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By a government of people who grew up in the same culture, speaking the same language. I believe they will get better representation that way. I want a Europe f
by mike-cardwell 10y ago
By a government of people who grew up in the same culture, speaking the same language. I believe they will get better representation that way. I want a Europe full of states which collaborate and trade and compete with each other, but where ultimate political and legal power is at the state level. I don't think that the economies of scale gained by handing over political control to a central European government are worth the loss of sovereignty and representation in the long term.
I want further devolution of powers. Not further centralisation. I think this is a necessity if you want a government that works for the people instead of against them.
- literallycancer 10y agoI'd much prefer a Europe where the countries work together to compete against the US and China, rather than compete among themselves and get pushed around by the more powerful players. I guess we'll just have to wait and see, but I expect the post-Brexit UK to get less and less relevant, especially after Scotland leaves.
- mike-cardwell 10y agoIt's a balancing act. You don't want your country to be a pushover because it can affect the l ives of your citizens negatively, but at the same time, you don't want to ditch any semblance of national self determination in exchange for an increase in external power/influence. I feel that citizens of rich countries put too much emphasis on the importance of their country projecting power externally. It's cool that you want European countries to be able to stand up to the US and China, but recognise the cost.