Stein wrote:In addition, some third-world countries are staggering -- and have for years -- with crushing debts that impact their entire GNP. Yet, no one in the mainstream suggests -- still doesn't -- the notion of writing off at least part of those debts for the greater good.

Fortunately, that's not true; there's a completely mainstream process for debt relief to third-world countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavily_i ... _countries
https://www.one.org/international/issue ... cellation/

Edit: oops, missed page 3 where this has already been addressed.

Going way back to the OP, I'd agree that humans are capable of some pretty cool shit when they aren't pre-occupied with fucking each other over one dumb thing or another, and that voting for governments that foster a culture of not-fucking-each-other-over is a Good Thing that perhaps isn't given the weight it deserves (as opposed to "the economy!1!", for example, although obviously economic prosperity is not unrelated to the need/desire to fuck others over).