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Ashened

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18. How about...

Reply to Hav (Reply #10)

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 03:46 PM

Nov 2012

Instead of thinking of Germany as potential Nazi supervillians, we think of them as people with their own interests and motivations.

Of course they want domination over the other European countries, and they will take it if they can get it.

So would France. So would Britain. So would Italy.

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56% of Britons would vote to quit EU in referendum, poll finds [View all] alp227 Nov 2012 OP

Good MisterJones Nov 2012 #1

sad sad sad DonCoquixote Nov 2012 #2

The EU is a flawed concept and its disintegration is nearing the point of inevitability. MisterJones Nov 2012 #3

I wouldnt say the EU is flawed bossy22 Nov 2012 #8

I am no fan of London DonCoquixote Nov 2012 #9

Seriously, Hav Nov 2012 #10

How about... Ashened Nov 2012 #18

Of course they do DonCoquixote Nov 2012 #23

Of course, they don't Hav Nov 2012 #27

The problem with the EU is that they let EVERYONE in. Drahthaardogs Nov 2012 #14

UK joined the EU in 1973. dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #15

Yeah, and they shouldn't. Drahthaardogs Nov 2012 #16

Not surprising - Conservatives are the group that most wants to leave the EU (68%-24%). pampango Nov 2012 #4

+1,000 to what you said. freshwest Nov 2012 #5

In effect dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #6

Agreeing less with the numbers or individual reasons, but on conservatives of our own kind. Eeww! freshwest Nov 2012 #7

Opposition to the EU is a big thing amongst right-wingers T_i_B Nov 2012 #25

Now they're talking Ter Nov 2012 #11

What do you think was wrong with it, when the UK joined? muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #17

For a Democrat, I'm a massive believer in sovereignty, for countries as well as states Ter Nov 2012 #21

Be careful DonCoquixote Nov 2012 #24

Why were borders drawn at the end of World War Two the best place to define rights? muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #26

They don't use the EU currency. This is Tory bullshit. onehandle Nov 2012 #12

What's the currency got to do with the issue ? dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #13

Why do you think the EU must survive? ZombieHorde Nov 2012 #20

I think it's actually probably a higher precentage of that.... BooScout Nov 2012 #19

The one's with the money always want to leave madville Nov 2012 #22

Actually Germany is (along with France) one of the EU's biggest supporters. And Germany has more pampango Nov 2012 #29

I felt that the idea of a European Community burnsei sensei Nov 2012 #28