What kind of events would have to take place for one nation to rule the entire planet?
14 replies, posted
Title says it all.
Serious comments only please.
Well I honestly think that the only surviving people would be one cultural group. That'll be the only way people just don't get along.
A nuclear holocaust, and everyone forgets about Madagascar. They shall rise.
[QUOTE=Novangel;43041420]A nuclear holocaust, and everyone forgets about Madagascar. They shall rise.[/QUOTE]
Pretty much the same idea that only one cultural group can rule. Interesting...
[QUOTE]Well I honestly think that the only surviving people would be one cultural group.[/QUOTE]
People who share the same culture can still despise each other and have opposing interests.
Isn't there some volcanoes that are currently inactive but can wipe out 90% of the earth if it did erupt
Mass purge of approx. 70-75% of Earth's population, followed by mass assimilation into a singular world-wide culture that promotes progress over family, art, history, etc. and only looks toward the future.
[QUOTE=Zadrave;43043651]Isn't there some volcanoes that are currently inactive but can wipe out 90% of the earth if it did erupt[/QUOTE]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory[/url]
well it has happened before to an extent.
[QUOTE=Moustacheman;43043698]Mass purge of approx. 70-75% of Earth's population, followed by mass assimilation into a singular world-wide culture that promotes progress over family, art, history, etc. and only looks toward the future.[/QUOTE]
why do those things necessarily exclude a single government?
Well, I think that maybe there could be two different cultural groups or more as long as there is one leader who is neutral and can compromise evenly between them on all of the issues.
-SNIP
Tribes merging into kingdoms, kingdoms into nations, nations into federations/unions and then they'll merge into something much bigger.
Globalization.
The complete dissolution of every major global organization and union of countries (UN, EU, NAFTA). Then we all decide to go back to the olden days and try to annex every possible fucking country, or get annexed ourselves... whichever comes first.
A reincarnation of Genghis Khan.
2M mongols against 7B other humans?
And Mongolia doesn't even have required industry to go to war.
Playing a futuristic Civ 5
But in reality you're actually controlling the real civilizations
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.