I'm not talking about making america any bigger than holland. This wouldn't be america anymore, it would be earth. Think about it. If america and mexico join up, then your not joining with america. Your joining with mexico and america and every other country that has already joined.
Yeah, no. This is about perception. The world's not seeing: "Oh, look at that, Mexico decided to join with America to become more economically viable!", they're going to see: "Oh my!
America just bought Mexico." Your plan is Western imperialism at its finest.
You remember what happened all those years ago when the Europeans did the same? Yeah, people got pissed, people started civil wars and fought for their independance. I recall America being the most prominent fighter for independance.
It's already like that in America. Federal, state, and local governments. It works.
Yeah, the American system works wonders... Y'know the way in which some states hold entirely different values and laws than other states, and some states even hold some anomisity towards one another? Yeah, great system.
Imperialism? I'm also part dutch, but I could care less, because it's irrelevant to who I am as a person. why would I be proud? It's nothing but DNA. Why would you want to remain divided? What have you got against somebody just for being American? That you need to seperate yourselves from us.
Who said I have anything against American people? I have nothing against other folks. I just don't have any desire to become part of a collective. It's not just DNA that makes up your person. Geographical location is one of, if not the most important factor in the development of your character and person. The divide shows us how different humanity can be, and have no interest in becoming this one unified population.
You might not realize it, but your pride in being dutch is like a white supremicist who says he's proud not be black. And as country after country comes together, more and more people will see it that way. They will look forward.
I hope you realize what a ridiculious statement that is. White supremacists believe themselves to be better than the other races. I'm Dutch, but that doesn't make me feel superior than anyone else. It just means I'm proud that I'm Dutch, am proud of my culture and the country's heritage. Having a little pride in your country doesn't make you some kind of racist scumbag.
Yes a lot of people say that now. But think about it. If we were doing this, as a citizen you would benefit economically, because the land in your country could be used to sell crops to other countries.
What you're not seeing is that some people like the seperation. Besides the fact that the unification of the world is extremely hard, it's also quite dangerous. World peace? Wars, how horrible they may be, provide population control. A true utopia is not desirable, as we will destroy the Earth even more, and it's overrun by people.
Let's ignore even that for a second. The history of Europe is littered with intercontinental warfare. Now we know peace, and it was through some very simple and effective measures that made it so that war was no longer economically viable, but we kept our independance. Buying up other countries isn't necessary, and would quite quickly fail.