RE: 50 years of friendship/fail
January 22, 2013 at 7:20 am
(This post was last modified: January 22, 2013 at 7:22 am by Something completely different.)
(January 22, 2013 at 6:46 am)Stue Denim Wrote: Im actually a dual citizen (Aussie and British). So I can come over there whenever I like, I'm a fellow citizen :3.
I'm going to be for the free trade agreements (ooooh, huge shock there, Stue supporting free trade? *gasp*).
It seems to me that a continent with a rich history and highly diverse cultures is going to really struggle with forming a political union, even if it were voted on democratically by each country, even if the people did support it (the contempt for democracy I seem coming from Europe scares me quite frankly). People in West Australia aren't all fond of taking orders from eastern states (especially when people feel that W.A contributes much more than it gets back). I can't imagine how Germans might feel, taking orders from Brits, and vice versa.
Switzerland & Norway seems to have gone about it the right way (but for the currency peg). Shame Switzerland is landlocked.
Hell, look at Switzerland itself, it's a French/Italian/German mix (linguistically at least, yes I know the cultures aren't the same...), and yet I don't see it being in any danger of collapsing/dissolving any time soon... What are they doing right? What did Europe do differently? Democracy?
Why do Brits believe that we Germans have a rivalty with them?!?! We really dont care that much, ask any German who he considers his national rival and he will tell you:
The Dutch and their football team.
The Germans actualy tend to see the Brits as a historic ally, especialy in the north (former Prussia) since we use to kick French ass for you whilest you took their colonies and navy.
Norway isn`t that good of an example since they follow every single bit of EU legislature, meaning that they incorporate every bill past in the European parlament although they arent a member, meaning that they will certainly become a member within this decade or the next.
The swiss?! Dont get me started, they are rich because they are a taxhaven, sucking it`s neighbouring countries dry of their taxmoney.
It`s the place where the Italian mob launders it`s profits and where political parties make campain adds complaining about "criminal german and french imigrants".
They are xenophobic assholes who`s economy will partialy collapse once they can no longer launder money for the italian mob or from taxeveaders.
When Monaco refused to force it`s banks to give away the numbers and names of French tax eveaders, then president Charles de Gaule let French troops march up at the Monaco border and completly cut of the country from the rest of the world until they gave in. Now those where the days.
Swizerland isn`t some heavenly country where everything is done right, they are Europes parasite!
I believe in a economic union with as little political union as possible.
A common agreement on human rights, a military alliance, a united border protection army, agreements for the coorparation of police forces and other institutions aswell as common reformation and investment goals decided in parlament are enought for me.
I dont want a powerfull "european president" or "european congress".
Sovereignty of the individual nations shouldnt be questioned
