Quote Originally Posted by Furunculus 'Europe will never work'
67 to 55 percent in Britain, 49 to 45 percent in Italy, 57 to 44 percent in Germany, and 54 to 47 percent in France.
Lovely! I predict one will find, on pretty much any subject, these slight variations in national preferences. For me, these numbers are a clear indication not of the inviability, but of the viability of European co-operation.


Oh, Furunculus, you have such a monolithic views of nations. What's more, I think you project your own, slightly particularistic views on the whole of Britain. For or against the EU, I don't think you will find the UK turned into your imaginary 'Prussian' military machine anytime soon. Not all Britons agree to your militaristic view of the UK. I think you'll find that, say, improving waiting lists for healthcare is considered a more immediate concern to most Britons than paying five cents of taxes on every pound to fix some sort of non-existing defense crisis. To do what anyway? To go on a pan-Anglo crusade to colour the world pink again? People don't care about stuff like that anymore.


The EU is not all that totalitarian. You can still have your ashes, which nobody understands. And your Commonwealth games. And Britain will be slightly tilted more towards the US than most. And your pubs will continue to serve their horrid lukewarm beers. (Although...considering the rate at which they go bankrupt, perhaps not. I say stop wasting your time on obscure alarmist nationalist military sites and go save a pub, mate. That'll protect some real British traditions!)