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It's kinda crossed my mind from time to time, wondering how you would create your "perfect" world. I'm writing mine down on a note pad right now, and going to post somewhat soon. Any1 feel like sharing there own ideas?

"The Land of Do As You Please".

So long as it hurts no one, go for it. No stupid morality laws or any crap like that. Very simple, if you don't like something, then you don't need to do it. There's no need to keep someone else from not enjoying their life. You can do as you please.

But we will have very strict rules when it comes to things like murder, rape or theft.

End world poverty, world hunger, and instability. Bring in some peace, love, and friendship! :)

Set up channels for the redistribution of food globally. Tax the perfume, designer clothing and pet-care industries to death and use it to pay for said distribution network.

I would also significantly increase fines against businesses that pollute, and give incentives to reduce carbon emissions, use alternative fuels and recycle.

I'd create an extremely oppressive regime, forcing the long-term unemployed into public work schemes (a la 1930s Germany), requiring prospective parents to obtain a licence to reproduce, banning the production and processing of meat for human consumption, limiting any benefits to those who are retired or can't work any more for whatever reason (because they aren't productive members of society)...

Oh, and the execution of any political opponents I may have.

Actually, I'd probably just embezzle a load of money from financial organisations and retire in peace to some island somewhere.

I'd do it one weekend, so that the next weekend... I could learn French.

Create a safe Island paradise for myself first.

Then the main things:

1. Reorganize territory boundaries and establish personal identity within each . The result being multiple countries that dont intend to submit to others and are too small to be a threat to more than one at a time.

2. Create a refuge country So refugees will always have some place to go that legally must accept them and cannot expel them. I think the uses of this are many.

3. Establish global human rights standards. Concise but direct, harsh penalties for any territory governer that tries to circumnavigate them.

Set up an Islamic empire where glory to Allah is priority and there is no such thing as Israel.

Set up an Islamic empire where glory to Allah is priority and there is no such thing as Israel.Is that your real opinion or are you "in character"?

Set up an Islamic empire where glory to Allah is priority and there is no such thing as Israel.
Check it out, NS finally has an Islamic extremist! Hope you like fire!

Create a society with strict public moral codes balanced by extremely laxed private ones(if one exists at all).

Set up an Islamic empire where glory to Allah is priority and there is no such thing as Israel.

I smell troll.

Give it back :)

Abolish any and all religions, nations and possibly companies and replace them by guidelines that are aimed at further development of mankind. Of course this will be done over a long timespan to prevent a collapse of the global economy.

Mankind must try to achieve this through intensified research - on the short term into techniques that can increase a person's life, on the long term into means with which we can further colonize the universe and mine resources -, the inherent increased funding for education, equalisation of all people in the world, improving the lifeability of all possibly inhabitable surfaces on the earth - this includes, but is not limited to preventing further desertification and improving irrigration networks of already existing farmlands -.

Of course there are many other things there can and will be done to fulfill these aims, but they will be thought of and noted during deliberations with all sorts of people.


So yes, is essence, I am looking to institute a technocracy looking to improve things for humanity.

i would abdicate

Allow people the freedom to live as they feel is correct. There is no one right way to live. For my part & my own little sectioon...well. Click the factbook link right below there.

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I'd give you an hour :p

As a global dictator, my first act would be to KILL EVERYONE!!!
I'd set the entire military to kill every last man, woman, and child, and after that I would force them to commit suicide.
Then there would be no poverty, no starvation, no wars, and no unhappiness in the world.

Of course, while killing civilians, the soldiers would have to cut off the corpses' heads and put them on stakes.

Or... Maybe not

I'd give you an hour :p

Meh, I still have a giant red button that says "N00kz!" :p

I'd order all nations to be disbanded, and then rejoined into one giant, world-wide United States of America!!!! Then, I'd turn it into a dictatorship, with me at the head, and invite everyone over for a massive blockparty every saturday night. And then it'll be all cool. And I'll make it illegal for anyone to argue, or start hatin'. And if they do, I'll arrest them and reeducate them with a couple of beers. And on Sunday, there'll be football, and on Saturday, there'll be hockey. Oh, and I'll ban that soccer stuff too.

Oh, and snowboarding will be the national sport/religion.

First Off: Press is going to remove any emotion from the news, with the exception of editorials.
Repeal any censorship laws-I don't care what the hell they say about me
Gays-I got better things to think about, they can go do whatever the hell they want.
Police would considerrably more powerful, and have more powerful weapons at their disposal
Religious freedom round the world.
Considerable amount of money, time, and man power to research space travel.
Alternative fuels-I'm pretty sure fossil fuels ain't gonna last us forever.
Right to bear arms-In case I go crazy or something like that.
Education-remove sports from schools-give heavy emphaysis on specialized schools also
Sports-Sports clubs for those that want to do them-I'm just moving sports into clubs so that all the education money goes to education.
Thats bout it

Three words baby. Orwell doubleplus good.

Three words baby. Orwell doubleplus good.

Them spies is everywhere! :eek:

I'd build my capital in Jerusalem, where as my Palace was also a temple for the three Abraham faiths. Then I'd build shrines to myself all over the place. I'd make sure they were the largest of shrines man has ever seen. It'd be known that i am the greatest mortal man to ever live.

Other less important things I'd do:
-Destroy all nuclear weaponry.
-Research the dark side of the force, and light sabers
- Make prostitution compulsory
-kill all "unwanted" peoples aka fundies
-ban stupidity
-t3h intrawebs would be free for everyone, and with super high bandwidth
-make sure that no is ever as sexy as my fine ass. Those that are born sexy will have to live a life of solitude as monks or nuns, so that way i can get all the women.
-ban emo music
-completly destroy chicago. Damn I hate that place.

-completly destroy chicago. Damn I hate that place.

:upyours:

:upyours:

I seriously wish it would just fall into Lake Michigan, do the world some good ^_^

First of all, I'd eliminate any laws that infringe upon the rights of the individual. This means that one could physically do anything, so long as it doesn't infringe upon the rights of another... Unless they agree to it (yeah yeah, bondage and whatnot). This also includes religious practices, so nobody would be able to attempt to "convert" somebody if they don't want to be converted.

Next, I'd enforce strict environmental standards for which all industries must adhere. Carbon-based emissions would be put to a minimum, and the thoughtless dumping of chemicals would be put to an end. There's growth, and then there's being irresponsible.

Then, I'd clamp down on corporations that treat their workers like slaves (Coca Cola in Columbia, for instance). Nobody should be allowed to slaughter their workers because they demand decent working conditions.

After that, I'd begin a ten-year plan of globalisation. Gathering all of the necessary information, I would use my funds to build the necessary infrastructure in needy areas. This includes agriculture, water (with desalination and filtration), waste management (sewer and recycling), and industry. Education is paramount in this, and I would have all schools teach English as a "basic" language. In this all-encompassing plan of globalisation, I would quell the violence in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. As their territories would be subject to my new global policies, anyone who infringes upon the rights of others would be dealt with in accordance to my laws( note that there is no death penalty).

As for the last of my five major plans, I would devote billions of dollars to scientific research, with about a third of the funding going toward space research and all it encompasses. The sooner we can colonise other planets, the better.

With my five major plans completed, along with a new system of laws and rights that grant virtually limitless individual freedom, I would create a global council to work as overseers. Of course, I wouldn't abdicate, but such a thing would be necessary when I finally die (unless of course, my science teams find a way to transfer my thoughts and memories to a computer, or another organic brain, THEN I would have to abdicate).


It's always interesting to think about this, but it's a shame that it would never happen.

I seriously wish it would just fall into Lake Michigan, do the world some good ^_^

Don't pollute our lake with that filth!

I'd make the world a capitalist minarchist paradise, without all the regulations and taxes and welfare and with no force or fraud.

I'd make the world a capitalist minarchist paradise, without all the regulations and taxes and welfare and with no force or fraud.

Fraud is a direct consequence of regulations of trade. So yea, once you abolish regulations, fraud is gone.

But you're speaking of a truly capitalist system? Interesting.

Fraud is a direct consequence of regulations of trade. So yea, once you abolish regulations, fraud is gone.

But you're speaking of a truly capitalist system? Interesting.

There is always the possibility of fraud with contracts, implicit or explicit, if said contracts are broken. And yes, a truly capitalist system, like Hong Kong^2.

I'd take all the fundies of every stripe. I'd put them on a big island together and see how long it took them to kill each other off.

I'd take all the fundies of every stripe. I'd put them on a big island together and see how long it took them to kill each other off.

3.23 minutes.

If I were Empress of the world....

I'd make WC the Prime Minister

TBD would be in charge of everything to do with biology and medicine

FD could run the Palace Guards

I'd put Bottle in charge of Education

VH could run the Secret Police

Cabra West would be in charge of bars and alcohol distribution

Kanabia would be the Imperial Bard

PM and Glitzi would be in charge of weddings

Ruffy could be in charge of (formerly) illegal drugs

Grainne Ni Malley would bein charge of resorts, spas, and amusement parks

All beaches would be clothing optional

Everyone wanting an audience in the Imperial Throne Room would have to approach naked as well. :D Leave everything at the door and pick it up on your way home.

I'd give Chan a Phantom mask and let her deal with those convicted of rape or molestation of the young. (Yes you CAN drop chandeliers on them if you want)

Lots would change but I think most people would be happier.
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And I'd be the distant one who would eventually usurp your power and have all of you spayed and neutered.

There is always the possibility of fraud with contracts, implicit or explicit, if said contracts are broken. And yes, a truly capitalist system, like Hong Kong^2.

Contracts imply regulations.

And I'd be the distant one who would eventually usurp your power and have all of you spayed and neutered.

Sounds like its time for an Auto da Fe! :eek:

VH could run the Secret Police

If everyone is walking around naked then where will I conceal my weapons and gadgets? :eek:

If everyone is walking around naked then where will I conceal my weapons and gadgets? :eek:

Nature's pocket.

Destroy the old religions, make everyone worship me.

As it should be...


Actually, I'd probably do something like destroy all weapons (maybe keep some antiques or something) invest in literacy programs, sex ed programs, get groups to teach sustainable farming techniques to undeveloped countries, increase support for scientific research... et c

If everyone is walking around naked then where will I conceal my weapons and gadgets? :eek:

*not saying a thing...*

Set up an Islamic empire where glory to Allah is priority and there is no such thing as Israel.

Can't get anymore blunt than that.....

Contracts imply regulations.

Not from the state, no.

I’d appoint a penguin Viceroy of Antarctica and have it follow me around all the time.

Oh, and Ann Coulter and Bill O’Reily would be court jesters.

Mostly I’d just delegate.

If everyone is walking around naked then where will I conceal my weapons and gadgets? :eek:

LOL! Its only optional not mandatory. :) You can wear a trenchcoat. :D Enough room to conceal lots of stuff but easy to put on and take off.

As for the throne room thing your people and FD's get to wear clothes (not to mention armor) in the throne room. Since you'd be protecting me from people like potarius it's an exception I'm glad to make.

I just hope you get naked at barbecues and other social events.:D
Up to you but you'd have staff so that you wouldn't have to be on the job 24/7.

Besides think how much easier it'll be to frisk naked people. ;-)

Besides think how much easier it'll be to frisk naked people. ;-)

Might be more fun too. Sometimes, maybe.

If everyone is walking around naked then where will I conceal my weapons and gadgets? :eek:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=505817&highlight=naked

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=505817&highlight=naked

That thread is worth reading just to see what Fass had to say. :D

Destroy the old religions, make everyone worship me.



I already do that ;)

For all of those who talk about "destroying all weapons"..

Are you planning on getting rid of every object on the planet? There's nothing that can't be used as a weapon somehow. At worst, I can pick up a ROCK. ctually, more basic than that, I have fists, feet, & teeth. Are we to all be handless, footless torso stumps left to gum on whatever happens to be nearby? Would make it VERY easy to defeat you.

For all of those who talk about "destroying all weapons"..

Are you planning on getting rid of every object on the planet? There's nothing that can't be used as a weapon somehow. At worst, I can pick up a ROCK. ctually, more basic than that, I have fists, feet, & teeth. Are we to all be handless, footless torso stumps left to gum on whatever happens to be nearby? Would make it VERY easy to defeat you.


No, getting rid of weapons that cause mass harm, such as bombs, nukes, and so on.

And if I have 1000 people flinging rocks...?

And if I have 1000 people flinging rocks...?

Get a sling shot and a shield. Geez

Hmm... it would be tempting to use my power to inforce my will on all six billion of you assholes, but that route is a one-way ticket to assassination town. So really, I'd probably just delegate power down to whoever I think will be good with using it, and only really utilise my power to stop the criminally selfish things that nations do, i.e. economic protectionism.

First of all, I'd make it illegal for African or South American countries to be landlocked (those that are can either be annexed by a neighbor who connects to an ocea, or they can just cease to exist) because, even as the ruler of the world, I still can't be bothered to remember the name of all those little piddling inland countries.
This is especially true for you, Bolivia, just what they fuck do you think you're doing?

Further, all disputes shall be settled by either Thunderdome or Interpretive Dance Competition. Whether the former or latter method is used shall be decided by coin flip 15 minutes before the competition and 15 minutes after each side has chosen the representative it shall send.

Then I'd declare "World Penis Day" to be the 27th of November. Nothing special will happen on World Penis Day, I just want an excuse to run up to people and scream "HAPPY WORLD PENIS DAY!!!" in their faces.
Not that not having an excuse actually stops me from doing it, but I'd like one anyway.

1984 crossed with the imperium from 40k :p

I'd live as the immortal god emperor, oppress all my subjects... go and wipe out all aliens in a big galactic genocide... more locally all of the bellow stuff... the first and last are the same thing;)


Other less important things I'd do:
-Destroy all nuclear weaponry.
-Research the dark side of the force, and light sabers
- Make prostitution compulsory
-kill all "unwanted" peoples aka fundies
-ban stupidity
-t3h intrawebs would be free for everyone, and with super high bandwidth
-make sure that no is ever as sexy as my fine ass. Those that are born sexy will have to live a life of solitude as monks or nuns, so that way i can get all the women.
-ban emo music
-completly destroy chicago. Damn I hate that place.

Then I'd declare "World Penis Day" to be the 27th of November. Nothing special will happen on World Penis Day, I just want an excuse to run up to people and scream "HAPPY WORLD PENIS DAY!!!" in their faces.
Not that not having an excuse actually stops me from doing it, but I'd like one anyway.

And what of "World Vagina Day", hmm?

Sexist dick. :p

I would mandate that everyone over the age of 18 who was not a criminal or an incompetant would be required to carry at least one working concealed firearm. I would make "one gun a month" a law, and move existing police spending to subsidizing a monthly firearm allowance for the poor. Like the days of the English longbow, every person who carried a firearm would be required to meet a minimum level of marksmanship on par with the now redundant police.
Sure, there will be some idiots who remove themselves or their family from the gene pool, but that's evolution, baby. Given a single violent and bloody generation, the people left will be civilized, have a great deal of common sense, and virtually free of crime. Future aberations will be self-correcting.

100 years practice wouldn't make me a marksman. And a 12-gauge shot is hard to conceal.

This also includes religious practices, so nobody would be able to attempt to "convert" somebody if they don't want to be converted.
Religious people have a right to evangelise, but I would agree that if someone says "no" then they mean no.

I'd make the world a capitalist minarchist paradise, without all the regulations and taxes and welfare and with no force or fraud.
What would the result be like?

And if I have 1000 people flinging rocks...?
Better than 1 guy with a bomb. Or 1000 people with bombs.

Disarmament should be an ultimate goal for a utopian society.

Given a single violent and bloody generation...
Nobody would accept that.

Observe Wilson's 14 points. Basically, no countries that will be able to conquer other countries, borders drawn in accordance with cultural, ethnic, and historical ties, and the ensuring that governments are stable and responsible. Oh, and the establishment of Jerusalem as an International Protectorate, whose security is to be provided by a (useful) U.N. body. Enough is enough. After that, I retire, and speak for mega-bucks about what I did and why I did it.

Disarmament should be an ultimate goal for a utopian society.

Well, since Utopia is a Taker pipe dream, it's nice to think that. Me, I tend to take people as they are & know that "making them better" simply isn't realistic.

Better than 1 guy with a bomb. Or 1000 people with bombs.

Disarmament should be an ultimate goal for a utopian society.

People don't seem to understand that the existance of weapons does not equate to the use of the weapons. 99.9% of the time the threat of using the weapon is enough, especially true of weapons of mass destruction where the MAD doctrine kept us safe from World War Three.

It's all well and good saying that you would bring about a new age of reason and enlightenment, but for your citizens who refuse to be enlightened it makes sense to make it clear to them that you would win if you were to fight.

100 years practice wouldn't make me a marksman. And a 12-gauge shot is hard to conceal.

If you're truly unable to meet the minimum requirements, you will not be allowed near a firearm. Which is just as well, as you'd be a danger to others. It is true that some will not be able to fire a weapon straight enough to save their lives. Interestingly, a higher percentage of females will. Do you have a sister?
Incidentally, even the blind can learn to hit a target at combat range. It's about learning to hold the weapon properly, more than aiming. Aiming is for sharpshooters. The rest of us have to settle for consistant handling.

Observe Wilson's 14 points. Basically, no countries that will be able to conquer other countries, borders drawn in accordance with cultural, ethnic, and historical ties, and the ensuring that governments are stable and responsible. Oh, and the establishment of Jerusalem as an International Protectorate, whose security is to be provided by a (useful) U.N. body. Enough is enough. After that, I retire, and speak for mega-bucks about what I did and why I did it.

Wilson was a Klansman, I wouldn't trust any idea of his on the international stage.

First of all, I'd keep the World as a rather loose federation, with all the current nations retaining a lot of their independence. The reason for this would be that until the standards of living are brought to about the same level everywhere, trying to apply the same rules to everyone would be an economical suicide. Once all countries are equally rich, a closer union would be considered.

I would get rid of poverty and hunger by introducing very strict birth control laws to overpopulated areas, mainly Africa and Asia. Basically it would mean compulsory vasectomy after two kids.

The World would have freedom of religion, but extremism would be severely punishable. The severity of the punishment and the definition of religious extremism would be decided on an individual basis.

Democracy would be kept around, but in order to vote, people would be required to take an aptitude test that measures the person's understanding of politics in general and knowledge concerning the issue or issues at hand. The tests would be designed and graded by a committee not under the influence of the government. That way only those, who know what the hell is going on, could have a say. Naturally I would still have the right to veto decisions with which I strongly disagree.

I would reserve the ultimate right to define human rights. That way people could no longer demand for the legalization of something on the basis of it being a human right.

Freedom of speech and opinion would be honored always. This means that all censorship, political correctness, Affirmative Action (and equivalents), hate crime laws and such would be immediately abolished.

Space exploration would receive good funding, and the colonization of the Moon, Mars and the asteroid belt would begin as soon as technologically feasible.

I would take control of all armed forces and nuclear weapons. They would be used to maintain world peace by suppressing any local uprisings or wars; however, if some group kept making trouble repeatedly, they would risk being ethnically cleansed from the face of the Earth by the government.

Public corporal punishment would be used to replace prison sentences up to two years. Death penalties for very severe crimes would be handed out more generously. The police force would get better funding, and the police would have more freedoms when solving and preventing crimes, and when apprehending criminals.

Education would be free on all levels, and mandatory to the 9th year. This is to prevent hereditary classes of educated rich and uneducated poor from being created. As someone already said, sports have no place in schools.

Health care would be free or heavily subsidized, when the treatment is necessary for the patient's health, and the treated condition isn't reasonably preventable by better living habits.

Prostitution would be monopolized by the government; that way it could be kept clean and safe. Gambling would be also, and the profit would be donated to charity.

A short military service term would be mandatory. It builds character, and basic survival skills are nice to have just in case shit happens. Guns would be allowed, but with very strict rules about who can have them.

Also, RIAA would be banned.


There's some from the top of my head. Right now I'm too tired to come up with more.

I'm working on taking over the world first. Once I've achieved that goal, the rest shall be a surprise for you! :p

Compared to my rule, Stalin's reigh will seem merciful and benevolent.

hrm. if I were somehow miraculously dictator of the entire world...hrm...

I'd set up universal education based on how they do it in germany. test the kids early - university for the best testers, trade school for the lowest scores, and whatever it is they do with the mediocre ones. manditory study of the applied sciences, and elective study of the other academic disciplines. instant stop on environmentally destructive industries. abolition of factory farms, heavy tax on meat if I didn't get rid of it entirely. seizure of any excessive accumulated wealth, and rebuild the economy to focus on public works instead of consumer goods. more but I'm tired right now.

It's kinda crossed my mind from time to time, wondering how you would create your "perfect" world. I'm writing mine down on a note pad right now, and going to post somewhat soon. Any1 feel like sharing there own ideas?
It's good that you're writing it down. Remember, writing down your goals always helps, even if you want to rule the universe. :D

One word,

Deity.

Me and a friend talked about this last night, and at first we were going to carve up the world between us two, and then we decided that she would be ruler of the world and I would be in charge of the militatry.

California will be cut off from the USA and used as target, we would save a few people and a few infrastructures.

The Middle East and Africa will be turned into glass

All Socialism and Communism will be banned

We'll basically create a Libertarian Style government.

Me and a friend talked about this last night

"A friend and I..."

I find it mildly amusing that people who advocate imposition of will upon others tend never to have had any sort of experience living under that sort of situation.

Wilson was a Klansman, I wouldn't trust any idea of his on the international stage.

Oh screw that. If he felt that colonies had to set on the road of self determination, and that borders should respect ethnic and cultural ties, then he gets an A+ in my book. We must realize that for a guy that grew up in deeply racist Georgia, he had a pretty decent view on equality of peoples. You'll notice that he believed that every nation in the League of Nations should have equal footing.

I imagine I would grow bored and give it back :eek:

I imagine I would grow bored and give it back :eek:

hahaha, good plan.

First of all, I'd keep the World as a rather loose federation, with all the current nations retaining a lot of their independence. The reason for this would be that until the standards of living are brought to about the same level everywhere, trying to apply the same rules to everyone would be an economical suicide. Once all countries are equally rich, a closer union would be considered.

I would get rid of poverty and hunger by introducing very strict birth control laws to overpopulated areas, mainly Africa and Asia. Basically it would mean compulsory vasectomy after two kids.

The World would have freedom of religion, but extremism would be severely punishable. The severity of the punishment and the definition of religious extremism would be decided on an individual basis.

Democracy would be kept around, but in order to vote, people would be required to take an aptitude test that measures the person's understanding of politics in general and knowledge concerning the issue or issues at hand. The tests would be designed and graded by a committee not under the influence of the government. That way only those, who know what the hell is going on, could have a say. Naturally I would still have the right to veto decisions with which I strongly disagree.

I would reserve the ultimate right to define human rights. That way people could no longer demand for the legalization of something on the basis of it being a human right.

Freedom of speech and opinion would be honored always. This means that all censorship, political correctness, Affirmative Action (and equivalents), hate crime laws and such would be immediately abolished.

Space exploration would receive good funding, and the colonization of the Moon, Mars and the asteroid belt would begin as soon as technologically feasible.

I would take control of all armed forces and nuclear weapons. They would be used to maintain world peace by suppressing any local uprisings or wars; however, if some group kept making trouble repeatedly, they would risk being ethnically cleansed from the face of the Earth by the government.

Public corporal punishment would be used to replace prison sentences up to two years. Death penalties for very severe crimes would be handed out more generously. The police force would get better funding, and the police would have more freedoms when solving and preventing crimes, and when apprehending criminals.

Education would be free on all levels, and mandatory to the 9th year. This is to prevent hereditary classes of educated rich and uneducated poor from being created. As someone already said, sports have no place in schools.

Health care would be free or heavily subsidized, when the treatment is necessary for the patient's health, and the treated condition isn't reasonably preventable by better living habits.

Prostitution would be monopolized by the government; that way it could be kept clean and safe. Gambling would be also, and the profit would be donated to charity.

A short military service term would be mandatory. It builds character, and basic survival skills are nice to have just in case shit happens. Guns would be allowed, but with very strict rules about who can have them.

Also, RIAA would be banned.


There's some from the top of my head. Right now I'm too tired to come up with more.

Sounds quite a bit like mine. Just change a few details.

I'd encourage the buidling of nuclear facilities for power.

I'd enfranchise all people, excepting felons.

I'd maintain the protections guarunteed (sp???) in the Bill of Rights in the US constitution.

I'd have industrialized nations abolish trade barriers (like tariffs, quotas, etc) and government subsidies. However, I'd allow for "third world" countries to maintain protective trade barriers in order to get their industries up off the ground before eventually abolishing those trade barriers as well. That way, when they compete on the international market, they are competing with equal footing.

Public education would be available for all, as well as tax relief for those who choose to send their children to private or religious schools.

All convicts would have to go through some sort of rehabilitative training before being released into society.

The death penalty would remain, but only be used in extreme cases (mass murders, war criminals, etc).

Couples could be (civilly) married regardless of the sex, race, or religion of each of the partners. 18 years old would be the age of majority. At this age, people could vote, drink alcohol, entering into contracts (including marriage).

Research and development would be encouraged, especially of medicine and biology.

Countries that commited genocide would have key infrastrural buildings bombed, with as little harm to civilians as possible.

The right to veto would be stripped from the 5 permanent seats of the UN.

An international convention to ensure fair and free elections are held in each country would be established. Countries would be allowed to elect whomever they liked, but no government would be allowed to violate the basics human rights.

There'd be massive sex education, especially in countries experiencing the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Free condoms would be available to citizens in these countries.

I'd create an extremely oppressive regime, forcing the long-term unemployed into public work schemes (a la 1930s Germany), requiring prospective parents to obtain a licence to reproduce, banning the production and processing of meat for human consumption, limiting any benefits to those who are retired or can't work any more for whatever reason (because they aren't productive members of society)...

Oh, and the execution of any political opponents I may have.

Actually, I'd probably just embezzle a load of money from financial organisations and retire in peace to some island somewhere.

Why would you ban meat consumption?

As in most things, I defer to Kurtis Blow:
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If I ruled the world, was king on the throne
I'd make peace in every culture, build the homeless a home
I'm not runnin' for Congress or the President
I'm just here to tell the world how my story went
You see, first it was a dream, I was livin' in Rome
And then I moved to London, bought a brand new home
And everywhere I went, I drew lots of attention
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It took a few years 'fore the day had come
But I was ruler of the world, ranked number one
So I headed towards Washington to claim the crown
Let the whole world know that the king was in town
As I arrived the crowd started to cheer
And then someone yelled out, "The king is here!"
So I headed toward stage, to make a speech
About the new style of living I was gonna teach, uh-huh

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Black diamonds and pearls, ooh yeah, yeah
If I ruled the world

People started flowin' as they reached for my hand
I said, "Thank you for bringin' me to the Promised Land,
But now I must go, say goodbye to everybody,
Tonight I'll see you all at my super dinner party."
And late that night, at my super dinner party
I was dancin' to the beat and entertainin' la di da di
The music started endin', it was time for a speech
The crowd started sittin' as I rose from my feet
And this was once a dream I explained to the crowd
But now, I rule the world and I feel so very proud
Excuse me please, for stoppin' this show
I just had to thank you all, huh, and me so
My first day in office, the king on the throne
I spent my first three hours on the telephone
You know with newsmen, reporters and voters too
I had so many calls, I didn't know what to do
You know out of that office I continued to work
I signed so many papers, my fingers started to hurt
Then I shook off the pain, say this ain't no thing
Cause there's nothin, in the world like bein' number one, king!

If I ruled the world
Huh, huh, huh, huh, huh-huh, huh-huh
I'd love all the girls, I love 'em, love 'em baby!
Black diamonds and pearls, ooh yeah, yeah
If I ruled the world, whoa...wow...aahhh...yeah...
If I ruled the world

Now I rule the world and now I'm on top
And I'm rollin' with folks that could never be stopped
And I'm here to let you know this is where I belong
And to you sucker MC's that sing my song
And it's a song that's strong about right and wrong
And I'm rock it to you baby, baby all night long
And it's a song about love and happiness
In a world of peace, and you know that's fresh
Now I'm the king, and I want you to know
That I'm the Master Blaster Rapper who's runnin' the show
And to all of you rappers in every country
You better stop what you're doin', and listen to me
'Cause we gotta stop war, and use unity
To fight crime and hunger and poverty
'Cause the African baby is dyin' overseas
While you sucker mission politicians bustin out Z's
Huh, twenty million people all unemployed
While the rich man try to play Pretty Boy Floyd
While the working class just struggles hard
Try to make ends meet against all odds
While the poor man can't even deal with life
You know he tried to escape, and smoked the coke on the pipe
And it's time for a change, to a better way
'Cause the sun has gotta shine through the cloudy day
So listen up world, while I teach this class
And take heed to the message or we ain't gonna last
'Cause I know, the solution is the contribution
Of woman and man to just join the revolution
That'll take your brain to a higher plane
And help you deal in a world that's gone insane
With the problems that I know we can stop
From the ruler of the world and the man on top
But the years went by, and time was up
And the ruler of the world had ran out of luck
And all the people at the time who said they were my friends
Didn't know me when my job had come to an end
They came up to my face, as happy as can be
He was running his mouth like, Muhammad Ali
So I shook his hand calmly as I headed to the door
On my way to the ghetto to treat once more

If I ruled the world
A-huh-huh-huh, a-huh-huh-huh
I'd love all the girls, I love 'em, love 'em baby!!
Black diamonds and pearls, oh yeah, yeah
If I ruled the world, yeah...
If I ruled the world, if I ruled the world
I'd love all the girls, I'd love 'em, love 'em baby!!
Black diamonds and pearls, oh yeah, yeah, oh yeah, yeah
If I ruled the world, whoa...wow...aahhh...yeah...
If I ruled the world, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'd love all the girls, you know I'd love 'em, love 'em baby!!
Black diamonds and pearls, oh yeah, yeah, oh yeah, yeah
If I ruled the world, yea yeah, yea yeah, baby baby...
If I ruled the world, if I ruled the world
I'd love all the girls, yes you, you, you and you
Black diamonds and pearls, where those diamonds, where those pearls?
If I ruled the world
Huh-huh, huh-huh, a-heh-heh-huh-huh
If I ruled the world, heh-heh, heh-heh
I'd love all the girls, I'd love 'em, love 'em baby

(alright, I don't always defer to Kurtis Blow, but he is pretty cool...)