 | JohnSpina (18)
03/04/2006 | What they are failing to take into account is that these are disparate cultures and political systems with different friends and enemies.It is true,as Jed points out that there is a sort of red/blue state dichotomy going on here,but the difference is that the states are used to living together as one.The EU members simply are not.American culture is pretty standard across the board,and so is our language.Religion has some small differences but not a lot between states here,whereas in the EU,Roman Catholicism is not exactly the same as Polish or Irish Catholicism.And what about the Protestants(i.e.the UK v.Germany).
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 | Jed1000 (74)
03/02/2006 | There's obviously a very rough road ahead for this bunch. They're finding out that bigger isn't always better, for one thing. And they're finding it rough dealing with their own version of the red state/blue state problem. Imagine trying to get Belgians to agree with Poles on gay rights or getting Englishmen to agree with Czechs on immigration. The possible future admission of Turkey may be the straw that broke the camel's back. We can only wish them well but I think things will get worse before they get better.
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