None of what you wrote says EU can't be seen as an equivavalent for Europe. Original poster was just arguing since many countries are part of EU, it's okay to d

None of what you wrote says EU can't be seen as an equivavalent for Europe. Original poster was just arguing since many countries are part of EU, it's okay to do so - which is not unreasonable. To comment on your statements, the EU certainly united Europe more then anything in the past has achieved. At the same time it offers a scapegoat that nationalists can use to further their agenda- and some fall for that.