Here’s how to run the world

@craigstone_:

Interesting thoughts. #politics #theworld

Originally posted on ideas.ted.com:

Do you think your country’s political system is broken? Simon Anholt has a solution: the Good Country Party, which looks beyond borders to include everyone from everywhere.

I’ve just started a party. It’s called the Good Country Party.

It’s not exactly a drinks party, because for starters I’ve invited 700 million people to join. And it’s not exactly a political party, because I’m getting sick of politics and we won’t be standing for election. Actually, we can’t stand for election, because the Good Country Party isn’t located in any country: it’s located on the internet and it’s a party for everyone, everywhere.

So what kind of party is this?

It’s a party for people who feel frustrated at the way things seem to be going. Every day, we read in the newspapers that people are fighting and starving, we’ve broken the weather, the economic system is in turmoil, the threat of nuclear…

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