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Originally posted by Yorick:
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Originally posted by johnny:
Good point, but it's more a group of nations working together economically. We are and never will be one people, there's just too many differences, and i'm not just talking about the language.
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Hmmmm. That sounds like the United States of America... You may need a little thing called "European Patriotism" to unite you all.
Europe's unification ios probably inevitable. History is repeating
if
Europe = The German Empire
then
Germany = Prussia,
England = Austria,
France = Bavaria.
England could, like Austria, get left out of the eventual union for example.
As for Poles... loads of them came over to America. Helped build the country into what it is. I know some very wonderful Polish-Americans. [img]smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]You can't compare the US with Europe, not in any way. The Europeans who went there, all shared the same dream, and together they created what the US is today. Europeans have been at eachothers throats for as long as europe exists, varying from minor annoyances, to pure hatred. I don't believe there are two states in the US who have the same relationship as Greece and Turkey, just to name one. But there are more, such as the Croats and the Serbs. Those people don't just not like eachother, they are willing to kill eachother. Can you name two factions in the US who are willing to go that far ?
And another example of how diverse Europe is, is Spain. Within Spain you have several groups who would like nothing more than to seperate from Madrid, the Basks and the Catalans. Think of Spain as an example for the rest of Europe, a small powerful group tries to unite the whole thing, while the majority simply hates eachothers guts.
Too many things have happened in the past, things that won't be put aside that easily. I wish it was that simple, but it isn't.