re: #92 Teh Flowah
What’s the wacky part about it. And then after identifying it, tell me if you’re actually scared of the UN doing anything about it. UN and action are not exactly words you see in sentences together.
If the United States could take over large tracts of land, incorporate them into itself, and create a functioning federal government with 50 separate states, and still have the largest economy in the world, the strongest military, free and fair elections every 4 years on the dot with peaceful transitions between parties, what makes you so scared of expansion? Would you have likewise said “no way!” to Hawaii and Alaska? What about The Louisiana Purchase? I’m not advocating American imperialism (although we’ve done it before with good results) but what if it happened naturally. I think you are just afraid of change.
The trend of history has always been this way, and if the EU and free trade agreements and the connectivity of the internet is any indicator, borders are becoming less and less meaningful. As the differences between us become more minimized, through further exposure to each other and a mass culture, we’re going to stop seeing each other as separate countries and nationalities. We already do this to an extent when we say “the West” (which actually includes more than just the west, think Australia.) American culture already permeates so much of the world. People all over the world know all the American icons, much of the rest of the world speaks very good english, we all use the internet which is mostly english, we keep trying to eliminate barriers to trade, trading and communication across the globe gets cheaper and faster all the time.
Naivete passes with time. Get some rest. I am.