What exactly is the purpose of this? It's not immediately clear, and the subject matter jumps around a lot, I think you should revise it to make your points more concise. I lost interest after like 4 paragraphs just because I couldn't figure out what points you were trying to make.

sc4k

United Kingdom5454 Posts

April 24 2013 15:14 GMT

I just can't tell if this is a joke or not. My troll detector seems to be malfunctioning recently.

pugowar

United States142 Posts

April 24 2013 15:17 GMT

so you want the US, who is undergoing fiscal crisis and is over 10 trillion dollars in debt to provide financial incentives to countries to become part of the US? Then the nations citizens would be come US citizens, which means they are eligible for SS, medicare, obama care, mimimum wage, No Child left behind, etc? Would the US absorb their financial debt as well? Who would pay for all of these benefits?
Also, that nations citizens would then be eligible to vote in elections, get senators and congressmen, and have electoral votes based off of population. Isreal has 8 million people and would get 13 electoral votes, 2 senators, and 11 congressmen.
The UK has 63M- and would get approx 110 electoral votes, etc etc.
The idea is not feasible...and you really shouldn't call your own essay brillant or universally praised.

Kaal

Djibouti2466 Posts

April 24 2013 15:20 GMT

A brilliant six and a half page essay I wrote for my United States Foreign Policy class.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH.... ahhh man I want reddit to leave.

Kimaker

United States2131 Posts

April 24 2013 15:24 GMT

Wat.

Seriously, wtf did I just read? Blog material dude, not general forum.

If I actually had to say something constructive? Grossly oversimplified view of foreign policy and world affairs in general.

ddrddrddrddr

1344 Posts

April 24 2013 15:25 GMT

I'm not quite sure what the difference is between your ideas and building an empire is. You make too many assumptions confusing current competitors as actual enemies. You strategy of undermining foreign governments for annexation will not go unnoticed. Forcing your own ideologies onto allies to stop them when they're already straying from your camp is also laughable. This essay details great ways to make enemies. This essay is bad and you should feel bad.

Empire

22 Posts

April 24 2013 15:25 GMT

I feel like I'm being trolled. After re-reading that last paragraph, I can't help but think that this essay is completely tongue-in-cheek.

It's grammatically correct at least from what I can tell.

Vaelone

Finland4400 Posts

April 24 2013 15:29 GMT

I think the main issue with this is the process of adding new stars into your flag.

Kimaker

United States2131 Posts

April 24 2013 15:31 GMT

#10

On April 25 2013 00:29 Vaelone wrote:
I think the main issue with this is the process of adding new stars into your flag.

xD

Well done...still chuckling at that one.

ChriS-X

Malaysia1374 Posts

April 24 2013 15:34 GMT

#11

gratz OP. you have successfully wasted 5 minutes of my life i'm never getting back. the troll isn't even particularly good, and fairly obvious to boot.

jxx

Brazil307 Posts

April 24 2013 15:39 GMT

#12

On April 24 2013 23:55 Arctic Daishi wrote:
A brilliant six and a half page essay I wrote for my United States Foreign Policy class. Having shared and discussed my

ROFL, you couldn't have started it better!

Frits

11782 Posts

April 24 2013 15:39 GMT

#13

You just redefined brilliant, in a not so good way.

zeo

Serbia6266 Posts

April 24 2013 15:40 GMT

#14

Some countries, such as the United Kingdom, will be required to replace their aristocratic monarchies with secular, republican forms of government, as well as respect freedom of speech and the right to bear arms (both of which are often infringed upon in Europe).

Gold. Just gold.

EDIT: Sweden is a 'big foreign country' in the poll. That made me lol

Darkened

Bulgaria105 Posts

April 24 2013 15:42 GMT

#15

I appreciate the proper grammar of your very lengthy and probably time consuming troll attempt, the rest - not so much. : /

Feartheguru

Canada1334 Posts

April 24 2013 15:43 GMT

#16

Protip, if you plan to waste time on a lengthy troll, don't give it away in the first paragraph.

kollin

United Kingdom8380 Posts

April 24 2013 15:43 GMT

#17

I'd be up for joining America, seems like a great idea. Good work OP, this essay deserves all it's acclamations!

Copymizer

Denmark2078 Posts

April 24 2013 15:46 GMT

#18

How is sweden a big foreign country, there's only 8mill citizens there lol. I'd say over 30mill is big atleast. Overall i'm not too much for it, we might share same freedom values but i don't want to join up with america as a state, no fucking way, i'd rather have a pure scandinavian union with sweden, norway and finland as we pretty much share same common social and economic values as well as culture, espcially sweden and norway.

BlueRoyaL

United States2493 Posts

April 24 2013 15:47 GMT

#19

lol this thread

In a way I feel bad for the OP. Reading these comments must be pretty brutal for you, but if you can understand that what they have been saying is true, you can make the most of it.

Generally speaking, posting a high-school essay in Team Liquid and calling it universally praised is never a good idea. I don't ever recall hearing about any high-school essay that was universally praised and brilliant to that point.