Lady GaGa: A State?

Whatever you make her out to be, Lady GaGa has achieved the status of icon. Her album sales are through the roof and her songs are popular all over the world. Sold out concert tours and political activism all rolled into one. I wasn’t around in the 80s, but from what I hear she’s like a Cher/Madonna combination plate, like a good Mexican restaurant you can get both an enchilada and a taco all on the same plate. If Lady GaGa were a state, it would become an amalgam of political theory. A combination plate, if you will, of realism and liberalism. In addition, large parallels can be drawn between current events in the United States and its international standing and the controversy that Lady GaGa causes.

Immediately, this brings up the idea of realism, primarily, the realist idea of landholding. What country would give up their land to Lady GaGa? I can see land conflicts emerging around the world between current territorial possessions and Gagaites. Considering the current land disputes, such as those in Eastern Europe, if GaGa had to become a state it wouldn’t have land. Also, for such an avid activist of peace, her state would lack the ability to defend itself. Peace may be ideal, but someone with a gun is going to strike down peace very quickly.

Liberalism would be one of the primary foundations of Lady GaGa’s state. The concepts of freedom and equality are two basic tenets that Gagaites crave. Her fans are mini powerhouses of individual freedom and rights. Having attended a Lady GaGa concert myself, I can tell you that she not only sings but also discusses her political views with rousing approval from her audiences. These speeches are warranted among the messages that her music sends. It was more like attending a musical. Songs intertwined with a themed message and a story. The attachment to the liberal persuasion would be one of the most significant parts of the State of GaGa.

The new state of GaGa can be developed as an allegory to the United States, similar to Orwell’s portrayal of the Russian Revolution in Animal Farm. Consider the history of the United States; in the 1800s people flocked to the United States in a hope for a new life. If GaGa were to become it’s own independent nation, her “little monsters” would flock from all around the world to create a new melting pot. People would cease to retain their own nationalities and become one people, one nation under GaGa. Her ability to shock and awe the public would translate to being able to retain power and dominance over the rest of the world, similar to the United States.

The global system would seem to be unipolar if GaGa became a state. People would look to GaGa in an attempt to form their own identities, similar to that of the United States. The world would shift to form itself around this new entity that has quickly become a powerful nation. Consider the way the United States rose to power; in relatively short amount of time, the world has changed into a society that is effectively ruled by one country. If GaGa were to become a state, people would begin to look towards it and form their allies accordingly. Also, GaGa could provide a new balance to the cultural divide. People seem to have united around GaGa and forgotten their differences in a united front for the music. Thinking about the positive things that GaGa stands for makes me Speechless and So Happy I Could Die.

P.S. Everyone in GaGa would be required to own a meat dress.