On the point of removing national devisions and having earth as one big country, I would like to add that there is a list of advantages and disadvantages to world rule:
A world ruler is a dangerous thing.
Oppression would be an ever-present threat.
Decentralising power and establishing individual countries has the practical advantage of being able to deal with localised issues more effectively.
Hatred and racism would inevitably leach it's nasty way into the system, crushing local cultures and diversity.
The international community is doomed to failure due to it's lack of community spirit and it's cold, inhuman nature. It's logical that subversive, underground counter-cultures would form, and people would go back to their local community roots.
Those are the disadvantages, however the advantages, when applied to a more advanced human civilisation on earth, make a lot of sense. When we're evolved enough to be able to rule the world without danger of corruption, we would be able to deal with localised issues by seperating the world into functional districts that act merely to deal with utility funding, police, etc. Also there would be no wars, as there would be nobody to fight - so long as society was advanced enough to avoid a civil war, and humans were united in their diversity, there would be no cultural clashes igniting fights, and no countries between cultures to incubate the flame.
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