Quote Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube View Post
The lesson of modern Europe is obvious: In a globalized world, you all have to pool your resources to compete. That much is 100% obvious to everyone, I think. The question is how, and under what kind of structure.
Whilst I agree, others don't. That is the issue. The problem is the 'nation states' looking out for themselves, at the expense of others. Ranging from Greece to Germany. In a way, think of them as "power-blocs" within an union, and like it or not, people underneath those power blocs have to toe that party-line, even if they agree with someone else on how to deal with the issues.