- 22 Feb 2007 18:52
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If Russia joined US, it wouldn't matter that much for US, I think. The Russian economy is roughly the size of one average US state and Russian population isn't much bigger (to contribute to electoral college).
However, if China joined US and the Chinese could conspire to elect certain candidates - they would've easily taken control of American politics just through their sheer numbers. Of course this wouldn't mean much in terms of politics, since the Chinese-elected candidates would still have to promote the US interests and development of the economic centre in North America. Also the Chinese immigration to North America would double or tripple, and in some 10 years or so the majority of former US population, and all its institutions and corporations, would become Chinese. China should therefore be interested in joining US, it seems - it's an easy way to take over another country.
Yeah but now they kind of have an excuse - Russia is a competitor which maintains a separate alliance system and economic bloc, therefore US sort of has an excuse to develop military systems directed against Russia. If Russia was officially an ally of US and western Europe though, west Europeans would probably protest anything like this or further implementation of the Dulles' plan.
As of now - I am wondering what'd happen, as a joke if, say Russia or China would like to join USA as one of the states
If Russia joined US, it wouldn't matter that much for US, I think. The Russian economy is roughly the size of one average US state and Russian population isn't much bigger (to contribute to electoral college).
However, if China joined US and the Chinese could conspire to elect certain candidates - they would've easily taken control of American politics just through their sheer numbers. Of course this wouldn't mean much in terms of politics, since the Chinese-elected candidates would still have to promote the US interests and development of the economic centre in North America. Also the Chinese immigration to North America would double or tripple, and in some 10 years or so the majority of former US population, and all its institutions and corporations, would become Chinese. China should therefore be interested in joining US, it seems - it's an easy way to take over another country.
Well, I don't think it isn't obvious already really...
Yeah but now they kind of have an excuse - Russia is a competitor which maintains a separate alliance system and economic bloc, therefore US sort of has an excuse to develop military systems directed against Russia. If Russia was officially an ally of US and western Europe though, west Europeans would probably protest anything like this or further implementation of the Dulles' plan.