| Oliver4p1 said: That would make the Queen the Monarch over the us to AHAH |
I'm not sure that's how it works.
Realistically, it seems like everybody's complaint here aren't cultural but are silly legal issues that could be resolved with hard work and focused dialogue. Why couldn't Canada keep its gun laws? Why not keep Canada's health care system in place? The negatives can be resolved.
Or we can focus on creating the positives without integrating entirely. There are so many possibilities - before we discount the idea, we must look at it positively, with an understanding that the combined will of the Canadian and American peoples is capable of overcoming our differences while creating a stronger partnership, even a union!
What, do you worry about the French people of Quebec? There is no official U.S. language - they would be fine. Or is it our strong spying programs? Join us, help us eliminate them. Is it because you think your socialist attitudes won't fit into the United States? - but there are plenty of socialists living here right now. Besides, the United States prides itself on being multicultural - you'd fit in and then start dragging the country your way. Do you think Canada's influence would diminish? On the contrary! The U.S.' influence would be greatly increased, and Canada would be a major part of U.S. politics now! Or what, do you think your Canadian identity would fade? Tell that to the Texans! Tell that to the Southerners! Tell that to Midwesterners, to New Yorkers, the Californians!
But the benefits of further integration are stark. Our economies are already very integrated - let's eliminate further barriers. Why should I need a visa to work in Canada? Why should a Canadian need a visa to work here? Why can't I move to Toronto as easily as I can move to New York? And why should we have separate militaries? Wouldn't we be better off with a common defense? And wouldn't Canadians like a seat in the halls of the most powerful nation, to help steer its policy in the 21st century? Wouldn't you rather influence the United States government rather than - be influenced and coerced by it?
