What would you do if you could take over the world

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I would make only Autistic people to be politicians

I would use my dictatorial powers benignly: to ensure a freer, more liberty-oriented world for people with less overbearing regulation and bureaucracy. Then I would dissolve my powers, install fully democratic governments and go and live somewhere hot with dusky maidens pandering to my every whim. Sound good?

I would make school bullying punishable by a life sentence in prison.

I'd implement strict birth control methods and incentives to hopefully curb the massively bloated population, get rid of religion as much as humanly possible, and use some of the wealth of the current so-called first world nations to set up sustainable farming practices on a global scale.

Then I would construct a secret hideaway, vest power in a group of goody-goody socially leftist intellectuals, and emerge from drinking really good coffee in my isolated lair only to occasionally issue decrees or possibly to terrify children on Halloween.

Also I would kidnap most of the world's current leaders and lock them up in a Citadel of Terror where they'll be forced to perform Broadway musicals together for the rest of their lives. 'Cause I'm just mean like that.

[See below; I accidentally double-posted]

Last edited by MagicMike on 11 Apr 2006, 11:54 am, edited 1 time in total.

If I took over the world, it would be through a mix of social engineering and outright total warfare.

The first thing I'd do is put out a personal ad ("President of the World"); I'd get responses easily no? Seriously though, the first thing I would do is use Switzerland as my base of operations, and redraw territorial boundaries (individual national leaders answer to me). Jerusalem would be an autonomous state similar to the Vatican; the Israelis and Palestinians can theoretically coexist in a state, contrary to what the Old Testament preaches. Sub-saharan Africa will be tricky though as there are far too many ethnic divisions to create a real state without a series of debt relief, job training, etc. programs. I shall actually meet with the NAACP, and seek to actively discredit the Nation of Islam, KKK, Aryan Nation, etc.

Divert funds from big tobacco, oil subsidies, etc. and put them to researching alternate energy sources. Dismantle nuclear weapons to use for energy; research how to convert radiation to energy. Get rid of our government cheese, or better yet distribute it to areas that need it more. Since I own the world, I can control import duties and make the cheese affordable for the starving masses. I would raise income taxes (a progressive tax) and lower sales taxes (a flat tax). Eliminate the regressive tax outright by not asking "what percentage of income was spent on what?" Privatize social security; have the government offer classes on how to best invest money.

Humanity's health is a very important concern; therefore I shall actually distribute condoms among Africa to help slow AIDS down (as opposed to Bush's administration which decries such an action as immoral). I shall fund research into cloning, genetic manipulation, etc. Irridating crops/pesticides/etc. are health hazards, so switching to other methods (drip irrigation, pest-eating spiders, etc) is another issue. Contrary to what most people in the organic movement believe, I do believe in genetically modified crops: imagine if our spinach were LOADED with protein that we'd all be like Popeye the Sailor Man. I believe in clinical immortality and would fund research into cold storage, longetivity vaccines, etc.

Space is also important; we need a way to protect our travellers from cosmic rays. One idea is the use of a water shield surrounding the craft. This would increase mass drastically unless an unusual method of water transportation was devised (like a space elevator). This means we need to reduce the costs to produce carbon nanotubes, perhaps our best bet for an elevator cable with the tensile strength for such an endeavor. I would then convert the ISS into a counterweight for this elevator, as well as a shipyard for spaceships. As it becomes more practical, we'll expand this shipyard and increase the number of elevators appropriately.

I believe in civil liberties; I believe consensual crimes aren't crimes. I believe in the legalization of marijuana, prostitution, etc. assuming it's not forced upon. Meaning a pimp (that kidnaps a girl and shoots her with crack so she becomes dependent on him so she sells her body to others for her next fix) is scum and deserves death. I don't believe in arresting people because they rented a motel for "immoral purposes," (boyfriend&girlfriend after prom night?) or for having an interest in kinky toys.

Who here would have me for world leader?

I'd end political correctness.

It was actually true at one point (during the UN Partition Plan of 1947). Israel/Palestine was separeted into a Jewish State and an Arab State. Jerusalem, given it's significance to Jews and Muslims, was declared to be the International Zone. Neither Jews nor Arabs had exclusive access rights, although the conflict over the Temple Mount is another story. See the map here.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/unplan47.html

I like that!! ! some people need it

Thank you, I haven't heard people say that before!! ! face it people need to think about due process and gum the idiot who keeps saying "It will offend someone " with a word from the reactionary council (fictitious btw) give me a break!! !

I'd redistribute the wealth in a much more equal way.

I would be as lenient as possible, but I would not blow things totally out of proportion.

i'd help sick people in third-world countries, be a peacemaker, and make being extremely obnoxious be punishable by the law.

other than that everyone would have amazing fashion taste

I'd re-instate the Jolly Red Routemasters.

Try to know my limitations. Lest I forget things, ask people wiser than myself for advice. And Fund Science Massively.

Fun answer: Everything would remain the same except I would be given total moral, ethical, and legal immunity, so I could shoot someone in the head randomly and nobody could arrest me, and those who assault me in self defense would get in trouble.

Real answer: I would research human nature, psychology, sociology, economy, and all relevant factors and create a society whose values people naturally tended towards. Create a system that was made to work using the selfish desires of normal humans. And I'd have a policy towards greater net happiness rather than longevity. Make Longevity just an option, not the only legal method. I would have to destroy all those who didn't adhere to my values otherwise their culture would infect my own. So basically the same thing any other dictator would do. Enforce their values and view of reality onto everyone with the pretense of helping them.