Unified Race, Utopia or Not?

Right. I wasn't saying you could. Although instead of forcing people into it he was just killing them. Thereby leaving (in his mind) a utopia. Correct?

He was essentially utilizing the same plan(s) brought up by !K_A! earlier, by making dissidents/undesirables disappear.

A forced utopia (essentially a retermed conquered populace) will always have resistance that will need to be neutralized. Even if done quietly, the populace will be cowed rather than happy and productive, making it a decided non-utopian existence.

Communes could be a possibility. But that's an entirely different discussion.

A commune by common definition is not a forced utopia...

That's like saying a Democracy isn't a totalitarian government, it's a "no shit".

com·mune–noun 1. a small group of persons living together, sharing possessions, work, income, etc., and often pursuing unconventional lifestyles. 2. a close-knit community of people who share common interests. 3. the smallest administrative division in France, Italy, Switzerland, etc., governed by a mayor assisted by a municipal council. 4. a similar division in some other country. 5. any community organized for the protection and promotion of local interests, and subordinate to the state. 6. the government or citizens of a commune.

Almost sounds like this cult I read about. Thanks for the definition though.

Religion is a mental (or spiritual if you believe that way) utopia, but it only works for believers. A nonbeliever in that type of environment would certainly not have a blissful time, that's for sure.

This point can almost tie into the religion thread, damn very interesting.

Utopia doesn't exist. It's impossible.

The world is large enough that even if we were all interbred according to a very detailed regimen in order to evenly mix and distribute the genepool, there would STILL be a variance of cultures, and in time, "races". After all, race isn't just skin color.

I can't imagine anything or anyone derived from human-kind in the near future capable of forcing a homogeneous culture upon the whole population, either.

Maybe when the singularity comes along though Or the aliens.