If you had to choose one country to rule the world

yes it could be worse but it could defenetly be BETTERsonofsmeagle

[QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"]Norway/Finland/Sweden They are socialist, have high GNP and everybody seems happy there.charlesdarwin55

is there even a link to this claim?

[QUOTE="daqua_99"]

Australia. If you look at the Human Development Index, Australia is second only to Norway by 0.001 points. We are ahead of Norway by 0.013 in Health, and 0.067 ahead in Education. Australia has the second highest global education score, only falling behind New Zealand (0.999 compared to 1.000). We have one of the highest life expectencies, and the longest expected time at school (average person born in 2010 is expected to go to school 20.5 years).

sonofsmeagle

We are one,but we are many,
and from all the lands on earth we come,
We share a dream, and sing with one voice,

I am, You are, We Australian

Sorry must be my patriotism taking over *wipes tear from eye*

The only thing I found disturbing is that New Zealand is actually beating us at something. How is that ... possible??

I'm sorry to say this, but if global governance ever did happen (which it will, eventually), no one country will have control. The ones in control will be a handful of power hungry elites. This has been their plan for over a hundred years. It will start with the financial system, and then domino to other areas such as religion and education. There wont be countries anymore. They will be determined by region, but ultimately where you live won't make the slightest difference because your still under a global government. Citizens will be monitored and judged on everything they do. Nobody will have freedom. Take it as you will, because many past and present leaders as well as other people in power have expressed their desires for a NWO, and this will happen eventually.

[QUOTE="gamedude234"]

[QUOTE="theone86"]

Aztec Empire, Iriquois Nation.

theone86

i stand corrected. Comapred to any other European Empire, they were angels.

And actually, the British Empire didbring good things to the countries it conquered. India still has police very much Britain, and very similar trade routes, etc... Australia is a prosperous nation, and it never even fought for its independence, as is Egypt.

There is no denying that they did some bad things though.

I would argue that the Dutch, French, and possibly even Spanish were all more benevolent entities to the indigenous inhabitants of their colonies, though I would also accept the argument that a lot of that is due to a lack of success in sustaining their empires. The French, however, never treated the American Indians in the same manner as the British, by burning their crops and raising villages. Since their activities in the Americas were mostly limited to fur trading, they never had the competition for resources that the British did.

Not that I want to pluck out one isolated case, however speaking of the French one could argue the tragic state of Haiti stems directly from the outrageous measures put in place by them when granting them independence...

I'm sorry to say this, but if global governance ever did happen (which it will, eventually), no one country will have control. The ones in control will be a handful of power hungry elites. This has been their plan for over a hundred years. It will start with the financial system, and then domino to other areas such as religion and education. There wont be countries anymore. They will be determined by region, but ultimately where you live won't make the slightest difference because your still under a global government. Citizens will be monitored and judged on everything they do. Nobody will have freedom. Take it as you will, because many past and present leaders as well as other people in power have expressed their desires for a NWO, and this will happen eventually.

Hidden_Hand

I just called UNATCO. Enjoy the last days of your natural life in sunlight.

[QUOTE="Hidden_Hand"]

I'm sorry to say this, but if global governance ever did happen (which it will, eventually), no one country will have control. The ones in control will be a handful of power hungry elites. This has been their plan for over a hundred years. It will start with the financial system, and then domino to other areas such as religion and education. There wont be countries anymore. They will be determined by region, but ultimately where you live won't make the slightest difference because your still under a global government. Citizens will be monitored and judged on everything they do. Nobody will have freedom. Take it as you will, because many past and present leaders as well as other people in power have expressed their desires for a NWO, and this will happen eventually.

DucksBrains

I just called UNATCO. Enjoy the last days of your natural life in sunlight.

[QUOTE="charlesdarwin55"][QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"]Norway/Finland/Sweden They are socialist, have high GNP and everybody seems happy there.Half-Way

is there even a link to this claim?

Fin: 14, Swe:18 & Nor:36

[QUOTE="Half-Way"]

[QUOTE="charlesdarwin55"] & yet they have some of the highest suicide rates in the world.charlesdarwin55

is there even a link to this claim?

Fin: 14, Swe:18 & Nor:36

norway is 36...

the others are close enough i guess.

But Norway is usualy either 1 or 2 when it comes to human development index / nation development index, while the others are lower.

And Danmark being nr. 40 while also being the "happiest nation on earth" should help you put it into context. How much suicide numbers reflect happiness

[QUOTE="charlesdarwin55"]

[QUOTE="Half-Way"]

is there even a link to this claim?

Fin: 14, Swe:18 & Nor:36

norway is 36...

the others are close enough i guess.

But Norway is usualy either 1 or 2 when it comes to human development index / nation development index, while the others are lower.

And Danmark being nr. 40 while also being the "happiest nation on earth" should help you put it into context. How much suicide numbers reflect happiness

[QUOTE="Half-Way"]

[QUOTE="charlesdarwin55"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate

Fin: 14, Swe:18 & Nor:36

charlesdarwin55

norway is 36...

the others are close enough i guess.

But Norway is usualy either 1 or 2 when it comes to human development index / nation development index, while the others are lower.

And Danmark being nr. 40 while also being the "happiest nation on earth" should help you put it into context. How much suicide numbers reflect happiness

I dont see how you could come to the conclusion that more countries = lower on the list.

Since you dont know how high the suicide rates of the other countries are, not to mention the fact that they are probably under developed countries in comparison to the ones already on the list. And your also not questioning why they arent already on the list. Is it because its hard to keep track of the data in some of those countries?

The thing we need to take into consideration are other developed countries, for example USA being nr.38 which is higher then danmark, but lower then norway by 2 ranks.

And as i explained earlier, danmark, which ranks 40th, is also the worlds happiest country according to studies. So there are a bunch of questions to be asked.

Britain, they did a pretty good job of it in the past. And they are less bloodthirsty this time around :)FortuneInLies

Switzerland. I can't explain why, I just trust them.

I'm assuming you mean if the entire world was united under one type of Government

The 195 States of the United Nations of Earth.

US Government maybe slow and inefficient, but every state gets equal representation. Every "previous" country can be a state with their own government and preserve their culture. Also prevents the entire government from being crippled by the corruption of certain individuals.

Whomever you pick would inevitably be corrupted. Such is the way of power.

Canada. Or maybe Norway. Never the U.S.A.

USA. That's where I live. I wouldn't want to be ruled I don't think.

[QUOTE="sonofsmeagle"]

[QUOTE="daqua_99"]

Australia. If you look at the Human Development Index, Australia is second only to Norway by 0.001 points. We are ahead of Norway by 0.013 in Health, and 0.067 ahead in Education. Australia has the second highest global education score, only falling behind New Zealand (0.999 compared to 1.000). We have one of the highest life expectencies, and the longest expected time at school (average person born in 2010 is expected to go to school 20.5 years).

daqua_99

We are one,but we are many,
and from all the lands on earth we come,
We share a dream, and sing with one voice,

I am, You are, We Australian

Sorry must be my patriotism taking over *wipes tear from eye*

The only thing I found disturbing is that New Zealand is actually beating us at something. How is that ... possible??

i say other and by other i mean petoria cause it dont exist and if it dosent exist it cant rule meaning we all rule and ....

MIND BLOWN?

anyone?

[QUOTE="sonofsmeagle"]

Australia of course,

Every1 loves Australia :lol:

MushroomWig

Is that the best example you can come up with?

The USA, easily.

The Republic of Ireland.

:D

*has a pint of Guinness*

The Republic of Ireland.

:D

*has a pint of Guinness*

NIPPON! It's 2011 and the closest we've gotten to having real Gundams is a 60 foot statue at an amusement part. :|

Norway. There's a reason they rank number one or two consistently on the Human Development Index.CRS98

Because they have really really high taxes, a large income compared to their population/expenses, a different culture and relatively low population/immigration?

In my relatively uneducated opinion, I'd pick the US. Any other European country not named France or the UK would be pathetic.

Edit: Or Germany :P

I would choose Germany

The Republic of Ireland.

:D

*has a pint of Guinness*

c_moriarty

A third of the population of the Island you're on doesn't want to be part of you. How would you rule the entire world?

It has to be somewere like Holland, Swizerland, Denmark etc. Anyone saying America is obviously wearing Stars and Stripe spangled glasses over there head and it's obscuring their vision as it's a horrible idea.

Easy, North Korea is Best Koea,

inb4 weeabo saying japan.

None of them. Suddenly giving administration of an entire planet to a country that controls a fraction of its population would be disastrous for everybody.

If you actually assume that giving that country to the world would alter the entire planet's culture, economic strength per capita and social laws to fit that single nation to a tee, I'd pick Norway.

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"]My country, the UK. If we had an empire like we used to have then the world would be a much better place to live.surrealnumber5

Yeah because the Crown dependencies and the fourteen overseas territories clearly want out. I find it amusing that Bermuda would rather the UK as a sovereign state than the U.S...

You can bang on about colonialism, but all the major empires were doing pretty horrific things, and the u.S itself condoned slavery to extraordinary levels later on. Nobody is morally absolved here, and the UK does not stand for those colonial ideals any more, in fact, a movement has been identified as reverse-colonialism in Britain considering its immigration rates.

And those oversea territories are pretty much an expense, though quanitifying it exactly is impossible for most citizens, it is a well known fact though between the peoples.

[QUOTE="gamedude234"]

[QUOTE="theone86"]

Aztec Empire, Iriquois Nation.

theone86

i stand corrected. Comapred to any other European Empire, they were angels.

And actually, the British Empire didbring good things to the countries it conquered. India still has police very much Britain, and very similar trade routes, etc... Australia is a prosperous nation, and it never even fought for its independence, as is Egypt.

There is no denying that they did some bad things though.

I would argue that the Dutch, French, and possibly even Spanish were all more benevolent entities to the indigenous inhabitants of their colonies, though I would also accept the argument that a lot of that is due to a lack of success in sustaining their empires. The French, however, never treated the American Indians in the same manner as the British, by burning their crops and raising villages. Since their activities in the Americas were mostly limited to fur trading, they never had the competition for resources that the British did.

The Spanish? Are you serious???

Any concept of world empire would run on a branched system of delegation, so it would be relatively easy to govern if there is a strong political infrastructure.

My vote was Uk anyhow.

[QUOTE="daqua_99"]

Australia. If you look at the Human Development Index, Australia is second only to Norway by 0.001 points. We are ahead of Norway by 0.013 in Health, and 0.067 ahead in Education. Australia has the second highest global education score, only falling behind New Zealand (0.999 compared to 1.000). We have one of the highest life expectencies, and the longest expected time at school (average person born in 2010 is expected to go to school 20.5 years).

sonofsmeagle

We are one,but we are many,
and from all the lands on earth we come,
We share a dream, and sing with one voice,

I am, You are, We Australian

Sorry must be my patriotism taking over *wipes tear from eye*

See that little Union Jack?

Yeah, Who's your daddy?

ITT: People vote for their own government to rule the world.

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"][QUOTE="MushroomWig"]My country, the UK. If we had an empire like we used to have then the world would be a much better place to live.IAMTHEJOKER88

Yeah because the Crown dependencies and the fourteen overseas territories clearly want out. I find it amusing that Bermuda would rather the UK as a sovereign state than the U.S...

You can bang on about colonialism, but all the major empires were doing pretty horrific things, and the u.S itself condoned slavery to extraordinary levels later on. Nobody is morally absolved here, and the UK does not stand for those colonial ideals any more, in fact, a movement has been identified as reverse-colonialism in Britain considering its immigration rates.

And those oversea territories are pretty much an expense, though quanitifying it exactly is impossible for most citizens, it is a well known fact though between the peoples.

[QUOTE="IAMTHEJOKER88"]

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"] FOR YOUR ISLAND. lets not act like the brittish empire was good for anyone else.surrealnumber5

Yeah because the Crown dependencies and the fourteen overseas territories clearly want out. I find it amusing that Bermuda would rather the UK as a sovereign state than the U.S...

You can bang on about colonialism, but all the major empires were doing pretty horrific things, and the u.S itself condoned slavery to extraordinary levels later on. Nobody is morally absolved here, and the UK does not stand for those colonial ideals any more, in fact, a movement has been identified as reverse-colonialism in Britain considering its immigration rates.

And those oversea territories are pretty much an expense, though quanitifying it exactly is impossible for most citizens, it is a well known fact though between the peoples.

I have disputed it... you implied the UK stands for currently imperial ideals. That is not true, evidently. Just 'throwing it right back at you' was an aside and not the point i was getting at.

[QUOTE="c_moriarty"]

The Republic of Ireland.

:D

*has a pint of Guinness*

MattDistillery

A third of the population of the Island you're on doesn't want to be part of you. How would you rule the entire world?

I reunited, happy Ireland completely separate from the United Kingdom.

[QUOTE="MattDistillery"]

[QUOTE="c_moriarty"]

The Republic of Ireland.

:D

*has a pint of Guinness*

c_moriarty

A third of the population of the Island you're on doesn't want to be part of you. How would you rule the entire world?

I reunited, happy Ireland completely separate from the United Kingdom.

Pretty sure there would be alot of unhappy people if a united Ireland seperate from the UK came about. It's literaly the apitamy of a situation were you can't please everyone.

See that little Union Jack?

Yeah, Who's your daddy?

IAMTHEJOKER88