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Originally Posted by magic452
That is exactly what I was saying.
What works there won't necessary work here.
What works here won't work there.
But my comparison of the US to the EU is far more valid than to compare
any individual EU state to the US.
Granted that our differences are small compared to those of Europe, much more difficult to obtain a consensuses there than here.
I also agree that we should keep our big noses out of your business. 
I'm not arguing the strengths or weakness of either system, just I find it hard to hear all the USA bashing that goes on here and very seldom hear us bashing the EU or it's member countries. Magic |
Despite the "old Europe versus new Europe" debate kicked of by Rumsfeld, we do not get much bashing by you indeed, yes. But plenty of
lecturing on finances and market ideology.
But Germany fights back to claim revenge by lecturing about morals.
And in Brussel, there live and work 50-60 lobbyists per member of the EU parliament. Roughly two thirds of them are said to represent fully American companies, or companies with strong American participation. Practically there is not a single process that goes by uninfluenced by lobby interests - without awareness or legitimation by the voters.
That relation puts the importance of the already questionable EU parliament with its many dubious figures in it even more into question.