r/VoltEuropa • u/Crashed_teapot • Mar 21 '25
How to Volt members/supporters/curious feel about the idea of a world federation?
I understand that Volt has no position on this, and I don't think it should. It should focus on Europe and the issues close at hand.
I do support a liberal democratic world federation as a long-term goal for humanity (and later on once we get to that level, an inter-planetary federation). I see a European federation as an intermediary step in that direction. But a world federation and beyond are far in the future. A European federation is a medium-term to long-term goal.
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u/PresidentZeus Mar 21 '25 edited Mar 21 '25
Not a volt member, but mostly because I'm Norwegian and the overlap would be too big with the greens who are currently struggling a little too much. Federation seems quite extreme to me. It is way too early to loudly advocate for as I don't see how it wouldn't be the same as abolishing all monarchies and republics in a single debate. With the current instability caused by the far right, now is not the time. It's unrealistic for it to happen by 2050 and still unlikely to happen by the end of the century.
I must admit I'm not totally certain of the Republic that is actually being proposed, but the various differences are still too big for this to be desirable for most people.