I Wonder How Much Longer the EU Will Last?

[Pyrrho]

So I think the smarter people in Europe are going to want to try very hard to make the EU work.

You just reminded me of a quip by Senator Adlai Stevenson while running for president.

A woman called out to him: "Senator, you have the vote of every thinking person!"

He replied:  "That's not enough, madam, we need a majority!"

Yes, but somehow I think their ratio of thinking people to thoughtless people might be better than ours.  (If you want evidence for that, what percentage of Europeans are creationists versus Americans who are creationists?)

Now, I would not be terribly surprised if the UK left the EU; the UK resembles us a bit more than the rest of Europe resembles us.  If they do, I will not be surprised if Scotland leaves the UK and stays with/rejoins the EU, as they seem to have a much greater appreciation for the EU.  (Those of you in the UK, please feel free to confirm or contradict this impression I have from afar.)  And there may be some other countries leaving, coming back, etc.  But I think France and Germany are solid, and will keep the EU going.  (I don't think France and Germany are the only countries who are solidly in the EU, but they are enough to keep things from totally falling apart.)

So I think the EU has a long future ahead of it, though naturally there will be some bumps along the way, as they have not set it up perfectly.  And I think it is a good thing for Europe if they do make the EU work.  But they should work on their problems to make it better.

Now, if only the U.S. would properly work on its problems....