OBSERVED SYMPTOM
Borders appear to be losing their diagnostic significance.
The World Condition Institute has observed a world in which every country has become American and every ocean has acquired the same name.
International relations have finally been simplified:
there is no longer anyone abroad.
WCI DIAGNOSIS
National ego expansion beyond the available borders.
The condition appears to follow a simple principle:
our sovereignty is sacred; yours is negotiable.
Other countries increasingly resemble properties whose owners have simply not yet agreed to sell.
Why negotiate with the world when you can simply recolour it?
CONDITION: Expanding.
Further observation recommended.
A satirical map. Not an official proposal. The distinction remains worth checking.
THE WORLD CONDITION INSTITUTE
Monitoring the condition of the world.
