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I propose a kind of peaceful ring exchange - Greenland to the US, Alaska to Canada, California to Denmark and Texas to Mexico. Yellowstone goes to the Vatican so they can prevent an eruption with prayers. The British kingdoms then go to Ireland, with the exception of Scotland, which goes to Bavaria because of cultural similarities.
Have we forgotten anything? Oh yes. Russia goes to Ukraine. For reparations reasons alone.
Donβt forget that Hawaii should go to Iceland due to volcanic brotherhood (and to give the Icelandics an opportunity to get a tan). And NYC goes back to the Netherlands if theyβll take it (think how expensive it would be to add all the bike lanes).
Think of how awesome NYC would be with all those bike lanes and green spaces
I was thinking the same thing after posting! Shut pretty much the whole of Manhattan to cars, only allow bikes and buses. Goods vehicles can deliver during the night. Think of the reduction in noise, smog, stress, and people could get wherever they want so much quicker than they do now!
As long as it gets renamed back to New Amsterdam
And they have to get bikelanes first
Why they changed it, I can't say.
People just liked it better that way
The most sane suggestion in international geopolitics since a very long time!
As a german, I think this is an insult to all scottish people.
No fucking thanks.
Signed a Dane.
You got something against obese senior citizen swingers?
Okay what if you just start going on vik again against them?
This is very Scottish phobic, they should obviously reunite with their motherland, Egypt.
Take your bigotry elsewhere
Germany is still far too big. i have several proposals in that regard.
We could rise an anti-fascist protection rampart between the democratic and the fascist states... some places even still have the towers, we just need to turn them around.
you mean all wendic territories should be ceded to Poland?
Only if we want Poland to become even more right-wing. But I'd sure be laugh.
Trust me, the Germans also want to get rid of Bavaria ;)