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Reading all this negativity about the UK made me wonder: is it possible that the UK throwing in the towel and asking to become part of the US could actually be
by pfdietz 2y ago
Reading all this negativity about the UK made me wonder: is it possible that the UK throwing in the towel and asking to become part of the US could actually become reality? It's an admittedly outlandish idea, but suddenly it didn't seem entirely preposterous.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoWhy would the US want the UK? The UK does not seem to have natural resources that the US would want. The main resource is intellectual talent, which is already free for the US to obtain via immigration and a common language.
- quacksilver 2y agoPossibly the UK's worldwide military bases / islands to build bases on or mine the oil and some restricted technology. Maybe a 'Hong Kong' style outpost in Europe. May be a bit of a stretch though.
- zipy124 2y agoWe already offer those, just look at diego garcia currently, or RAF Menwith Hill in yorkshire which is an NSA base.
- mixmastamyk 2y agoAirstrip One is born.
- Peanuts99 2y agoProbably because 85%+ of the population would reject it.
- t43562 2y agoNo way. There would be a much bigger loss of "sovrinty" than people were prepared to put up with in the EU and that's in the miraculous case that the US wanted it.
- youngtaff 2y agoNope