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America, Australia, Canada, Britain. Progenitors of a coming United Earth?

Asked by lloydbird (8740points) July 17th, 2009

Could it be possible? Practically every country in the world is represented within their boundaries, by their people.
If you think it unlikely, why? etc….

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The_Compassionate_Heretic's avatar

I don’t think we’ll get there for many generations unless there is a major change in how we think. We’re far too xenophobic.

AstroChuck's avatar

Why these countries? Because they share a common language?

lloydbird's avatar

@AstroChuck Oh yeah!...that as well.

Gfly's avatar

Soon they will call you The United States of Canada mwahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!! Your all thinking it I just got the nuts to say it

lloydbird's avatar

Hey, its just a thought guys!
To expand, these are all relatively recently formed countries (with the exception of Britain, which itself is the progenitor of the other three), whose citizenry are garnered from all parts of the world. They do share a unifying common language @AstroChuck that is itself a global composite. They are, for the most part, well respected globally, especially by the people (regardless of what some politically motivated Governments might say). Their composite ethnic/racial natures perhaps make them among the least
“xenophobic” countries in the world @The_Compassionate_Heretic ,with each having strict laws to guard against discrimination. Each sharing a common purpose in their continuing maintenance as ‘Nations’

However, there is something of the ’ identity insecure’ about them as things stand. A sense of a ‘settler complex’ perhaps? Whereby a nagging doubt of national legitimacy
is held due to their founding histories (Less so for Britain, more so for England in particular).

Well, to try and put a positive slant on these, alleged, ‘insecurities’ and ‘doubts’, might it be helpful to view these difficulties from a future perspective,and with a wider, optimistic lens? Might something be happening here that will turn out to be of great global benefit?
Hence this Q….

Jack_Haas's avatar

@Loydbirds I don’t agree that there are any insecurities on the part of the Anglosphere: they must be realistic about other nations’ motives. Look at how fast reality caught up with Obama: not long after he had sent strongly dismissive signals toward the special relationship with Britain, he and Gordon had to close ranks against france and Germany’s attacks. More recently there was, as someone pointed out here today, Medvedev’s attack on the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, with China and france nodding approvingly.

Hopefully there isn’t going to be a unified world anytime soon, just a continuation in the formation of two natural blocs and the return of the cold war, this time with China in command. That is if India joins the Anglo camp. If India aligns itself with China and Russia that’s when the threat of a unified world order becomes real. Unfortunately the Anglo countries won’t be its progenitors, at best its resistants, at worst its last victims.

Ron_C's avatar

The countries described show that if you have enough in common, you can work and trade with each other without going to war. It has been over 200 years since we attacked Britain or Canada. As to the beginning of a new world order, I would say no. Not every country nor every citizen wants democracy and religious freedom. In fact, we English speakers are probably in the minority holding these things sacred.

The best we can do is lead by example and stop going to war with people that do not share that philosophy. I believe we need a strong defence force but we should never be the aggressor. The previous administration has shown what happens when you start a “preemptive war”.

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