We'd be left wide open, we'd seriously have to reconsider our position in the world in so many ways. @The Electric Lizard

China in its current form is an existential threat. It's just that our economies are deeply connected.

see

you said it yourself

well Japan seems to do fine... second biggest GDP...

Agreed koscheiundying.

that deep connection cant make mortal enemies

Eu army would be gameover

Wrong

same connection goes with the US and EU too

Any empire in this day and age would be bad for freedom

America. @TempleOfIron

The moment China isn't dependent on us, or vice versa, that element of the relationship ends

America is not an empire

You wouldnt stand a chance against censorship

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With an EU army you couldnt overthrow tyranny as easily

>implying the EU is tyranical

Just happily hand idiots more power lol

Its not far off being Tyranical

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empire

By all technicalities, America *is* an Empire.

We're a big, powerful country, but there is largely only a single American nation.

Of course the EU is tyrannical

How so? @The Electric Lizard

@The Electric Lizard bro your gov wanted to have porn loicence just 2 months ago

Opposing Free Speech making and making subtle attempts to prevent people leaving such as encouraging partisan efforts against democracy

However, I do agree with your overall analysis kos.

In what way? @wacka

@2K The Government is bad, The EU is just as bad

The big lesson the EU has "learned" from the Greek crisis is that the democratic will of the people must be suppressed even further. As Brussels crushes democracy in its birthplace, the seeds of a neo-authoritarian superstate have been definitevely sown

The most you could argue we rule multiple nations is the territories.

Looks like its working well lol

The Government doesn't give the EU a pass

@TempleOfIron Brussels isn't "crushing democracy"

Wew

lol... thats the argument? EU cant be tyrannical because this other government is also tyrannical 😛

**EU BAD**

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Yes

You can't just make absurd statements....

I mean, they can. They're well within their right.