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Originally Posted by Kupsised
Ironically it seems to come from us Brits quite a lot as well. I would like to pose any British person the question, that under the United Kingdom, with our common currency, the Pound, have the Scottish, Welsh and English lost their identity?
Given that Scottish nationalist parties rule in Scotland and Welsh nationalist parties are very popular in Wales, I'd say not. Whilst adopting a British nationality, we haven't abandoned our English, Welsh or Scottish ones. Why can't it be the same for Europe?
(NOTE: I intentionally left out Northern Ireland since 'Northern Irish' identity is somewhat of a sensitive issue.)
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It must not, that is the point.
Germany once was the Holy Roman Empire of german nation, then a bunch of indepdendant mini states, then part of empires and nations, these days the EU. Still, a guy from Hamburg and a guy from Munich are as distinguihsable in fashion, language and customs as they ever were.
Lately, however, some ppl have started to define
tools as identity.
Currencies are a tool, so are financial systems in general. They were built for a purpose.
If they are marked as "identity", then you start having a problem, because tools are instruments geared to fullfill a task within a then present reality.
Realities, however, change over time and if your focus is to let things stay the way there are simply to let them stay the way they are, then you lose the ability to adapt to new sitations. That is the moment you lose out.
That is the reason why the US is losing out currently, that also is the reason why the UK and much of western Europe is losing out, because they do not adapt to the realities of a rising China and a developing third world in general, but want to stay in the cozy 80ies.
Evolution at its finest.
But yeah, suprisingly enough, it is the british foremost stating this fear of loss of identity. Yet have to hear it from any other European. I suppose when you live here and see things at work, you are much more at ease with realities compared to that rather theoretical british approach.
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Originally Posted by ParaB
But it works.
Apparently.
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Populism and herd instinct. Switch off your brain and let others do the thinking (deciding) for you. Working like a charm since Adam and Eve(TM).