Thx for answering Matthewg, that's a great help..

I think one world government is possible and would most probably be established after a few more centuries. As people become more advanced and shares more common identities. We now already signs of it.. though not matured yet.. such as reginal allies and associations.. as well as UN.

I don't think the differences among cultural roots is a big problem.. you see, influences across the world are everywhere. One day, by the usage of advanced communication technology, the world will be come as a whole...Once upon the time Japan did not accept western culture, such as the way they wear their clothes and many thinkings and systems. Now Japan's young people are greatly westernized. (and caused great concerns to their old ones.) another example is the asians in American, though their root are very different, but ain't they living as comfortably as usual..? In the future, when people are more open-minded and educated, they'll learn better to accept other's culture and belief and be more tolerance towards others.

About dictatorship. There would always be a democratic council i believe..unless the government has corrupted.. that's not avoidable since all governing system has rise and fall.. but don't worry, a revolution will follow to start a whole new one...

There'll be subordinate branches certainly, enabling self-governing system over certain areas like security and education to suit their people's need... just like the government we now have...

but the problem I see is that the one world governent would most probably focusing their strength to favour one area on developing... which might stir dissagreement from other places.... and this'll create a disastrous rural-urban migration since the conditions for travelling between places had made convenient by cutting down many documentory works.

Anyway.. a one world government will be possible... since from the past.. human only cares about their tribes.. then they enlarged their sectors to become a fortress.. a state.. a country.. a nation.. in the future ..probably.. a world...

*seems like I need your help to modify my broken english again, mr. moderator..thanx*

Athelas d'Orion: The Maltese Local Councils Act was modelled on the European Charter of Local Self-Government. You can find information about the Maltese local government here.

Aristocles: "I don't think the differences among cultural roots is a big problem.. you see, influences across the world are everywhere. One day, by the usage of advanced communication technology, the world will be come as a whole."

It does sound cynical, but there will always be differences among cultural roots. Technology is turning the world into a global village, but this won't mean we'll all get along -- it will accentuate the differences between us. Terrorists post propoganda on websites, and improvements in communication have made it possible for them to conduct their attacks on a global scale. Speak to someone who lived through WWII: it was the fear of one-world government that brought the Allies to war against the Axis Powers. Even now, in places like England, you'll find staunch and fearful nationalists who are anti-EU.

If you're interested in intrinsic cultural differences, you should read Zadie Smith's White Teeth. The book opens with the line "What is past, is prologue." Many psychologists argue that humans base their identity on their past, no matter how distant. This is why, even when starting a completely new existence, immigrants of the same root group together, and we end up with Chinatown and Little Italy.

I think the need for a one-world government is not politcal, but economical. This last century, corporations have grown beyond comprehension. They are not based in one country, but are described as being multi-national. They're more mobile than any nation's army, and can hop from country to country, never having to subjugate themselves to the laws of a single state. This constant hopping has created economic instability, were one country is never sure whether it will go from boom to slump, or slump to depression. A one-world government could ensure that the global market is not just free, but open and fair, through international legislation.

as i told the person who decided to as the stupid question about anarchy, it sounds good, but with human attitude and intention it cannot work. A one world government cannot work because the economy would suffer, the citizens would attempt to overthrow, and it would honestly get to the leaders' heads. It can NOT exist.