An attempt to make every country in Europe civilised.
Re: Your definition of the EU
An attempt to make every country in Europe civilised.
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire.
"I've been in few famous last stands, lad, and they're butcher shops. That's what Blouse's leading you into, mark my words. What'll you lot do then? We've had a few scuffles, but that's not war. Think you'll be man enough to stand, when the metal meets the meat?"
"You did, sarge", said Polly." You said you were in few last stands."
"Yeah, lad. But I was holding the metal"
Sergeant Major Jackrum 10th Light Foot Infantery Regiment "Inns-and-Out"
Re: Your definition of the EU
An attempt to swindle me out of my hard earned cash to forever disappear into a murky financial black hole to line EU appointees pockets.
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
"The purpose of a university education for Left / Liberals is to attain all the politically correct attitudes towards minorties, and the financial means to live as far away from them as possible."
Re: Your definition of the EU
Sounds about right.A great idea, poorly executed.
When Adam delved and Eve span, Who was then the gentleman? From the beginning all men by nature were created alike, and our bondage or servitude came in by the unjust oppression of naughty men. For if God would have had any bondsmen from the beginning, he would have appointed who should be bound, and who free. And therefore I exhort you to consider that now the time is come, appointed to us by God, in which ye may (if ye will) cast off the yoke of bondage, and recover liberty. - John Ball
Re: Your definition of the EU
The European Onion is a classic example of politicians being unable to trust the voters.
As an economic policy, it was inevitable. As a political union, it has great potential to demonstrate diversity of culture does not mean constant war. But it has to be a confederacy based on democracy, not bureacracy.
Devolve power to the lowest practical level (away from the nation state towards the people) and strip away the meddling bureaucrats and quasi-governmental institutions, and we might just have something worthy of a constitution.
"If there is a sin against life, it consists not so much in despairing as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this one."
Albert Camus "Noces"
Re: Your definition of the EU
A good idea poorly execute sounds about right.
As for me, national governments should be replaced by a sistem of governors (1 of each nationality, appointed to any other country), and a truly central european government.
This could probably make the politicians open their eyes on other countries worries/problems/difficulties and potential, thus governing for all the european people instead of just for themselfs (its wishful thinking i know.....).
In war, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.
Sun Tzu on the Art of War
Re: Your definition of the EU
A good way to isolate the British on their stinking island :p
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