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Another_Voice
05/13/18 2:45:40 PM
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Given its comparable background, size, and demographics to US, why haven't the Aussies become a more powerful nation?

- Enormous mineral reserves including 30% of the world's uranium
- Largest offshore gas project on the planet
- Vast amounts of unused land
- Sexy beautiful women

What gives?
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masticatingman
05/13/18 2:46:51 PM
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Another_Voice posted...
Given its comparable background, size, and demographics to US, why haven't the Aussies become a more powerful nation?

- Enormous mineral reserves including 30% of the world's uranium
- Largest offshore gas project on the planet
- Vasy amounts of unused land
- Sexy beautiful women

What gives?


Most of that unused land is desert and is unused for a reason
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iron jojo
05/13/18 2:47:04 PM
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I think it has something to do with anime sigs, at least that's what I heard on CE.
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Smashingpmkns
05/13/18 2:47:32 PM
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Cannibalism or something
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Turbam
05/13/18 2:47:50 PM
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They're too busy with their shrimps and barbies
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Master_Bass
05/13/18 2:48:09 PM
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It's because they have no money because they're forced to pay ridiculous amounts of money for technology.
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CanuckCowboy
05/13/18 2:48:38 PM
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fenderbender321 posted...
How are they comparable? They have 24 million people. America has 345 million.


This.
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PoopPotato
05/13/18 2:48:38 PM
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Let America do it for you.
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ArchiePeck
05/13/18 2:48:48 PM
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Sparse population, geographically isolated, chill as ****.
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CanuckCowboy
05/13/18 2:49:05 PM
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PoopPotato posted...
Let America do it for you.


What is America doing for me exactly?
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NinjaWarrior455
05/13/18 2:52:31 PM
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Kind of hard to be a global super power when you're an island nation that's located very far from other global super powers.
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pinky0926
05/13/18 2:55:52 PM
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Australia wasn't built on an empire, it was the product of an empire. Australians don't want to take over the world, they just want to keep their little haven untouched and unspoiled.
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PoopPotato
05/13/18 3:02:52 PM
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Running the world, that's what the topic is about
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