Should the US be a Dictatorship?

[Snowygerry]

Let's just rename the Atlantic Ocean the Inner Sea of Europe and be done with it, geographical problem solved

 

[Snowygerry]

(...). I wonder where it comes from? Inferiority complex maybe?

As I understand they find us arrogant - imagine that. They don't even have a word for Americain preparé over there

 

[Thorgalaeg]

Let's just rename the Atlantic Ocean the Inner Sea of Europe and be done with it, geographical problem solved

That would be way less ridiculous than the Gulf of America thingy. After all, it were Europeans who explored the Atlantic Ocean, founded almost every country around it (special respect for some Africans) and named it 'Atlantic Ocean'. I would call it the European Ocean though.

 

[Akka]

That would be way less ridiculous than the Gulf of America thingy. After all, it were Europeans who explored the Atlantic Ocean, founded almost every country around it (special respect for some Africans) and named it 'Atlantic Ocean'. I would call it the European Ocean though.

Let's not stop here, Europeans explored the whole world and conquered nearly every country on it. Let's rename the entire world "Europe" and let's extend the EU onto the entire world. Go big or go home !

 

[Thorgalaeg]

Mmm, sounds nice. The Pacific Ocean would be the Big European Ocean and the Atlantic the Small European Ocean. The Indian Ocean however is a more difficult issue.

 

[Akka]

Mmm, sounds nice. The Pacific Ocean would be the Big European Ocean and the Atlantic the Small European Ocean. The Indian Ocean however is a more difficult issue.

Southeast European Ocean, obviously.

 

[soundjata]

Do we need states and borders?

 

[Angst]

as a dane, i feel tremendous kinship with canada right now, for obvious reasons. i'd support it joining. wouldn't hurt to have it become a real part of the economic sphere, either. it requires a bunch of rules to be implemented though in order to properly join, but as a vibes thing, canadians definitely pass, and i'd vote to give them a bone in the current situation.

 

[Cutlass]

as a dane, i feel tremendous kinship with canada right now, for obvious reasons. i'd support it joining. wouldn't hurt to have it become a real part of the economic sphere, either. it requires a bunch of rules to be implemented though in order to properly join, but as a vibes thing, canadians definitely pass, and i'd vote to give them a bone in the current situation.

"The Pan-Scandinavian Republic"

 

[Evie]

as a dane, i feel tremendous kinship with canada right now, for obvious reasons. i'd support it joining. wouldn't hurt to have it become a real part of the economic sphere, either. it requires a bunch of rules to be implemented though in order to properly join, but as a vibes thing, canadians definitely pass, and i'd vote to give them a bone in the current situation.

I mean, honestly even before current events, I already had pretty kinship-y views of our relation with Denmark. What else can I say of two countries that assert their sovereignty at each other by leaving each other drinks, then solve the dispute by agreeing to become each other's second land neighbour?

But yeah, current events have moved that much further.

 

[Angst]

I mean, honestly even before current events, I already had pretty kinship-y views of our relation with Denmark. What else can I say of two countries that assert their sovereignty at each other by leaving each other drinks, then solve the dispute by agreeing to become each other's second land neighbour?

But yeah, current events have moved that much further.

i'm actually sad that the territorial dispute was settled. it was a wholesome glimpse into a lovely part of humanity understanding the silliness of politics.

 

[Evie]

It really was. But on the flip side, I'm all for having a neighbour that's not...well,you know.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Already fair number of EU overseas bits and pieces. Canada? – might be a matter of scale...
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It helps if you look at a polar map. I notice that this one doesn't include Hans Island, which is between Ellesmere Island and Greenland. Here's where Hans Island is located. It's not a long international land border, but the point is that it exists.

Don't see why Canada can't be part of the Union. It is an European country in everything sense but geography. Only difference is you have to get in a plane or a ship to go there. But same happens with UK, Ireland, Chipre or Malta. Same for Iceland that not joined but was close.

Also Australia was in Eurovision last year...

Apart of any economical benefits, it would definitely provoke Trump an aplopegy. Funny as he purposely gave arguments to the anti-EU crow in UK for placing 20% tariffs on EU imports but only 10% on UK's. If something the porcine emperor is transparent about is in his pathological hatred towards the EU. I wonder where it comes from? Inferiority complex maybe? Read somewheres he tried to build one of his tacky golf courses in some fantastic natural spot in Scotland and couldn't because EU environmental regulations.

Probably tried to buy off some high-ranking European official and discovered it wasn't as easy as in the United States. Spoiled rich idiots can't forgive this kind of things.

Trump's complaint about his golf course in Scotland was that a wind mill (not sure if he meant just one, or the entire wind farm) "spoiled the view".

 

[Arwon]

Don't see why Canada can't be part of the Union. It is an European country in everything sense but geography. Only difference is you have to get in a plane or a ship to go there. But same happens with UK, Ireland, Chipre or Malta. Same for Iceland that not joined but was close.

Also Australia was in Eurovision last year...

Apart of any economical benefits, it would definitely provoke Trump an aplopegy. Funny as he purposely gave arguments to the anti-EU crow in UK for placing 20% tariffs on EU imports but only 10% on UK's. If something the porcine emperor is transparent about is in his pathological hatred towards the EU. I wonder where it comes from? Inferiority complex maybe? Read somewheres he tried to build one of his tacky golf courses in some fantastic natural spot in Scotland and couldn't because EU environmental regulations.

Probably tried to buy off some high-ranking European official and discovered it wasn't as easy as in the United States. Spoiled rich idiots can't forgive this kind of things.

Big obstacle would be the same thing blocking pipe dreams like CANZUK mergers which is that Canadian regulatory standards, business processes, product specs, are all integrated and aligned with the United States and therefore don't align with those of European countries (or Australia and NZ), so nearly everything they do economically would have to be reordered and overhauled at least a little, in order to align.

Anything is possible, but that's a really deep set of changes for them to undertake, and probably the stuff of decades rather than years or months.

 

[Snowygerry]

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Trump's complaint about his golf course in Scotland was that a wind mill (not sure if he meant just one, or the entire wind farm) "spoiled the view".

It's an offshore wind farm apparently, 11 turbines :

Wind farm opposed by Trump opens near his golf course in Scotland

Mr Trump thinks the wind farm will ruin the view from his property and 'be terrible for tourism'

www.independent.co.uk

Estimates show the wind farm, which is home to some of the world’s most powerful turbines, could produce more than 70 per cent of the region’s electricity demand and provide power for 80,000 homes per year.
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The Trump Organisation had objected through a series of appeals all the way up to the UK Supreme Court, arguing: "The EOWDC (European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre) will completely destroy the bucolic Aberdeen Bay and cast a terrible shadow upon the future of tourism for the area.”

"History will judge those involved unfavourably and the outcome demonstrates the foolish, small-minded and parochial mentality which dominates the current Scottish government's dangerous experiment with wind energy,” the conglomerate declared in court papers.

 

[EnglishEdward]

Funny as he purposely gave arguments to the anti-EU crow in UK for placing 20% tariffs on EU imports but only 10% on UK's.

I rather think that was an accidental outcome of his formula for tariffs rather than anything planned.