.@mattyglesias's book is misguided because 1 billion Americans is already achieved
they're just not evenly distributed, and mostly not within US borders
if he wants even more americans he should focus overseas where we are very good at making americans at low unit cost
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like so many things we have profitably outsourced the manufacture of americans
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if he really cares about americans in america Proper he might instead propose that we make domestic americans more american, a laudable goal and one sorely unattended for the past decade
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"no you cant be american that way americans have to be subject to the direct control of the US government" im sorry but if you find yourself leaning toward THAT argument your missing the entire goddamn point of America and you should go back and make out with the Queen
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Very close to a cultural victory, which is good, because I'm looking forward to playing some more Rimworld for a change
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Europeans did the hard *colonialist* work for centuries & the USA sweeps in after WW2 to take all the credit.
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Trudat. Brits blame the American takeover on Yalta (and we go all purple faced and start gnawing the carpet). Also couldn't afford to keep British Empire since stuck paying back the war time debt to America. (Cleared that debt only in 2006, btw. Paid back double the value loaned)
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the outer empire has to choose whether americans need to be mature and lead the world or don't matter and please stop invading our culture with your politics.
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im sorry but you invited us in simply stop buying our jeans and listening to our rock music if you like if you can
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If you use the Rammstein estimate, it is far greater than 50%.
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