Frequently Observed Objections to Global Online Democracy

O. The internet can not be trusted for online voting.
A. This is not a petition for online voting. If the people are online then their democracy will be online as well.

O. The world is not ready for world peace. There are too many cultural diffrences.
A. Cultural differences have not prevented the USA from succeeding.

O. My country has enough problems without taking on the rest of the world's problems.
A. Your country's problems can be directly tied to a lack of world peace.

O. Democracy is no panacea and does not guarantee peace.
A. History says otherwise.

O. Hitler was elected.
A. Would you rather live in a democratic world or an undemocratic world?

O. The world is moving towards world peace naturally. There's no need to push it.
A. Freedom has never been free.

O. I like things exactly the way they are.
A. The world is a tinderbox without world peace.

O. This sounds like mob rule.
A. Dictators have been saying this for thousands of years. Shall we turn back the clock?

O. I can only support a democratic world if it comes with a Bill of Rights.
A. Where are your rights more likely to be protected, a democratic world or an undemocratic world?

O. The powers that be will never allow it.
A. We are the powers that be.

O. It's impossible.
A. The internet is a global telecommuncations system. Use it or lose it.

O. I have too much to do as it is without pursuing an idealistic fantasy.
A. My heroes have always said otherwise.

O. I'm a Christian and the Bible says the Kingdom of God is not the Kingdom of Man.
A. I agree. The Kingdom of God is not the Kingdom of Man. It is the Family of Man.

O. The system has always been corrupt and will always be corrupt.
A. Please stop endorsing corruption.

O. I'm not endorsing corruption. I'm just being realistic.
A. Is the average person corrupt?

O. No, but the average person is easily misled.
A. Who is more likely to mislead the people, the majority empowered by law or a minority empowered by force?

O. A democratic world would be anarchy.
A. An undemocratic world is anarchy.

O. I have the right to my opinion.
A. Unless you own all the guns, then your rights are in the hands of those who do.

O. I'll take my chances.
A. Evil exists as long as good people do nothing.

O. Why now?
A. If not now, when?

O. Maybe in a hundred years or a thousand years.
A. Then we can at least agree on the goal. Why wait?

O. I told you before. The world is not ready and until it is we must accept some form of tyranny in order to avoid total anarchy.
A. Do you really think the world can survive another generation of war?

O. It's not tyranny if it is leading us in the right direction.
A. How will we know when we are ready?

O. We will know we are ready when either our leaders tell us we are ready.
A. And where will these leaders come from?

O. I'll tell you what. I'll sign your petition when I see X number of people have already signed it.
A. I'll be back.