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Old 11-18-07, 12:29 PM   #1
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[...]Plus in a world where we are surounded by economic and political giants whats better a motley crew of squabling countries or a union of nations?
Exactly!
I would even go so far to say that the European Union -apart from all its weaknesses- is our only chance of survival. It forms our countries and its 500 million inhabitants into the mightiest ecomical power on this world in a way that cannot be ignored.

Personally i would like to see a common EU foreign policy and also a European Army one day - while retaining our national identities and languages, this is no contradiction in my eyes.
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Old 11-18-07, 12:58 PM   #2
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It's very simple really:

1. Get nations to join together for economic reasons (it comes down to cash).
2. Create Cooperatives with economic Super Powers for stability.
3. Create laws which transcend borders and cultures (for the good of everyone of course).
4. Subjugate any nation that does not belong to The Cooperative--they have no choice now if they want to survive.
5. and you have a world run by a single governing council administrated by Corporations.

All you have to do is seed enough fear among the population that they will accept anything you do in the belief that you are making them "safe".

I wonder how long it will be before the US joins the EU?

:hmm:
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Old 11-18-07, 02:55 PM   #3
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It's very simple really:

1. Get nations to join together for economic reasons (it comes down to cash).
2. Create Cooperatives with economic Super Powers for stability.
3. Create laws which transcend borders and cultures (for the good of everyone of course).
4. Subjugate any nation that does not belong to The Cooperative--they have no choice now if they want to survive.
5. and you have a world run by a single governing council administrated by Corporations.

All you have to do is seed enough fear among the population that they will accept anything you do in the belief that you are making them "safe".

I wonder how long it will be before the US joins the EU?

:hmm:
So are you against the EU or for it? :hmm:
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Old 11-18-07, 03:15 PM   #4
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I believe in what it originally was meant to be. I am very leery of what it is becoming in the same way that I am leery how 70% of Americans can't get our politicians to respond. That is not Democracy in action--yet the 30% say they are spreading "Democracy" to the world?

What should we do? I wish I had a good answer for that. There is a fine line in the middle, a place where all can benefit. The chances of that line being chosen by those in power are slim. When money no longer matters to an individual, the only thing left is to gain is power. As power is concentrated in a very small group, who stands to gain? Them or the people who work for them? I'm not comfortable being viewed as a "servant" to any government ot Corporation.

Working for a goal is one thing. Working for someone else's--especially when the goal is obscure--is something we should all question.

Just My Opinion!

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