# European Union Should be Changed to Earth Union **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 25, 2014, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207 "2014-02-25T08:11:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/21 "2014-02-25T22:05:24Z")
> [@Israel\_Goldstein](#): > > Why can’t we just be called the United States of Earth and become one big planet-wide country? Fine, but let’s call it the Canada of Earth. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/22 "2014-02-25T22:15:05Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > It’s good to see we have new members from Colorado. Hey now! That’s just … not … shut up. I have to hand it to some participants in this thread for the intestinal fortitude shown in giving a sorta straight response to the OP. Having a weaker mind, I misinterpreted the join date and username “Israel Goldstein” combined with an anti-Aryan whinge as a sincere attempt to incite a trainwreck. I really am shocked there wasn’t some included plea for Johnny Galecki’s religious preference. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/23 "2014-02-25T22:24:56Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > What I’m more interested in is those extra question marks. Would the OP mind explaining why he or she felt four was the correct number? > [@Gyrate](#): > > And furthermore, why won’t they let Iceland join SEATO? Is it racism??? You have exceeded the allotted number of question marks. The correct number is 4. 4 question marks is the allotted number. Your membership in the EU has been revoked. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/24 "2014-02-25T22:36:04Z")
When did [Iran](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Iran) join the EU? ---
**Author:** ![Israel\_Goldstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@Israel\_Goldstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Israel_Goldstein)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/25 "2014-02-25T22:37:21Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Fine, but let’s call it the Canada of Earth. Naw: The USA deserves that honor: we are the ones who sacrificed most of the money and blood to free so many countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, etc. True ethics and morality derive from the USA. ---
**Author:** ![Israel\_Goldstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@Israel\_Goldstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Israel_Goldstein)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/26 "2014-02-25T22:41:08Z")
> [@The Great Sun Jester](#): > > Hey now! That’s just … not … shut up. > > I have to hand it to some participants in this thread for the intestinal fortitude shown in giving a sorta straight response to the OP. Having a weaker mind, I misinterpreted the join date and username “Israel Goldstein” combined with an anti-Aryan whinge as a sincere attempt to incite a trainwreck. I really am shocked there wasn’t some included plea for Johnny Galecki’s religious preference. You got something against my name? I like my name. Plus, I take pride in the fact that when the next terrorist comes looking for someone to kill, I will be the first target; by the time they are done with me, hopefully the police will have neutralized the threat. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Israel\_Goldstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@Israel\_Goldstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Israel_Goldstein)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/27 "2014-02-25T22:46:07Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > It’s good to see we have new members from Colorado. Colorado is depressing to me: I prefer urban life, which is why I live in Manhattan. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/28 "2014-02-25T23:01:50Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > When did [Iran](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Iran) join the EU? Heh, that was my first thought too, mainly due to me being a big fan of the [Belisarius](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisarius_series) alt-history sci fi series. Iran = Aryan comes up prominently. ---
**Author:** ![Israel\_Goldstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@Israel\_Goldstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Israel_Goldstein)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/29 "2014-02-25T23:08:03Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Heh, that was my first thought too, mainly due to me being a big fan of the [Belisarius](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belisarius_series) alt-history sci fi series. Iran = Aryan comes up prominently. The European Union believes that Iranians are not true Aryans: skin is too dark. Ignorance abounds . . . There is no such thing as race, as Clinton announced with the conclusion of the Human Genome Project. ---
**Author:** ![Israel\_Goldstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@Israel\_Goldstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Israel_Goldstein)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/30 "2014-02-25T23:10:20Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > However one defines ‘Aryans’, I’m pretty sure that quite a lot of non-Aryans are citizens of the EU. > > What I’m more interested in is those extra question marks. Would the OP mind explaining why he or she felt four was the correct number? I wish there was a way for me to upload my picture so people can tell me if they think I am pretty or not . . . ---
**Author:** ![Falchion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Falchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falchion)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/31 "2014-02-25T23:10:35Z")
> [@Israel\_Goldstein](#): > > The European Union believes that Iranians are not true Aryans: skin is too dark. Ignorance abounds . . . > > There is no such thing as race, as Clinton announced with the conclusion of the Human Genome Project. How does one become an Aryan (true or otherwise)? ---
**Author:** ![Israel\_Goldstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@Israel\_Goldstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Israel_Goldstein)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/32 "2014-02-25T23:14:38Z")
> [@Falchion](#): > > How does one become an Aryan (true or otherwise)? It requires a magic wand, especially since the whole concept of “race” is a fairy tale . . . ---
**Author:** ![Falchion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a88e57/32.png) [@Falchion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falchion)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/33 "2014-02-25T23:26:13Z")
> [@Israel\_Goldstein](#): > > It requires a magic wand, especially since the whole concept of “race” is a fairy tale . . . Well, if it’s not real, then how do you know only Aryans can join the EU? ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/34 "2014-02-25T23:28:35Z")
> [@Israel\_Goldstein](#): > > It requires a magic wand, especially since the whole concept of “race” is a fairy tale . . . If being dark skinned makes you not an Aryan, and being not an Aryan means you don’t belong in the EU, then how did Greeks and Spainiards and similar swarthy types get in? ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/35 "2014-02-26T00:18:32Z")
Poor U.N. It’s trying so hard and no one even has given it a mention. Be careful or they might issue you a sternly worded censure. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/36 "2014-02-26T00:59:51Z")
> [@Israel\_Goldstein](#): > > Why can’t we just be called the United States of Earth and become one big planet-wide country? Because if we do the disembodied head of Richard Nixon will be elected President. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/37 "2014-02-26T01:05:59Z")
Earth Union, Earth Union. Will you be mine? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/38 "2014-02-26T01:35:46Z")
I don’t think we can have the United States of Earth until we also have states on the moon and Mars. Then we can get to work on a United Federation of Planets. ---
**Author:** ![Israel\_Goldstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@Israel\_Goldstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Israel_Goldstein)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/39 "2014-02-26T01:53:19Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Because if we do the disembodied head of Richard Nixon will be elected President. That is quite amusing: I also like Futurama. 😃 They never should have discontinued it. ---
**Author:** ![Israel\_Goldstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@Israel\_Goldstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Israel_Goldstein)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207/40 "2014-02-26T01:57:36Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > I don’t think we can have the United States of Earth until we also have states on the moon and Mars. > > Then we can get to work on a United Federation of Planets. Fifty years since we visited the moon? Let’s work on something more achievable, like the United States of Earth. We simply add one country at a time. Mexico seems like the best first candidate, then Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Canada. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-union-should-be-changed-to-earth-union/682207.md?page=3)