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lol ... let me get this straight, the UK is a terrorist state because the EU doesn't defend its southern border? It was President Juncker who said he thought
by zigzigzag 10y ago
lol ... let me get this straight, the UK is a terrorist state because the EU doesn't defend its southern border?
It was President Juncker who said he thought borders were the worst invention of politicians ever, not the Brits who we learned recently are rather fond of borders. Your argument is backwards.
- sevenless 10y agoYou have Juncker backwards. He was saying internal EU borders are a bad idea. Rejecting all borders is a tenable ethical claim - indeed it's hard to justify why states should exist in most ethical frameworks that value human equality - but Juncker didn't go there. But yes, Britain sabotaged the EU, including its having a joined-up defense and border strategy. Indeed, you might expect the departure of the most Eurosceptic nation to strengthen the EU.
- zigzigzag 10y agoYou didn't read his comment. His statement was unequivocal and didn't talk about EU internal borders specifically: it was a statement of principle. But hey, if you want to believe these people think differently to how they actually do, go ahead and believe that.