5 February 2012, 12:37 am
South Korea's already a US protectorate and is pretty Americanized in terms of democracy, economics, etc. in addition to the US having the largest Korean population outside of Seoul. The benefits I see from this union are: -Stronger economy for both sides -A permanent US foothold in Asia -Koreans would be part of a much larger country with access to natural resources and plenty of farmland. Sure, South Koreans would have to give up on their dream of reunification with the North (not that that was ever gonna happen) but they gain much more from becoming a part of the US than anything that joining North Korea could offer them (a mountainous, cold, barren, polluted land not suitable for farming with a malnourished, drug addicted populace). What do you think? I didn't think there would be this much resistance to the idea. My point-of-view is that South Korea, being a small isolated country, could never hope to defend itself against its behemoth sized neighbors. Japan has the benefit of being an island and Germany has France and Britain to back it up if the shit ever hit the fan, whereas Korea is attached to the mainland and would be overrun by China or Russia in a heartbeat. The US already has troops there, so why not go all the way and annex the place? It wouldn't be the first time we annexed a country (Texas, Hawaii, half of Mexico!) and unlike the previous examples, BOTH sides would benefit almost immediately. Korea is a rising star on the global scene, so unlike annexing a third-world shit hole, incorporating a first world state into the US wouldn't cost much besides slightly restructuring the government and legal framework. The US gets a permanent check on Russia and China's influence in the region along with greater business opportunities and a hard-working population. Korea would get access to the world's richest marketplace along with plenty of natural resources to fuel it's ravenous economic growth (North Korea got all the resources, South Korea got shit in the whole separation deal). A negative I see is that Koreans would lose their sense of identity; but identity is a human construct and ultimately they would become part of a greater whole. From a practical standpoint giving up your sovereignty for greater rewards makes sense, especially since it would be one of the most benign and non-violent annexations/occupations in world history (unlike say British, Roman, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, etc.).... Read More »
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