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7.6 Global
Civic Obligations
Version 1.2 January 2019 (Previous
Version)
These are the questions we ask in the introduction (Section
0.1.6 – paragraph 40):
What can we do if national governments are not facing up
to their responsibilities? If every nation in the world reached the standard
of the best nations now, would that result in global peace and justice,
equality, financial stability and environmental sustainability? Should we
support global non-government organisations such as Amnesty International,
the Society of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Médecins Sans Frontières,
or the World Wildlife Fund, or is it a waste of time and money? Can we do
anything to address global poverty and social justice? Should we, on
principle, look to other big organisations or United Nations agencies to promote
social benefits? If so, how should they be structured? What would be their
role?
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This Chapter covers what is generally
called civil society, the non-government organizations (NGOs) that work
alongside, independently of, or against the policies of national governments. It
briefly emphasizes the value of local groups, such as film societies and football
clubs, and national bodies such as a National Football Association r
Conservation Foundation. The Chapter then focusses on the current overwhelming
need for global non-government organizations.
Part 3 (History) shows that area governments, even the
democratic ones, have only limited abilities to devise and implement the best
policies, not only for their own constituents, but also for the needy elsewhere
and humanity as a whole. In response, large minorities in many nations, and
majorities in a few nations, support autocratic or populist politicians with
simplistic but ineffective solutions to social problems, because they see no
alternative. Local and global NGOs can fill the gaps, provided area governments
allow them to coexist and provide at least moral support.
In democratic countries, especially the
USA but also in Europe and other places (but not in totalitarian countries), it
is generally agreed that a strong civil society adds to the richness of our
cultural and sporting lives, but also supplements government actions –
providing independent expertise and resources, and advocacy for equal treatment
of all citizens. Civil society – NGOs – add to the community’s “human capital”
– increasing the store of knowledge, skills and standards.
History shows there are grounds for
concern about big government taking over our lives, and their inadequate
services. Perhaps social welfare – alleviating poverty, ensuring universal
access to medical and legal services, and so on – should not be the sole
responsibility of area governments.
We plan to look at how civil
society can bring the best outcomes under the following headings:
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1. Local Civil Society:
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Football clubs and film societies!
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Is it reasonable to break down this area into
these topics at this level?
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2. Special Causes and Catastrophes:
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Helping in emergencies!
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3. United Nations Agencies:
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Are the UN agencies enough?
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4. Expertise and Advocacy:
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Supplementing area government!
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5. Luck, Charity and Rights:
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Rights are part of life’s lottery!
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6. Commercial Suppliers:
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How far can we trust big business?
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7. Big Business & Big Government:
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Can we worry about Big Brother?
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8. Global Obligations:
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Can we supplement nation states?
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After going through these topics, our current conclusions,
as stated in the overview, are as follows:
We need global non-government organizations to address global
problems that don't involve universal compliance and coercion, to counter
abuses of power by area governments and big business – with its excessive
influence on government and society – and to distribute global resources to the
areas of greatest need.
more Statement
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The following pages explain how we
justify these conclusions.
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Examples of the
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● On
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Without Words from Mendelssohn (who died in 1847), Opus 14 Nbr 4, called Contentment. Check it out: the Tenets
conclude most
times, I have a measure of content.
● Chapter 2.3 covers the solar system
and Earth’s development. In there somewhere, surely we should be
hearing Gustav
Holst's The Planets, which premiered 100 years ago. There is a movement for
each of the planets.
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