Atlantis wrote:The trouble with the EU haters is that they can never make up their mind. One day the EU is about to collapse of its own accord and the next it's a threatening empire. You can't have it both ways.
When did I say the EU was threatening? I do claim it is a Franco-German imperial model and that it is weak and unstable.
We have to fight the empires that are and not the empires you think might appear in some distant future. The empire that is is the Anglo empire. Period. The chances that 30 odd countries, each jealous of its sovereignty, should form an empire with a single decision making center are less than the chances of a snowball in hell, even if in a far distant future we were to arrive at a full federation
You should have stuck to the EEC core and formed a federation rather than expanded rapidly in an imperial manner. Pity the Anglos are out as Anglo societies have a demonstrated track record of success with federations whereas your governments do not.
As to your idea of an imaginary Anglo Empire, could you please elaborate?
Nobody said that it would be easy for so many countries to peacefully cooperate, but with the Brits out off the way, most expect the sailing to be a lot easier, because, unlike the arrogant British, we have learned to live together.
I am sure the imperialists in Paris and Berlin would think that way. One less obstacle to their quest for hegemony.
The British have played at their "divide and rule game" for so long, that it's no longer having any effect. You ought to think of another strategy to sow trouble. The Anglophone Media is still trying to divide the EU by trying to incite resentment in one country against another country, with Germany being the easiest target. However, many in Europe are urging Germany and France to take a stronger role in the EU because without them, nothing will move. But that is of course exactly what you want to achieve. Compared to the Brits, who were trouble from the start, the Germans have been good team-players, without which the EU would not exist.
Germans? Good team players? Explain that to the Greeks.
But since you rely on the Anglophone media for information, I guess your misconceptions about Europe are only natural.
That is an assertion. You don’t know that.
The UK with its nuclear force, seat in the security council and global trade network, can still pretend at being a global player. But for most small and medium-sized countries, who have none of these assets, the EU is even more important than it is for big countries like Germany or France. And despite all your efforts at sowing trouble, people on the continent who have not been brainwashed by the Anglophone media understand this perfectly well. Your efforts will be in vain.
Why do you refer only to the UK? It isn’t the only Anglo-Saxon nation around. As to our latest diabolical plan to take over the world, you will have to wait and see what is in store for you.