“doesn’t love a wall”
Number 2 on Time Magazine’s list (22 Mar 2010, p 42-3) of important ideas for the next 10 years is: “Remapping the World.” According to Parag Khanna:
“Political borders remain among the most fundamental obstacles to human progress around the world. And yet while a borderless world could be a great thing, we can’t assume it inot being. We have to actually build it. Nothing would make a great contribution toward removing justifications for armed conflict and toward economic development. In the next decade, drawing a new map of the world won’t be just a worthy goal, it will become a moral, economic and strategic imperative.”
Khana is the author of The Second World: How Emerging Powers Are Redefining Global Competition in the 21st Century (Random House, 2009).
This initiative reminds of the John Lennon 1971 song Imagine:
Imagine there’s no countries/ It isn’t hard to do/ Nothing to kill or die for/ And no religion, too
April 8th, 2010 at 11:27 am
The following letter by Andrew Sharo appeared in NG (Apr 2010):
“Not long after reading the article on the Hadza of Tanzania, I heard John Lennon’s “Imagine” on the radio, and several similarities struck me. Lennon sings of a new world where there is no religion, no countries, no possessions, greed, or hunger, everyone sharing this world and living life in peace. The Hadza people have little religion and are unaware of the rest of the world, let alone separate countries. They have few possessions and don’t worry about famine. Everyone shares the land, living in peace with other tribes. It makes one wonder if Lennon channeled his possible African ancestors while writing the song.”
August 12th, 2010 at 7:57 am
John Lennon was a good singer and songwriter. But his skill may very well be entirely utilized only as a result of cooperation while using other three Beatles. Without McCartney, Harrison and even Ringo Starr John Lennon was not very good for speaking. Certain, a solo career was also effective, however the genius songs had created the Beatles.