Securing the United States' Future

We present below a summary of the Expansionist Party's program for English-speaking (re)union as seen by a New Zealander in 2001. We feel he has understood well the way the various 'pieces of the puzzle' fit together to make a greater whole than the mere sum of its parts. If in looking at the range of areas on which XP has so far produced webpages, you haven't seen a comprehensible pattern, this article reveals the pattern below, stitching the patchwork into a quilt.

Our program is even grander than he sets forth below, involving, eventually, the whole world and including alternatives for Russia to inclusion in an ambitious (and potentially dangerous) European Union, plus a closer relationship with the Indian Subcontinent. But as far as it goes, this piece brilliantly encapsulates the rationale behind the United States' defending the future by prudent geographic enlargement now.

The U.S. by present world standards is economically, politically, and geographically a large and powerful country. But tomorrow's world doesn't look like it will leave the U.S. in this position. Hundreds of years from now the 'big two' are not likely to even include the U.S., because at its present size it will be dwarfed by the two world powers of the future: China and the European Union — the latter of which looks likely to grow to encompass all of the former Communist Bloc including Russia and will eventually become a federal union. If this happens the U.S. risks becoming a distant third in the world-power stakes. But right now the U.S. has many opportunities available to it, that it won't have forever. It must act now to secure its future.

Britain may well be the key to the USA's future power and prosperity. Persuading Britain to join the U.S. would be a daunting task, but the only way it will happen is if the offer is extended. Britain is the gateway to an enlarged union: a union of English-speaking peoples that could challenge, equal, or even surpass the great powers of the future just as it would the world powers of today. If Britain were part of the U.S., a whole host of opportunities would open to it. U.S. influence in the former Empire would be much greater with Britain's help, and this would create a situation where the U.S. could take its pick of the former colonies and those former colonies are exactly what the U.S. needs for a secure future. But Britain's usefulness is not outlived after the accomplishment of this goal. Britain and quite possibly Ireland could serve as 'anchors' to Europe.

The concept of an 'anchor' as it pertains to this essay is quite simple: an anchor is a state that because of its geographical position, which is always some distance from the American mainland, has a great deal of strategic value — politically, economically and militarily. An anchor is used to more easily access markets that are nearer the anchor than the mainland, as a mediator between the enlarged U.S. and the country they 'anchor', and in some cases as an important strategic, military asset because of its closeness to the enemy. Anchors also have great importance in that they offer an outlet of U.S. influence in areas that could some day become troublesome without this presence.

With Britain's joining the U.S., we would almost certainly see Canada do the same thing, and would likely see Australia and New Zealand knocking on the USA's door for membership as well. The advantages of Canada's joining the U.S. are obvious, but the advantages as they relate to Australia and New Zealand are perhaps not quite so. In relation to Australia and New Zealand the real reason for them joining the union is primarily "Why not?" — any influence the U.S. can get over anyone is valuable, and as far as these countries in particular are concerned, their similar cultural heritage and relative affluence make them compatible with the U.S. However they also have great strategic value. They could serve as protectors of the Asian mainland 'anchor' of the Philippines.

The addition of the Philippines and possibly even Malaysia/Singapore to the Union would put more pressure on Indonesia to conform to U.S. policy because it would now be sandwiched between two U.S. territories. The Philippines also has an obvious strategic, military value.

These areas are, however, a long way from the mainland. This distance presents a sizeable nuisance to the U.S. in relation to security matters and possibly even their government. The only way around this is for the U.S. to take over as much as the Pacific as it may see fit. Britain's numerous former colonies in the area coupled with the areas that have been or are still under U.S. administration would allow this to happen with ease. These islands would serve as steppingstones to the new states in the Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.

But why stop there, when the U.S. could do so much more to protect itself? The Caribbean and Belize are areas that are, for the most part, English-speaking and have also been under British influence. These areas would be important because they would naturally serve to influence Mexico's thinking on matters of common concern and also make the idea of Mexico itself joining the union seem natural and inevitable. Annexation of Pacific and West Indian island territories could be achieved easily, and mainland Americans do have some affinity with them.

But two more pieces must be added to make the puzzle complete: the first is Guyana, which could become an 'anchor' to the South American continent. Guyana might well be the doorway that allows the U.S. to finally get on top of the drug cartels in northern South America. It also has all the attributes of an 'anchor' described above.

The South American continent might eventually become a power in its own right and it would be advantageous for the U.S. to have a foothold in this area. To look at the matter from an environmentalist's point of view, the control of even a small part of South America's rainforests, and hence their protection under U.S. law, would be beneficial to the entire world.

Finally, the last piece comes to light. As outlined above, an enlarged U.S., now having a finger in the pies of all but one of its current and future markets, would finally see South Africa as an area of great opportunity. South Africa is a nation with great riches, but also with great problems. The end of apartheid and institution of black majority rule has seen the economy of the country suffer. The guarantee of human rights offered by the U.S. Constitution would help to eliminate the race tensions present in South Africa. At the same time, an inpouring of aid and development money to the new state from public and private sources alike would allow the resilient South African economy to regain its footing and become the economic powerhouse of Africa.

Again, there is the environmental issue, and as we all know, environmental lobbyists would love to see the protection of Africa's unique wildlife guaranteed.

Anyone trying to visualize this great country in today's world will be struck immediately by the fact that a considerable number of the territories involved, namely the Philippines, the Pacific microstates, South Africa, the Caribbean, and Guyana, are decidedly Third World. However, this is not nearly so serious a problem as it may at first seem, because they need not be brought up to the U.S. mainland standard of living immediately, and even a small improvement to their standard of living would be gratefully welcomed by their peoples. Development of these territories would proceed at a pace relative to their current and future importance and the matching efforts of their own governments and populations.

Today this great plan seems unthinkable, but these changes may be the only way to secure a bright future for the U.S. The catalyst for this transformation is closer relations with Britain, possibly starting with admission of Britain to NAFTA, but British participation in NAFTA alone is obviously not enough. Serious steps need to be made now, and a concerted effort will assure the U.S. prosperity in the years — nay, centuries — to come.

This essay is the culmination of ideas expressed in the various statehood webpages relating to all the areas mentioned, that are hosted on either the Expansionist Party of the United States or the United States International websites.

Dunedin, New Zealand
September 12, 2001

The author was a student, of New Zealand citizenship, at the time he wrote this. Tho he has some reservations about the approach taken by some of the XP and USI pages, he suggests above that the peoples of all the areas discussed have far more to gain than lose from merger.

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