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Oh, quit trying to be cute! The USSR was a forced merger, as were Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. The splitting of Germany was a different case altogether, the result of a 'committee'.
Talking about the tea parties, not the Czech Republic and such.
The USSR was basically the Russian Empire,it had been together for quite a while.
It was also a superpower the equal of the USA(according to experts) and yet it fell apart rather quickly.
As to the nations in question being forced together,you mean like if a certain region separated from another nation and was subsequently forced to rejoin after a period of time and the deaths of a few hundred thousand people???
The original 13 colonies were a voluntary merger. Remember the Declaration of Independence? The constitutional convention of 1787?
Yes, and that changed. Then it became a forced merger. Seems like history is repeating itself, and we all know what happens with forced mergers (as USSR, Czech-Slovakia, et al concluded)
The USSR was basically the Russian Empire,it had been together for quite a while.
It was also a superpower the equal of the USA(according to experts) and yet it fell apart rather quickly.
As to the nations in question being forced together,you mean like if a certain region separated from another nation and was subsequently forced to rejoin after a period of time and the deaths of a few hundred thousand people???
Like that could ever happen in the USA.
We have recently found out that the USSR was never really our equal, let alone our superior.
Countries in Europe were constantly changing their borders, well into 'modern times'. My great-grandfather came from a part of Germany that is now part of Poland. Germany especially is a country that has expanded and contracted over the years.
No, that has never happened in the USA. More states joined the union, but before they were states they were frontier, not another country.
Yes, and that changed. Then it became a forced merger. Seems like history is repeating itself, and we all know what happens with forced mergers (as USSR, Czech-Slovakia, et al concluded)
I don't know how it could become a forced merger when it was already merged. The south wanted to split off. We fought a war about it. And now you take my arguments and use them for your talking points.
Thousands of people filled Fountain Square this afternoon for the Cincinnati Tea Party, a grassroots-effort designed to show their disapproval for bailouts and the massive federal stimulus plan.
People wore Revolution-era costumes and raised anti-bailout signs with messages like “Give us Liberty, not debt” and “No more bailouts.”
Sean Lynch was one of thousands who navigated the crowd.
“I’m frustrated with the way things are going in Congress. They need to remember that they work for us, and right now, we don’t approve,” said Lynch, of Colerain. “This is not a Democrat thing or a Republican thing. It’s a government thing.”
Lynch brought his children to the demonstration and hoped that one day, when they’re older, they’ll understand the importance of taking a stand. His 8-year-old, Isabel, held a “Stop spending my allowance” sign and 5-year-old Kate raised a “Stay out of my piggy bank” one.
“I don’t think anything is going to change overnight,” Lynch said. “But this is a start.”
click on the link to read more and see the creative signs the people carried with them!
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