I just want to see Bush on television saying “Resistance is futile. Fosters is irrelevant. You will be assimilated.”
Posted by Waenara:
Quite so. I think the unification I have described is an idea well worth thinking about, but I am not committed to the United States Constitution as the governing instrument for the new enlarged Anglo-American republic. (For that matter, I am not committed to the U.S. Constitution as the governing instrument for the United States within its present borders, but that is another discussion.) A change so momentous would warrant calling a new constitutional convention, with American, Canadian, British, Irish, Australian and EnZed delegates. Interesting to speculate what kind of arrangement they might come up with, considering that everybody but us Yanks is accustomed to a parliamentary rather than a presidential system . . .
But if we do form such a new republic/empire, its capital should be in Washington, or New York, or somewhere in what is now the States, simply because America would be the new empire’s geographic and population center. Which would not necessarily make it the cultural center, at least not to any greater degree than the U.S. is the cultural center of the English-speaking world already. Actually, in cultural terms, I think such unification would have more profound effects on the U.S. than on any other region.
What I mean is, I don’t think political union would lead to the other English-speaking countries becoming culturally Americanized. So far as that is possible, they have already reached saturation point. It’s we Americans who habitually ignore the rest of the world, even the English-speaking world. Rather, I think such a union, by making that impossible henceforth, would lead to us Yanks becoming Briticized, Aussified, and deeply and thoroughly Canucked.
Trust me, America - you do NOT want any Canadian politicians stinking up your government.
Conservative, Liberal, NDP… The entire lot of them are a bunch of lightweights and crooks. Canada has the worst collection of federal politicians you’re ever likely to see. Canada’s Parliament buildings need a roof because otherwise, if it rained our politicians would all stare up at the sky and drown.
It’s a miracle that our government functions at all. We just spent a billion dollars on a gun database, and it doesn’t work. Now we’re trying to sell our idea to the world. Our two conservative parties yell at each other and refuse to join together, thus guaranteeing that they’ll never again hold power. Our NDP party is so far out in left field they’ve been almost completely eradicated. Therefore, our Liberal party gets to hold power indefinitely, by default. Not because they’ve done anything worth voting for, but because the other parties are bigger idiots than they are. Our Prime Minster is the most corrupt man to hold office in decades, and no one cares. Our government is truly nuts.
Why don’t you just move across the border, Sam? Serious question. No rolleyes intended.
Well, you’ve been claiming that George Bush is a lying fraud. If you don’t like your government, why don’t you leave?
The answer is that I’m a citizen of my country, and prefer to work for change within than to just leave.
Besides, I’m in Alberta, which is like a little mini-USA bordered by Canada. (-: We also have one of the best economies in the world, a conservative government (which, BTW, went out of its way to distance itself from the federal government and voice support for the war in Iraq), the lowest taxes in Canada (and lower than in many U.S. states), and a culture of freedom and responsibility.
I like Alberta just fine. It’s a fantastic place to live. And our provincial politicians are excellent. It’s the feds that are nuts.
Incidentally, it’s not that easy for Canadians to just decide to move to the U.S. Unless you have a degree, and there is demand for your expertise, you’re pretty much out of luck. My wife and I thought of moving to the U.S. a decade ago (not because of politics, but because we had just gone through three really harsh winters and were tired of the cold), but her professional certification isn’t recognized in the U.S., so she couldn’t work, and therefore couldn’t get a visa. I could get a visa no problem, but she didn’t want to give up her career, understandably enough.
OK. Now I’ll put the rolleyes in.
Do you know where Sydney is, Sam? :rolleyes:
Please god no. I just successfully applied to migrate to Australia.
No. No. No. No. No.
To hell with east coasters and all those fly-over states. Maybe just California and Australia should form a union. We have quite a bit in common, like beer and surf and babes. So Australia gets yet more beaches, and we get rid of Bush.
Sounds good to me.
Wait a minute. You don’t have anti-sodomy laws, do you? Of course not. I’ve seen Aussie rules football. 
Peace,
mangeorge
Demostylus: Oops. Never noticed your location!
If I collaborate can I spank Nicole Kidman? Oh, and coffeewife is dying for a pet wombat. Meet those extremely reasonable requests, and we’ll gladly commit treason before you can say “Waltzing Matilda.”
Honestly, why isn’t this in MPSIMS? A sovereign nation voluntarily giving up its sovereignty? Bwahahahahahah!
It’s in Florida.
Come now, is that any way to talk about New Zealand?
– ducks and runs under a hail of Kiwifruit –
Come now, is that any way to talk about New Zealand?
– ducks and runs under a hail of Kiwifruit –
Well, if Australia tried to annex us, I’d be the first one to surrender. All those good-looking boys with accents and reciprocal working holiday visa agreements in interesting places … yeah, I think it could be a bit of fun.
However, I have no desire for the annexation to work the other way around.
Provided that no conversion to scientology is required, I have decided to make the greatest of sacrifices on behalf of my beloved nation and to personally lead the resistance to Nicole Kidman… err, Australia.
I’d like to know where the 20% figure comes from. Is it supposed to sound less like he’s talking out of his nether regions once a percentage is slapped on the idea? That being said, I have recently concluded a lengthy study on the probabilities of Luxemburg coming to dominate Europe, and have concluded that there is an 8% chance of this occurring in the next 450 years. The chances will increase significantly should a bout of laziness decent upon Europe leading people to want to have the name of their nation’s capitol be the same as their country’s name with the word ‘city’ tagged on at the end.
Funny, that, so’s Melbourne …
And Paris is in Texas.
What!? But Texas is in Queensland! NW a little ways from Bolivia.
Okay, I’ll just hop on a plane to Australia. “Hello, Mr. Customs Man. I don’t like the way American has been behaving. Someone told me to ‘Love it or leave it,’ so here I am. I’m going to live here now!”
Or maybe I could try it in Canada.
When people suggest leaving one’s country, do they have any idea how difficult it is?