No-one in Australia would care, we'd just get less tourists.
You know, I was going to say that. Actually, I figured you Aussies might join up with Japan closer, as an enemy in the region (China) could be threating both Taiwan and South Korea. Then again, you may not. Depends on what popular opinion about China is in Australia, and if the idea of fighting wars is out of the question or not.
And.....AGAIN! I seem to be the only guy who has actually responded with a theory. We've got mostly jokes, a few "It can't happen" and some critiques. Am I missing something here?
I may give up on this thread. Nobody other than me has the Cajhones to jump on the soapbox and give his?
every other country would colapse without the US to "guide us" in our international policys
They said the same thing about England 100 years ago. Spain before them. Rome before even earlier in history. There will ALWAYS be a major power with everyone else calling them imperialistic, heartless, and arogant. Doesn't anybody remember how England of the 1800's is potrayed? They own everything, are super proud of their Navy, and treated the locals with contempt. It's currently my USA's turn at being the king of the hill, and have rotten fruit thrown at them for just being there.
Do I beleave that my country is a paragon of virtue and perfection? Not a chance. We got to this postion by being nearly the last slave owning country and by wipping out the native tribes for their land. It's only been in the last few decades that the USA has finnally lived up to our own Constitution legally. Socially is another matter, but I beleave we're getting better each year.
But on the other hand I don't give a rip what anybody argues about "who is better". To me arguing is pointless. It is much easier to tell where the good life is by watching immigrant flow. Who has immigrants? Who has people leaving? Who builds walls to keep their people in? Who builds walls to keep people out? If your country has immigrants, then your country is a better place than the countries those immigrants came from.