can the EU really every be a "Union" with such squabbling? My understanding of human nature, and civilization is that a Union/State/Unifications is only a fleeting whimsy unless the citizens of that union begin regarding themselves (in their own minds) as a citizen of the Unification first and foremost and a citizen of their region second. An example is the US at its beginning was a weak squabbling conglomerant of states, before civil war errupted and squashed any feelings of "state before country" (or in this case "country before union"). Only then was stronger, more lasting nation created.
Will the same ever been said for the EU?
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