Section IV
Scruples felt about establishing
a world coalition government
The extent of a doubt or misgiving about an undertaking is always proportionate to its importance. The concomitant of a trifling undertaking is a tiny doubt. That of a great undertaking is a weighty one. A complicated undertaking would of course invite a spectrum of doubts. Sometimes a casual glimpse at a doubt or misgiving might lead you to think that it is a hindrance to your plan. But on second thoughts, you would probably recognize a doubt as a magical motivation.
Although I have given a detailed analysis of various grounds on which rest all the scruples felt about the establishment of a world coalition government, I believe to deal with them exclusively—and more systematically—in a section in this volume would help my reader better convince themselves of the impertinence of the scruples.
(A) Doubts as to whether it is now opportune—from the perspective of evolution of mankind—to establish a world coalition government
1. Is it now too early to make such a move?
Someone put to me the query: “Are world outlook of the world population, its moral awareness, its political alertness, its sense of humanity really ready for the inauguration of a world coalition government, even though material civilization of man and his achievement in science and technology have crossed the threshold of the age of globalization or the age of information?”
2. Is it possible for man to “run” when he can barely “toddle”?
Then was put to me another query: “Might not the establishment of a world coalition government turn out to be another and worse scourge to mankind in the form of totalitarianism, despotism, anarchism, or egotism, in view of the fact that no satisfactory political system has ever emerged in the world so far, even though mankind did grope for an ideal political regime under the system of nation state (such as monarchy) for millennia, under the democratic system for several centuries, and under the system of the United Nations for decades?”
(B) Doubts on integrity of statesmen who might become candidates for appointments to posts in a world coalition government
1. What are the qualifications of a statesman who is to head a world coalition government?
In this connection the following queries have been put to me: “Aren’t there a host of outstanding contemporary political leaders who have fallen tragically because of their wild cravings for power, corrupted probity, warped sense of responsibility for mankind, narrow-mindedness and shortsightedness, nationalistic outlook, racialist inclination, or morbid religious sentiment?” “Is it possible that all the public servants working for a world coalition government are not only competent professionally but morally reliable so that the world public would trust them?” “In case the public servants fail the world public for their incompetence, would that bring about a loss of global dimension?” Suppose that all the public servants working for a world coalition government are 100 percent qualified and competent and perform their duties exceedingly well. “Is it possible that they would, in that case, recede in the long run into the old bureaucratic mire of the ‘heroic age’?”
2. What an approach a world coalition government should take to get along with religions?
Generally speaking, the overwhelming majority of religious leaders and religious votaries all over the world would doctrinally or sentimentally prioritize the interest of mankind above that of a nation, social group, or individual and would also uphold the idea of “one global community”. In the history of man, the majority of religious people did the same. But the actuality tells another story, because a stunningly large number of grisly wars originated with religious conflicts. Therefore the following queries have been put to me: “Is a world coalition government ready to or can it expertly handle its relation with various religions in the world?” “Can a world coalition government arrange for one religion to live in peace and harmony with any other religion?” “Would it happen that the intervention by a world coalition government in a religious conflict aggravate or enlarge the scope of such a conflict?”
3. What is the percentage of the world populace, that can be counted as well informed about the worldwide trend of globalization?
Given that at the present stage, nationalistic outlook, racialist inclination, and morbid religious sentiment are still prevalent with the world public, some people are worried and have put to me the following queries: “Which strata of the world public would adhere to the World Constitution?” “Under what conditions would such strata adhere to the World Constitution, prioritize the interest of the whole human race, and be generous enough to contribute to the well-being of mankind at their own cost?”
(C) Uncertainty felt about theoretical soundness of the proposal that a world coalition government be established
1. Has a sound and mature system of theories of world politics ever been formulated?
It is a fact that no systematic, authoritative, theoretic work on world coalition government has ever been published by any of the numerous scholars and academic institutions devoted to world politics research. Nor has any of the international organizations or nongovernment organizations fared better in this regard. Hence the worried query: “Would theoretical immaturity in this connection be a latent disaster springing from misguided political practice in the absence of a sound and mature system of world coalition government doctrines?”
2. Are the ideals formulated in history by ancient sages still applicable to the realities man is facing today?
The political ideal of a world government is a brainchild of not only such ancient sages as Confucius, Plato, but also noted philosophers of the 18th and 19th centuries such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Karl Marx and outstanding personages of the 20th century such as Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Franklin D. Roosevelt. But even before such a political ideal is literally put into effect, the world has already witnessed how extremely laboriously the United Nations, merely the shadow of such a political ideal, is wallowing about in the mud of international tussles and has been obliged for countless times to play the role of a rubber stamp. Hence the anxious query: “Wouldn’t the creation of a world coalition government under such circumstances land it in a fix where it would be compelled to do what is exactly in contradiction to its ideal?
3. How should we rate the feasibility of the proposal for establishing a world coalition government?
A lot of scholars have pressed me with the following questions: “How do you rate the feasibility of the proposal of establishing a world coalition government?” “Does a world citizen under the leadership of a world coalition government have the mental capacity for coping with the changes in his life pursuant to its establishment?” “Are the necessity of, impeccability in, and viability of creating a world coalition government all theoretically tenable?”
