Thread:Warwolf 1/@comment-4436775-20120815012506/@comment-3469974-20120818000055

North Korea? Self-reliant? No no no, they ACT self-reliant but in reality they need international support just to feed their people.

Hmm... i'm going to say no because a modern country can't survive if they only keep to themselves. Example: North Korea. But sooner or later they will need to start trading goods, importing and exporting, because they won't find their place in the global economy and they'll lose massive amounts of money. Few examples of "communist" countries that have decided to start trading are China and Vietnam. Now they have stronger economies than before, when they were hardcore communists, because they now rely on other countries. So the Republic of Emmeria is either not communist at all or they are doing something right that real world countries couldn't figure out.

As for the United States, my guess to why more "Made in the USA" are appearing is because of all the patriots in this country. Overly patriotic people want their country to sustain itself without any international trade or support. But the US already tried being self-reliant in the early 1800s, but it only lasted two years and it was a complete failure. So I'm guessing we wont go down that road anytime soon.