Right now I'm imagining a world in which everyone were honest. What would it look like? First off, it would produce a lot of memorable quotes, and we can play a fun game trying to imagine those quotes. Here is a sampler:

"I think our petty disputes, power-mongering, and money-grubbing behaviors are more important than the survival of civilization. Besides, the military and shadow governments have guns pointed at our heads." -- nearly every world leader