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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I doubt most people would even notice a real difference in their day-to-day lives if it happened. Unless Canadians were being rounded up and put in gulags, I don't think the change would be worth dying over.
Many regions, states and even cities have maintained unique identities within the U.S., so I don't see why a "North American" country couldn't have 10 provinces with distinct Canadian identities. Also, perhaps not a popular opinion here, but I consider Americans and Canadians to be basically the same culture.
I'm also convinced that nation states as we know them won't exist in the next 100 years anyway.
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While the people may have similar attitudes/demeanor/language, when merging two countries a lot more has to be taken into account than just the likeness of citizens. We differ in many fundamental ways that just would not gel. Health care, gun control, economic policy, foriegn policy, and basic political ideology are all very different between the two countries. You could never convince me that an injection of American political ideals would be a benefit to Canada. EDIT: And conversely, I don't think you could convince the US as a whole to take on Canada's "socialism" as it is their most feared word/concept.
Although I do agree with your last point, in order for the human race to progress beyond our current state, the idea of nations and acting in the best interest of your country rather than the world as a whole has to undergo a major shift. But that's a different discussion and involves much greater accomplishments in order to acheive (ie World peace).
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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
Vacation spots? I live here!
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It's a vacation spot for us. That's the point.