Though I am very much interested in the implementation of world federalism, I am inclined not to speculate in regards to what sub-administrative units to create or with which borders. "Tyranny of the map" can cause nasty problems for people over the course of many generations. In my opinion, it is important to choose political boundaries that respect humanity's many nations. And by "nation," I mean to say an ethnic or otherwise cultural group - not necessarily one of the current countries or their respective districts. Though I imagine there may be instances where having districts with similar populations would be very useful, that should not be as important as making sure people are not torn apart by arbitrary lines drawn by outsiders, or forced to be considered one with other major groups which between them have little or no past feelings of shared interest, cultural unity, or inter-group solidarity.
Ethnic nationalism in general is something I hope will gradually dissolve over time. Still, for the time being there are parts of the world where it remains quite strong. For the many nations of humanity to peaceably collaborate they will need a sense of self-determination and partial autonomy within the larger framework of the federalist system. To reduce the threat of intra-district oppression, tension, and conflict it may be prudent to avoid creating any districts where one cultural or ethnic faction is well-positioned to become dominant over and perhaps even disrespect and subjugate the interests other sizable groups when we can. In the States we have a civic flavor of nationalism which I think makes many of us underestimate the extent to which billions of folk will opt (at least for the first few several generations of a world federation) to identify far more strongly with people based on their traditions, customs, and shared experiences than with humanity (or other divisions of people based on their continent, civilization, or some other grouping) in general.
When deciding on these sub-administrative districts, Vosem, are you taking into account past and present conflicts of interest among diverse peoples and then responding to them in such a way as to mitigate the risks - or at least the severity - of those which may begin or continue in the future? If not, that is perfectly alright. It’s very interesting to see which districts you decide to create. If you did, please accept my apologies for rushing to conclusions! Nevertheless, in such a diverse world I believe it is imperative for architects of such a federalist system to examine thousands of cultures, and carefully decide how to arrange the districts so as to help governments moderate, if not preemptively defuse some of the conditions which give rise to war, hate, strife, inter-group misunderstandings, etc.
Setting aside the rambliness and poor writing of this post, have you any thoughts on this all?
