And this cynical view is something new then
?
I'd have thought it was just one way to view the EU or indeed many large
countries made up of regions with little in common with each other.

Brian

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The illusions of the remainers, is that the EU is a bloc, and a bloc that
represents the citizens of Europe above and beyond mere nationalism.

It is therefore intriguing to read this

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/...erity-alliance

NOT because of what it purports to say, but because of what it assumes
implicitly to be the case. Namely that the countries of Europe still exist
and still define themselves as political entities and are capable once
again of ganging up on Germany....hahahaha


The Empress has no clothes ....

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On 09/08/16 08:30, Brian Gaff wrote:
I'd have thought it was just one way to view the EU or indeed many large
countries made up of regions with little in common with each other.

Brian

But the whole point is that the EU is not supposed to be 'regions with
little in common with each other'.

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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 09/08/16 08:30, Brian Gaff wrote:
I'd have thought it was just one way to view the EU or indeed many large
countries made up of regions with little in common with each other.

Brian

But the whole point is that the EU is not supposed to be 'regions with
little in common with each other'.


There is no other possibility when the EU accepts any country that chooses
to join that is prepared to have the most basic political stuff.

In article ,
Mike Lander wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 09/08/16 08:30, Brian Gaff wrote:
I'd have thought it was just one way to view the EU or indeed many
large countries made up of regions with little in common with each
other.

Brian

But the whole point is that the EU is not supposed to be 'regions with
little in common with each other'.


There is no other possibility when the EU accepts any country that
chooses to join that is prepared to have the most basic political stuff.

What is it about the anti EU brigade that assumes the EU wants some sort
of blended and bland EU?

The UK has managed reasonably well as a similar grouping of four countries
for quite some time.

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In article ,
Tim Streater wrote:
What is it about the anti EU brigade that assumes the EU wants some sort
of blended and bland EU?

I see no reason to assume that. What the EU really wanted, but didn't
get there before people started to see through it, is a Europe of
regions. Each region would be too small to act as a focus of revolt as
the British people did in the Referendum. Nice and easy to control,
then, from Brussels.

Nice to see the conspiracy types are alive and well. Pray tell where the
EU has altered country borders.

Oh - it's getting even more clear that the 'UK' didn't revolt against the
EU, as such. But against the UK establishment. Who supported the EU.

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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
Mike Lander wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 09/08/16 08:30, Brian Gaff wrote:
I'd have thought it was just one way to view the EU or indeed many
large countries made up of regions with little in common with each
other.

Brian

But the whole point is that the EU is not supposed to be 'regions with
little in common with each other'.


There is no other possibility when the EU accepts any country that
chooses to join that is prepared to have the most basic political stuff.

What is it about the anti EU brigade that assumes
the EU wants some sort of blended and bland EU?

I've seen no evidence than any of them do.

The UK has managed reasonably well as a similar
grouping of four countries for quite some time.

It did indeed, but that is falling to bits now with Ireland already
gone and close to half of the scots wanting out too now.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote
Tim Streater wrote

What is it about the anti EU brigade that assumes
the EU wants some sort of blended and bland EU?

I see no reason to assume that. What the EU really wanted,
but didn't get there before people started to see through it,
is a Europe of regions. Each region would be too small to
act as a focus of revolt as the British people did in the
Referendum. Nice and easy to control, then, from Brussels.

Nice to see the conspiracy types are alive and well.
Pray tell where the EU has altered country borders.

Oh - it's getting even more clear that the 'UK' didn't revolt against the
EU, as such. But against the UK establishment. Who supported the EU.

They mostly rejected uncontrolled immigration from the EU.