Possible Countries in the Future

[gyrados]

lol pretty much iirc the us has best navy in the world amazing air force army and marines are on point and of course got the coast guard although thats more homeland security these days they are still capable of fucking shit up

[Tijuana]

"Us"? "Protesters"? Gang members are no such thing, they're domestic terrorists.

Everyone who speaks out against the government in China is a terrorist. We will not be adopting their habit of turning the military upon civilians.

[Afrospinach]

"Us"? "Protesters"? Gang members are no such thing, they're domestic terrorists.

iirc in the US the only time such a crackdown has been done was during one of the san francisco earthquakes on looters and it was deemed unlawful.

[Deleted]

Everyone who speaks out against the government in China is a terrorist. We will not be adopting their habit of turning the military upon civilians.

Civilians? LOL, they're armed combatants who don't obey the laws. And then you wonder why your country is riddled with violent gangs terrorizing civilians all over the place.

[Independent voter]

iirc in the US the only time such a crackdown has been done was during one of the san francisco earthquakes on looters and it was deemed unlawful.

Lei Shie is a refugee from the former yougoslavia. he hates America.

[Tijuana]

Civilians? LOL, they're armed combatants who don't obey the laws. And then you wonder why your country is riddled with violent gangs terrorizing civilians all over the place.

You missed my general point. My general point is, "holy fuck no we will not be mimicking the Chinese in their use of military force against civilians."

[Techno-Druid]

A free Tibet would be nice... but I doubt that will happen.

China has a lot of territories it could stand to free from their self-imposed rule. Tibet, Xinjiang/East Turkestan, Inner Mongolia (even though it's gone through some pretty heavy sinicization) and the two westernized states of Hong Kong and Macua.

At least there's still Dharamshala, which has basically become "Little Tibet."

Now on the topic of new countries, a transhumanist/futurist state...

[ifrah]

Hong Kong is fairly independent already, is it not? Similar to the Interbellum period Free City of Danzig (now Gdansk in Poland). Or am I thinking of Taiwan? >.>

It used to be, but the trend does not look good. Or it looks quite bright and promising if you ask the china communist party. The special administrative region status was signed to last "at least 50 years" after the handover. Which most likely means that soon around 2047 Hong Kong is some New Shenzhen or similar shithole, completely under the communist dictatorship. They're already tightening the grasp on it quite shamelessly, in typical chinese manner of course, not giving a fuck if you break a law or two while doing it.

[Shadowferal]

Canausa or Usacana. 10chars

North American States.

I've always been fond of the idea of a United States of Africa...A USA of another sort...but no connection to the current one.

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Now on the topic of new countries, a transhumanist/futurist state...

Never happen in any way that involves money...

[Techno-Druid]

North American States.

I've always been fond of the idea of a United States of Africa...A USA of another sort...but no connection to the current one.

There's been some discussion on the basis of a North American Union between the US, Canada and Mexico. Something along the lines of the EU with it's own currency (the proposed "Amero").

I doubt most of Africa could unite as a single country sadly, there's just too much ethnic, culture and religious diversity to fit under one government.

At best I could forsee the possibility of an East African Union (Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan and Tanzania, possibly even Arab states like Egypt, Sudan and Somalia) that's economically close to China. Maybe a Southern African Union containing South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana and maybe even Angola).

Cape Verde also shows a pretty strong interest in joining the EU.

[Deleted]

Go, California.

[Dadwen]

Go, California.

It not that the Republican are really anti climate change, its just stopping\slowing global warming is slowing efforts to submerge California....

[Deleted]

There's been some discussion on the basis of a North American Union between the US, Canada and Mexico. Something along the lines of the EU with it's own currency (the proposed "Amero").

I doubt most of Africa could unite as a single country sadly, there's just too much ethnic, culture and religious diversity to fit under one government.

At best I could forsee the possibility of an East African Union (Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan and Tanzania, possibly even Arab states like Egypt, Sudan and Somalia) that's economically close to China. Maybe a Southern African Union containing South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana and maybe even Angola).

Cape Verde also shows a pretty strong interest in joining the EU.

The terms "United States" and "Union" are already copyrighted to the USA and EU, no other entity is allowed to take it.