"...not so long ago the idea of world government had greater influence in the United States. Amid the enormous destruction unleashed by World Wars I and II, American Presidents successfully championed the establishment of the League of Nations and, later, the United Nations as instruments to curb the narrow nationalism that traditionally had led to war."
Given the obvious failures of mainstream political figures and the weakness of the United Nations at present, the whole '
One World Government' thing seems decades away. Still, people seem scared by the entire concept.