@kibcol1049 The Commonwealth could make an interesting trading bloc, if the Global South members participated as fully-equal partners with the rich members.
We'd need to avoid a British Empire v.2, with the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand having special status and making most of the decisions.
@voxofgod the Commonwealth doesn't want the USA, that's not going to happen. Also, I'm kinda of getting the impression you think it's a bit like the EU? Commonwealth is basically just the old British colonies kinda maintaining some cultural (and sometimes head of state) ties after independence. In practice it just means some countries like Canada and Australia still have the UK monarch as a powerless head of state. We don't get freedom of movement like the EU gets. I don't think we even get special visa conditions.
In practical terms, being a member of the Commonwealth means your country gets to take part in the Commonwealth games. And maybe extra diplomatic help in other Commonwealth countries if you don't have an embassy there. Um. That's it afaik 
Btw New Zealand is not disability friendly for immigration. There was a big story a few years ago where a British man was offered a high paying job there and was told he can take his wife and older child, but his disabled daughter was not given residency.
When trying to find the article, I found these:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/26/family-denied-visa-daughter-downs-syndrome-9022812/
https://www.liveaction.org/news/new-zealand-denied-residency-teenage-girl-syndrome/
I have no idea if this is true, either.
But as a Canadian, if Charles III even extends the invitation to the USA, regardless of whether they take it, Canada *must* immediately withdraw from the commonwealth, do the impossible and modify our constitution to remove the monarchy as our head of state, and drop every Royal from our currency and the titles of every government job, facility, or process.
There is *no* room in which both the current USA and Canada belong together, and if the UK wants to choose the USA, then we know when we're not wanted.
Donald Trump said, the United States, could join the Commonwealth of Great Britain.
Who had that on their bingo card?
#Commonwealth #Britain #England #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump
**Trump weighs in on report King Charles will offer U.S. membership to British Commonwealth: ‘Sounds good!’**
"Nearly 250 years after America declared independence from Great Britain, President Donald #Trump suggested he was open to taking a small step back towards the warm embrace of the British monarchy after a media outlet reported that King Charles III intends to extend an offer for the United States to join the #Commonwealth of Nations."
This timeline is so stupid.
Better than him declaring war on anyone else though, I guess.
#Trump: ‘I love King Charles’
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-i-love-king-charles-membership-british-commonwealth
According to The Sun, #KingCharles will propose Washington’s partial membership in the #Commonwealth during President Trump’s upcoming visit to the palace, in an effort to ease tensions between the White House and #Canada amid their trade war and diplomatic drift
The Commonwealth should start putting heavy pressure on despotic Murder Modi, including the real threat of removal from the Commonwealth.
Either we stand united against these fucking fascists and fight hard, or we lose.
Who loves freedom! Lets all join together then so we can collectively protect and enjoy freedom. Mexico should be invited along with some other countries like Japan and South Korea that enshrine democratic values (India will have to make big changes first).
EU + Commonwealth + Mexico + Japan + South Korea = New World Order
@ItsThatDeafGuy I second the motion: it's unanimous. Just listened to his interview with the CBC. What unmitigated arrogance and presumption. Refused to even agree that Canadians are right to be concerned. Amazing. What do we even have a #Commonwealth for?
@Sarahp #Canada and the rest of the #Commonwealth should join the #EU on this. Hit the US oligarchy back where it costs them the most and benefits us the most.
According to #Bloomberg, the "coalition of the willing" may include nations across #Europe, the #Commonwealth, and #Asia. According to the plan, they will provide financial assistance, troops, planes, or naval vessels to help defend #Ukraine from new #Russian aggression.
#ukraine #putinisamasskiller #putinisawarcriminal @kardinal691
I am a #hillbilly. From #Appalachia. And here’s the elegy for #rural localities from the folks they elected.
As much as $1 out of every $5 of public budgets in #rural #virginia counties comes from…taking money from rich states outside VA and sending it through the #federal gummint to #rural localities. More pronounced after 2020.
Common weal in the #commonwealth.
Aka wealth redistribution.
Aka the S word.
You’re welcome, y’all.
“Have you EVER said thank you (JD)?!?!?”
Today is #CommonwealthDay so the #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is COMMONWEALTH/MUTUAL/MAD/WILL #wotd #Commonwealth #mutual #mad #will
Royaler Friedensstifter: Gerät König Charles III. zwischen die Fronten?
Am Commonwealth Day steht König Charles III. als Oberhaupt des Staatenbundes im Fokus. Zuletzt nutzte die britische Regierung ihn gleich mehrfach als diplomatischen Joker. Für Charles ein Drahtseilakt. Von Mareike Aden.
Until the UK learns the Brexit leason and chooses to honour it's promise to protect the Ukraine, for example by sending its navy to provide defense, the UK is in the Traitor category with its manager, Putin's USA.
Traitors and compromised neofascists everywhere.
As well as a show of solidarity with the Ukrainian President Zelensky, the King this week held a meeting with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, a #Commonwealth leader who has faced pressure from the US…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxnwrln72zo
King Charles is #Canada's head of state, and ahead of the meeting, Trudeau said: "Nothing seems more important to Canadians right now than standing up for our sovereignty and our independence as a nation."
You know, instead of this whole "Canadiano" thing, maybe we should just adopt language from our friends in #Australia and #NewZealand and switch to the term Long Black. Technically the vast majority of Americanos (hot water added to espresso) are actually Long Blacks (espresso added to hot water), anyway, so it would also be technically correct, which is the best kind of correct! #canada #tariffs #coffee #commonwealth #unexpectedfuturama
