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| Topic | Will we see any new states added to the United States of America in our lifetime |
| Zeus 04/01/21 3:58:08 AM #29: | FatalAccident posted... Absolutely astounding to me that people think the Philippines, Hong Kong, Greenland, parts of Mexico, parts of Canada have even a remote chance of becoming part of the United States. Like completely sovereign nations on the other side of the planet would give up their independence to become a part of some country with diminishing influence that cant even seem to get its own political or social house in order. 1) Mexico and Canada aren't "on the other side of the world." And, because you probably never picked up a history book, you aren't aware that the US was built on MULTIPLE land purchases from other nations including buying land from, and this is true, MEXICO. 2) Greenland isn't a "completely sovereign territory" and technically could be sold. The same is true for Hong Kong which is part of China (which, as mentioned, if it did break from China and choose to become part of another nation, would likely choose to become a British territory; otherwise technically China could sell it to another nation, but right now the ultra-nationalist CCP is very unlikely to do that). 3) lol @ the diminishing influence remark or the implication that any nation really has things in order because every nation with people have its own set of problems. If you're looking for political solidarity, the nations that have the most unified governments include China, NK, and other authoritarian nations. Unbridled9 posted... In truth while I suspect Puerto Rico will become a state before too long unless there's a major internal reorganization or Guam and a lot of the minor pacific isles try to get in as a group, we'll be at 51 state for the foreseeable future. Only way that changes is if a war happens and the U.S. seizes land which is too unpredictable to really discuss. That's very unlikely for countless reasons. FatalAccident posted... Hong Kong was happy to be independent from the UK lolwut? The population was worried what would happen once the UK's deal ended. FatalAccident posted... and has no interest in being owned by China. Which is also completely untrue. However, it's worth noting that parts of the US have no interest in being owned by the US, but that's not doing them much good either. FatalAccident posted... If Greenland is going to be so valuable in the future, why on earth do you think Denmark would be so happy to relinquish it? There have been repeated inquiries into buying Greenland that haven't worked out but, in all honesty, its "value" (as it pertains to why the US wants it) doesn't really help Denmark. And it's not a matter of "relinquishing" land, it would involve compensation. --- (\/)(\/)|-| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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