If I were God

I was envisioning myself as the “mighty one”, the omnipotent. And staring through the rational lens, I listed the actions I will take. Some of the actions are debatable and may be criticized as utopic, but still not implausible. Here is the result of that feeble attempt:

• Reform United Nations
- Dissolve Security Council; no special treatment for G8 countries
- 2/3rd of majority required for passing referendum; all treated equally
- Formation of United Nations Forces; troops support for repressed governments
- Sanctions against human rights violation
- Formation of committees to address AIDS, war, rebellions, extremism etc.
- Monetary contributions based on % contribution to World GDP

• Islamic Extremism
- Denounce insurgency; multi-lateral actions against malign governments
- Formation of United Nations Islamic Extremism Secret Services
- Diplomatic pressure on authoritarian governments to move towards democracy
- Educating masses about actual Islamism

• African War
- Immediately rescind UN membership of corrupt governments; put diplomatic pressure for free elections monitored by United Nations
- Disperse UN Forces to quell rebellions in democratic countries
- Ban countries from selling weapons in Africa

• African Poverty
- Formation of UN African Task Force; disbursement of funds by IMF and World Bank
- Explore formation of Africa Free Trade Zone
- Remove EU subsidies on Agriculture; use WTO to remove all tariffs on African goods and subsidies on competing goods
- Encourage corporations to invest in Africa; developed countries provide tax rewards for investment in Africa
- Raise awareness of African Issues in developed countries

• Israel-Palestinian Conflict
- Formation of the Israeli Support Group (US, UK etc.) and Palestinian Support Group (Arab Countries) in United Nations
- Pressure on Hamas to accept the existence of Israel; encourage the formation of democratic government in Palestine
- Pressure on Israel to disperse the Jewish settlements in Gaza and West Bank
- Signage of peace treaty between Israel and Palestine
- Free existence of Palestine
- East Jerusalem to Israel and West Jerusalem to Palestine
- Return of Palestinian refugees to Palestine
- Any act of terrorism should result in harsh punishment by the appropriate authorities

• Poverty Eradication
- Integrate One within the United Nations
- Raise economic status through concepts of “Fortune at Bottom of the Pyramid” rather through charity
- Government become loan guarantors for disbursement of loans among the impoverished population
- WTO enforces trade laws; no illegal subsidies or tariffs
- Corporations gets tax breaks for investing in the bottom of the pyramid

• Oil & Energy
- Raise taxes on gasoline and electricity; encourage conservatism; tax breaks on fuel efficient cars
- Exploration of cleaner and greener fuels; more government funding
- removal of oil cartel; let oil trade in free markets
- WTO tariffs on oil based on oil consumption; the more per-capita you consume as a nation the more you pay per gallon

• Global Warming
- enforcement of fuel emissions in the developing and developed world; every automobile needs to meet the requirement
- more forest plantations; conserve the existing greeneries
- encourage use of electronic resources rather than paper; ban tissue papers; explore a plastic alternative
- enforcement of pollution requirements in all countries as a membership criteria for World Trade Organization
- Economic Sanctions for not abiding by the rules