When is the Anglo Empire going to reunite?

[Sandman]

It is strange, though, that this issue more than any other is still what divides America and England!

Apart from gun control, abortion, healthcare, electoral system, religion, foreign policy, patriotism, taxation and support for international treaties.

[Ben Kenobi]

gun control, abortion, healthcare, electoral system, religion, foreign policy, patriotism, taxation and support for international treaties.

WRT religion, last I checked, the Brits have a state religion, while the Americans do not. That would take some getting used to.

WRT to abortion, the British trust their doctors more than the Americans. Americans couldn't stand a tighter standard than the Brits.

Last I checked, they both use a first-past-the-post system.

[Method]

Originally posted by Ned
We'd have to get rid of Quebec, or require them to speak English.

nah, we already tried that, didn't work

[Ned]

Originally posted by Sandman


Apart from gun control, abortion, healthcare, electoral system, religion, foreign policy, patriotism, taxation and support for international treaties.

Sandman, many of these are "local" issues. I am sure each state can have its own form of government and taxation, etc. I think England still has a state religion only because it has a Monarchy. Get rid of that, and the Brits would be quite happy with the US first amendment.

As to the new "Federation" government, we'd have to run elections for that post, wouldn't we? I can see it all now, Bill Clinton will be the first Federation president!

[DAVOUT]

Dear PLATO1003,

There is only one thing that my fellows-countrymen could not afford, coming from you, is your indifference; but they are not hurt at all by the fact that some Americans, like you, hate them, all the more that your reasons for hating us do not stand the test of rationality. Anything excessive is insignificant (tout ce qui est excessif est insignifiant), and your arguments fall always in this category.

By chance there are also many Americans who do not hate us, and we reciprocate warmly, and we will continue without effort to express those feelings, would it be only because so many of them are posting on this forum. Together, we will take care that the future will not look like the present time, so that you become tired of sending bad names for wrong motives.

We hope that you will realize that the crushing of an underdeveloped country of 23 millions, deprived of any air power, by a 300 millions industrial nation, is not an astounding achievement you could be proud of, and that the future could be more difficult and dangerous than you expect. We friendly suggest that you do not to continue to insult and despise nations disagreeing with you today, but that you could be happy to see on your side tomorrow : as said the fabulist, on a souvent besoin d’un plus petit que soi.

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by DAVOUT
By chance there are also many Americans who do not hate us, and we reciprocate warmly, and we will continue without effort to express those feelings, would it be only because so many of them are posting on this forum.

There is a silent majority in my country who like you and your country, even if we are at odds politically from time to time.

[Kramerman]

*kicks DAVOUT off his high horse*

[Kontiki]

Originally posted by PLATO1003
If GB, Austrailia, Canada, and NZ really wanted a say in US forign policy...how could they resist this offer?

Well, we already have a bit of a say on defense through NORAD. We can say "please, not so hard this time" when we bend over and pull down our pants.

[notyoueither]

Why are so many people overlooking India?

from the CIA Factbook: English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication

[Kidlicious]

I can't believe this thread. It's not going to happen folks. There is absolutely no chance.

[Ned]

Originally posted by notyoueither
Why are so many people overlooking India?

from the CIA Factbook: English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication

Your're right. The addition of India would make the Federation the largest country in the world by any measure.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Kidicious
I can't believe this thread. It's not going to happen folks. There is absolutely no chance.

Political union is certainly not in the cards in the short term, but a trading block / alliance system among many of the mentioned countries is really quite possible.

Closer political associations can grow from that, but are not necessary.

[Kidlicious]

The thread is suppose to be about a trade union, but people keep mentioning political union.

[Cruddy]

As far as intelligence and national security issues go, they're just one country anyway.

As for trade, well sure - you drop the protectionist steel policies and we'll let you play.

Seriously though, I'm amazed that anyone really believes these are separate nations. What are the chances of one declaring war on another? That's as good a definition of unity as any other.

Another way to look on it is as the US as the "mother" state and all the other's being clients.

I have no problem with this state of affairs. I'm just gob smacked that any one who lives in a country other than the US can believe their country is actually independent of the US.

Wake up and smell the coffee.

[Ted Striker]

Well said Cruddy.