Can Australia become a super-power?

mellie · Post by **mellie** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:05 pm

Well, can it?

First of all, give me a few reasons why it cant.

Plough · Post by **Plough** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:06 pm

mellie · Post by **mellie** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:09 pm

Plough wrote:No

Read the above question again, what part of give me a few..(just one will do) reasons why we cant did you miss?

I am not agreeing or disagreeing, I'm simply asking for valid reasons why we cant.

boxy · Post by **boxy** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:12 pm

We'd need to work on our arrogance levels, for a start

mellie · Post by **mellie** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:25 pm

boxy wrote:We'd need to work on our arrogance levels, for a start

Maybeee

Rainbow Moonlight · Post by **Rainbow Moonlight** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:43 pm

i wouldn't want i to. Neither would most Aussies in my view. i don't think it can either- not enough economic or military might (or population).

Plough · Post by **Plough** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:18 pm

mellie wrote:
Plough wrote:No
Read the above question again, what part of give me a few..(just one will do) reasons why we cant did you miss?

I am not agreeing or disagreeing, I'm simply asking for valid reasons why we cant.

My Bad,

Reasons
1 Lack of population
2 Lack of capital ( we would not be able to fund the investment)
3 We are Australian and so inherinatly we just dont give a shit

mellie · Post by **mellie** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:33 pm

Your response was based on the premise that we will never be financial enough, or even populated enough to achieve world super-power status.

What year did the US become a world superpower, and what was their population at the time?

How were their finances?

The common mistake our nation makes when setting our standards and benchmarks even passing laws is comparing ourselves to other 'similar' western nations, their laws, their ways....as though we lack the confidence to set our own benchmarks/standards.

How can America be a true superpower when it cant even afford to pay for it's own army?

Obama wants them all to serve for free for three days. Or is this just another one of his tokenist publicity stunts?

This and without their alliances (trench sand-bags) would crash and burn, or have I spoken too soon?

A super-power should be autonomous, self-sufficient responsible and capable of taking care of itself...not just be about who has the biggest penis..oh, I mean missile...the most friends...(empires rise and fall, come and go, as do alliances)... When one genius could develop a single strain of plague, all by himself, and wipe out a small island, continent or even planet.

It's very easy to assume we are oh so very big and powerful, when we have oh so very little to compare ourselves too.

mellie · Post by **mellie** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:38 pm

You are wrong about our not giving a shit... more and more Australians are becoming very active/interested in politics... more so than ever before thanks to social media.

Plough · Post by **Plough** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:48 pm

mellie wrote:You are wrong about our not giving a shit... more and more Australians are becoming very active/interested in politics... more so than ever before thanks to social media.

I would disagree that most Australians give a shit about being a "super Power" I would think that the majority would have no interest at all.

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