Message from @Samaritan
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well superficially at least
The UK did
I mean there where other reasons but money was the main one at the time
yeah fair enough
I've always seen the preventing war talking point as utter wank
Like the fuck is nato
although i dunno what benefits the uk had other than preferential market treatment
Plus you nigs subsidise so much to the US anyway
Samaritan likes the smell of blue cheese
nig y
I admit I don't know much about history of the EU and why people joined I just know thatcher wanted in on the economic opportunities or whatever
Hmm
If I where to suggest the federal project always is and always was a German ambition would I be wrong
@Samaritan From Germany's perspective the EU is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zollverein
Doesn't seem too bad just from that intro paragraph
It was a step in the process of Prussia forming the German Empire
it was more as a way to cuck the Austrians
Its still wrong to do that to multiple nations though
integrate the German states economically so as to make political integration the logical next move
It breaks sovereignty
Because then they can let their autism run wild without fear of becoming nazis
There is no such thing as a purely economical project. Where money goes, interests follow. And interests beget political influence.
Perhapes
And political influence leads to the dark side
fuck it
Give the French the land up to the Rhine
cucks the germans out of most of their industries
But it is possible to have an alliance and not have it be a federal pproject
You mean Belgium? @Napoleon Lee Scott
You might be right that making it about economical was the first step on the road to hell
The German-French border IS the Rhine
Why road to hell?
this land (which could included the French Speaking parts of Belgium i guess)
Confedertions are not inherently bad
oh, u want Napoleon's France
I see
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The European union is neither France nor German yet makes laws for both
The US is neither Californian or Texan yet makes laws for both
CA and TX are states not nations