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Old 05-10-2012, 09:41 PM
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Why was the Euro created?

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Well, think of people looking back at european history, looking at the new descruction magnitudes each project brought and projecting that into the future, then looking for ways to make this never happen again, that may be a good starting point.

And I can't respect a person who has not tried Alt yet.
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Old 05-10-2012, 10:09 PM
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[QUOTE=Bewolf;423435]Well, think of people looking back at european history, looking at the new descruction magnitudes each project brought and projecting that into the future, then looking for ways to make this never happen again, that may be a good starting point.

The perspective from Britain is that the Euro was a shallow and political attempt to unite Europe under German leadership. Angela Merkel has dictated to Greece who should be their leader.

Thank the Lord that we British have NOT joined the Euro.

The Euro is a sinking ship. We British are experts as regards sinking ships. Titanic anyone

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Old 05-10-2012, 10:30 PM
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Well, think of people looking back at european history, looking at the new descruction magnitudes each project brought and projecting that into the future, then looking for ways to make this never happen again, that may be a good starting point.
The perspective from Britain is that the Euro was a shallow and political attempt to unite Europe under German leadership. Angela Merkel has dictated to Greece who should be their leader.

Thank the Lord that we British have NOT joined the Euro.

The Euro is a sinking ship. We British are experts as regards sinking ships. Titanic anyone

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And you actually believe that?
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Old 05-10-2012, 11:28 PM
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And you actually believe that?
If you drink plenty of History Lite with a few Current Affairs Lite chasers and squint a bit then anything is believable.
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Old 05-10-2012, 11:43 PM
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If you drink plenty of History Lite with a few Current Affairs Lite chasers and squint a bit then anything is believable.
yeah, we have those
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If you drink plenty of History Lite with a few Current Affairs Lite chasers and squint a bit then anything is believable.
like the euro surviving in its present form
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Old 05-11-2012, 12:28 AM
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If I follow the logic here ...

Not only is the UK right to avoid the Euro ...

But Britain also should split off the North, especially Sunderland/Sheffield/Newcastle etc , and give them their own currency which can then be devalued ??
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The union was born from all the ashes of the wars in Europe that have happened forever and ever.

Mutual assured economic destruction.

Allow tiny states within a huge continent to rule themselves with no natural border other than some imaginary line. Have completely different cultures, languages, races, history, currency, leaders and a splash of animosity for past history and a dash of nationalism and you have a tinderbox.

But try to bond them economically, have a common currency, remove borders and allow restricted movement of people in hope the experiment leads to the loss of all these deep seated identities over several generations.

Finally have one union with leaders for all the people and it might me manageable.

Only time will tell.

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Old 05-11-2012, 10:50 AM
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But try to bond them economically, have a common currency, remove borders and allow restricted movement of people in hope the experiment leads to the loss of all these deep seated identities over several generations.
Lose identity?
That's something adorable?

*pukes*
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Old 05-11-2012, 11:48 AM
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Lose identity?
That's something adorable?

*pukes*
As if. I am a Düsseldorfer. Can't say Cologne ever bothered to culture up and share that identity. Oddly enough, being in one country did not change much of that.

That threat of loss of identity is pure fear mongering.
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