior to
the choice repesented by the UN. If you want to propose another
choice, you'll have to convince me that it's better than that.
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