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Originally Posted by Eric
Picking up on the "major parties" thing .... I presume that the UKIP and the BNP are for opting out of the EU. There seems to be strong feeling against it on here. How will the antipathy to the EU translate into votes for the fringe parties and against the mainstream parties? And an observation: The option of drawing closer to North America has been there ever since the early twentieth century ... Europe seems to be more fragmented than ever ... can an EU parliament ease the tensions caused by the state of the world economy? Or will economic and nationalistic tensions pull apart what seems from this side of the pond to be a jerry built structure? The economies of North America will recover. Might it not be in the better interests of GB to draw closer to countries with which it already has a very special relationship (Mexico can be dealt with later  ). It's still within living memory for many that in 1944 the beaches at Normandy were stormed by armies from the US, Canada, and Britain. If it weren't for the Anglo-American connection back in those days, there wouldn't be a Europe for chrissake. Here endeth the "it's not really any of my business rant".  |
there's always been a strong anti EU attitude in Britian...but then over the past few years there has also been a growing resentment of the USA...you don't have to look to hard to find posts on here calling Blair a "poodle" of Bush and blaming both for the war in Iraq...the days of the USA,Canada and Britian storming the beaches in Normandy are long gone...it's more about economics...and I don't like the sound of the USA running the world economy!
ps(Eric..you itching for another war?)