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So "I like this principle as long as I get more power, and other people get less power". Thought that U.S. governance is somehow better than Mexican sounds nati

by vlehto 10y ago

So "I like this principle as long as I get more power, and other people get less power". Thought that U.S. governance is somehow better than Mexican sounds nationalistic. Is it? Your ideology seemingly supports imperialism. The opposing idealism is called Subsidiarity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiarity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiarity U.S. is weird as it's currently one of the most imperialistic nations around. Yet it's organized (nominally) as federation. There are lots of people who think local governance is more or as important than democracy itself. It doesn't even require nationalist motivations. Simply government with fewer subjects and close by is likely to be more effective than government far away and with lots of subjects.

Hondor 10y ago
I'm not an American and have never been there. I come from a small country and I would happily see that country gobbled up by one of its more successful neighbors so we can share the economic advantages they have. Ultimately that means cheaper stuff and higher wages. That would involve me getting more power, as you say. My new home country would now be slightly bigger and more powerful than before my old country joined it.
- vlehto 10y ago
  >Ultimately that means cheaper stuff and higher wages. There are bunch of historical examples where this does not hold true. It has been relatively common that the "new colony" pays all the taxes while the mother country reaps all the rewards. This was the case with UK occupying Ireland, Soviet union occupying Estonia, Germany occupying France and northern Italy occupying kingdom of Sicily. Only exception that comes to mind is east Germany, but there is exceptionally strong cultural affiliation. You should be able to gain all the positives with free trade. Without any of the negatives.

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So "I like this principle as long as I get more power, and other people get less power". Thought that U.S. governance is somehow better than Mexican sounds nati

by vlehto 10y ago

Hondor 10y ago
I'm not an American and have never been there. I come from a small country and I would happily see that country gobbled up by one of its more successful neighbors so we can share the economic advantages they have. Ultimately that means cheaper stuff and higher wages. That would involve me getting more power, as you say. My new home country would now be slightly bigger and more powerful than before my old country joined it.
- vlehto 10y ago
  >Ultimately that means cheaper stuff and higher wages. There are bunch of historical examples where this does not hold true. It has been relatively common that the "new colony" pays all the taxes while the mother country reaps all the rewards. This was the case with UK occupying Ireland, Soviet union occupying Estonia, Germany occupying France and northern Italy occupying kingdom of Sicily. Only exception that comes to mind is east Germany, but there is exceptionally strong cultural affiliation. You should be able to gain all the positives with free trade. Without any of the negatives.