Michael Cash wrote:

> >> Kevin, it may be time to trot out my old post showing what constitutes
> >> a majority in a world government.
> >
> >Bring it on!
> >
> >- Kevin
>
> Here 'tis, from March 2002:
>
> Mainly for Eric,

It was? Why?

> but I'm sure Kevin will have fun with this too
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>
> Please choose the more palatable of the two following hypothetical
> scenarios:
>
> Number One
> 135 million people (about 2% of the world's population) govern the
> rest of the people in the world.
>
> Number Two
> 6 nations (about 2% of the world's nations) govern the rest of the
> nations in the world.
>
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>
> Using the numbers from http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/idbrank.pl
> (just for shits and giggles and because it was the easiest to find)
> and assuming that each of the  227 countries and regions listed there
> would be a part of our World Government...
>
> I find that were we to base representation on "one member, one vote"
> then the 135 million people of the least populated 114 (50% plus 1)
> would constitute a majority. Should they form a bloc, you would have 2
> percent of the world's population calling the shots for everybody.

Which is why I am glad that the UN does not operate that way, and that members
do not wield equal influence.

> If we seat representatives proportionally to each country or region's
> population, then the top 6 nations would have a majority of the votes.
> Two percent of the member states could call the shots for the other
> 98%.

If these were the only two choices, I'd choose the latter. What of it?

> What conclusion can be drawn from this? For one, obviously the people
> who bitch about America wielding power far out of proportion to its
> (roughly) 5% share of the world's population are being unreasonable
> and entirely out of line.

That's not what I bitch about. It's about America thinking it is, or being
expected to be, the global policeman. I generally don't complain about the US
being one of the most influential nations in the world.

> I have demonstrated that decisions for the
> entire world can be made by a mere 2% of the world's population.

Decisions for the entire world "can" also be made by one, or a small group of
individuals.

> America exceeds that threshold by 250%, clearly establishing ample
> authority for doing as it damned well pleases. There has never been a
> more clear mandate.

Did I complain about that?

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