On Nationalism (the practical side)

So two days ago I posted a idealistic waffle on why I don't like nationalism very much. I would now like to let everyone know now that I have practical ideas regarding how we achieve "true unity", to make up for the hippy drivel which dominated my last post on the matter.

So, without further ado:

• End the war on terror. The terrorist groups we are constantly told about are much less of a threat than most people seem to think, and attacking countries like Afghanistan et al is not helping the situation. Effectively, we just give the terrorists more reason to exist by blowing up the livelihoods of normal Middle Eastern people, and threatening the sovereignty of their governments. We would be much better off, in my opinion, if we dealt with terrorist attacks by improving domestic security.
• Pay our environmental debt. This is the money with environmental groups project we cost third world countries with our heavy industry; with which we have polluted their land and caused freak weather patterns. This would cancel out the debt the third world nations owe us, which is bleeding them dry. Or if the government has an issue owning up to the environmental issues we have caused, just cancel third world debt outright.
• End subsidies on EU and US products. This makes it impossible for African and Middle Eastern businessmen to compete fairly with European and American ones; even in their own countries. Many of them also break international trade law, but unfortunately there is no way to actually enforce these laws.
• Increase aid to the Third World where possible; but reroute it to NGOs. This removes the political element; as governments are unwilling to sponsor regimes they disagree with. NGOs are, generally speaking, also more likely to spend the money on things the people actually need.
  I see giving money to Third World people less important than stopping taking money from them; but more aid would help level the playing field and reduce cultural tension.

So, there we go.