I think there is, I think it's a beautiful thought. It seems to me that the big challenges for the centuries ahead include problems with the planet... like global warming, pollution, ecosystems not working out right. Solving these problems will require intimate coordination among many big nations. If we start acting with greater cohesion, if we understand that global warming is as much of a concern (or should be) to a guy living in Arkansas as it is to a guy living in China, we can probably solve these problems more effectively. Mind you I'm not advocating erasing all country-lines right now, I just think there's probably a good balance between the two extremes. We probably weren't ready for the transition to happen a few decades ago, but now we are a little bit. I think/hope this continues.
> The marginalization of nation-states just means that there is truly nothing to stand up to the trans-national corporations and global capital owners.
As if that's not the reality right now...