Why don't more countries start combining?

[Moderate71]

I have an idea to solve the issue of oppression around the world. We take all the oppressive countries around the world and combine them into fewer, larger countries. The reason small countries can't be free is that, while big countries like America have more eyes on their leaders and this keeps them from oppressing their own citizens, small countries like Iraq don't have enough eyes on their leaders and that's why they're not free. If we simply combine the countries into bigger countries, they will have enough eyes on their leaders and it will increase accountability and make them free.

 

[enderpotato00]

I have an idea to solve the issue of oppression around the world. We take all the oppressive countries around the world and combine them into fewer, larger countries. The reason small countries can't be free is that, while big countries like America have more eyes on their leaders and this keeps them from oppressing their own citizens, small countries like Iraq don't have enough eyes on their leaders and that's why they're not free. If we simply combine the countries into bigger countries, they will have enough eyes on their leaders and it will increase accountability and make them free.

Thanks troll.

 

[Moderate71]

Thanks troll.

You ever notice how conservatives, the least civil and most oppressive people on earth, whine about incivility and then respond with nothing except insults? If the argument is so weak, why not explain why with empirical data? Because you have no facts that contradict my factual argument.

 

[enderpotato00]

You ever notice how conservatives, the least civil and most oppressive people on earth, whine about incivility and then respond with nothing except insults? If the argument is so weak, why not explain why with empirical data? Because you have no facts that contradict my factual argument.

Thanks, I'm a conservative btw. This entire idea is impractical as hell. Its too fantasy-based.

 

[AtlantaAdonis]

Hateful bigots will never go along with shared governance with countries of color, and not with those soshalist lib'rals of Europe, either.

 

[enderpotato00]

Hateful bigots will never go along with shared governance with countries of color, and not with those soshalist lib'rals of Europe, either.

And its impractical as hell.

 

[Moderate71]

And its impractical as hell.

How is it impractical when it is a proven fact that bigger countries are freer than smaller countries? Again, no facts, simply feelings.

 

[enderpotato00]

How is it impractical when it is a proven fact that bigger countries are freer than smaller countries? Again, no facts, simply feelings.

You've gotta be a troll. How do you believe this ****? Then show me the "facts".

 

[Hawkeye10]

I have an idea to solve the issue of oppression around the world. We take all the oppressive countries around the world and combine them into fewer, larger countries. The reason small countries can't be free is that, while big countries like America have more eyes on their leaders and this keeps them from oppressing their own citizens, small countries like Iraq don't have enough eyes on their leaders and that's why they're not free. If we simply combine the countries into bigger countries, they will have enough eyes on their leaders and it will increase accountability and make them free.

How many eyes were on Stalin? How about Mao?

 

[braindrain]

How is it impractical when it is a proven fact that bigger countries are freer than smaller countries? Again, no facts, simply feelings.

China proves you wrong.

 

[trouble13]

I have an idea to solve the issue of oppression around the world. We take all the oppressive countries around the world and combine them into fewer, larger countries. The reason small countries can't be free is that, while big countries like America have more eyes on their leaders and this keeps them from oppressing their own citizens, small countries like Iraq don't have enough eyes on their leaders and that's why they're not free. If we simply combine the countries into bigger countries, they will have enough eyes on their leaders and it will increase accountability and make them free.

How do you propose to convince the leaders to give up their power without a war?

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[Grokmaster]

I have an idea to solve the issue of oppression around the world. We take all the oppressive countries around the world and combine them into fewer, larger countries. The reason small countries can't be free is that, while big countries like America have more eyes on their leaders and this keeps them from oppressing their own citizens, small countries like Iraq don't have enough eyes on their leaders and that's why they're not free. If we simply combine the countries into bigger countries, they will have enough eyes on their leaders and it will increase accountability and make them free.

Right. Because the oppressive leaders of dictatorships will willingly "share power" when joined with other dictatorships, and the OBVIOUS RESULT would be "better for the people".


Uh-huh.

 

[Moderate71]

You've gotta be a troll. How do you believe this ****? Then show me the "facts".

Wouldn't you think that a big country like America would be free since they have more eyes on them, whereas a small country like Iraq wouldn't because they don't have enough eyes on their leaders wouldn't? Oh wait, the argument is actually backed up by empirical data.

 

[Moderate71]

China proves you wrong.

That's just one country. You're overgeneralizing based on one cherry picked example, unlike myself.

 

[Moderate71]

How do you propose to convince the leaders to give up their power without a war?

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We depose one of them and put the other in charge of both.

 

[trouble13]

We depose one of them and put the other in charge of both.

So you think the leader that isn't 8th charge is going to go along with that? Are you prepared to go to war and give your life to do that?

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[Moderate71]

So you think the leader that isn't 8th charge is going to go along with that? Are you prepared to go to war and give your life to do that?

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We would arm the most powerful dictator of the two and let him take the other out.

 

[trouble13]

We would arm the most powerful dictator of the two and let him take the other out.

So your not willing to put your life on the line but you have no problem that they do to satisfy your ideological theory. You could run for congress, you will fit in with the people on the hill.

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[enderpotato00]

That's just one country. You're overgeneralizing based on one cherry picked example, unlike myself.

:lamo

 

[Fledermaus]

You ever notice how conservatives, the least civil and most oppressive people on earth, whine about incivility and then respond with nothing except insults? If the argument is so weak, why not explain why with empirical data? Because you have no facts that contradict my factual argument.

How can you lift that broad brush of yours?

 

[beerftw]

How is it impractical when it is a proven fact that bigger countries are freer than smaller countries? Again, no facts, simply feelings.

Russia and china are not more free, yet they are big countries, some countries can not be free as when the govt stops putting a gun to citizens heads to keep them in line the people will put guns to eachothers heads and try to eliminate other populations. This is how the world works, some dictators do what they do to keep their population stable and to keep peace, while others do it just for power.

 

[Skeptic Bob]

That's just one country. You're overgeneralizing based on one cherry picked example, unlike myself.

Top 10 most populous countries in the world:

1. China 1,384,688,986 6. Pakistan 207,862,518
2. India 1,296,834,042 7. Nigeria 203,452,505
3. United States 329,256,465 8. Bangladesh 159,453,001
4. Indonesia 262,787,403 9. Russia 142,122,776
5. Brazil 208,846,892 10. Japan 126,168,156

Looks like your example of the US is the cherry picked one.

 

[Moderate71]

Russia and china are not more free, yet they are big countries, some countries can not be free as when the govt stops putting a gun to citizens heads to keep them in line the people will put guns to eachothers heads and try to eliminate other populations. This is how the world works, some dictators do what they do to keep their population stable and to keep peace, while others do it just for power.

Like I said, China and the USSR are only two rare exceptions. It's annoying when someone makes an assertion based on nothing except anecdotal and hypothetical evidence.

 

[beerftw]

Like I said, China and the USSR are only two rare exceptions. It's annoying when someone makes an assertion based on nothing except anecdotal and hypothetical evidence.

What about kazahkstan? Ukraine? belarus? How do you define large country, because if you refuse ukraine and kazahkstan in your model, you have essentially ruled only 4 countries on the list, with russia china america and australia. Oh wait I forgot india too is fairly oppressive, man it seems your whole argument fails unless you can somehow define only america and australia as the only large countries on earth.

 

[Moderate71]

What about kazahkstan? Ukraine? belarus? How do you define large country, because if you refuse ukraine and kazahkstan in your model, you have essentially ruled only 4 countries on the list, with russia china america and australia. Oh wait I forgot india too is fairly oppressive, man it seems your whole argument fails unless you can somehow define only america and australia as the only large countries on earth.

The others are all irrelevant because small countries can't be free because they don't have enough eyes on their leaders and their leaders will become dictators. The only reason some small democracies do exist and their leaders aren't becoming dictators is because we're protecting them from Russia.