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I feel like the "of Europe" part is maybe not so apt in this case, at least since the afternoon of January 31.
by throwanem 7y ago
I feel like the "of Europe" part is maybe not so apt in this case, at least since the afternoon of January 31.
- gnulinux 7y ago"Sick man of Europe" was originally used for the Ottoman Empire, so it does seem suitable to use it for UK in this case.
- throwanem 7y agoI'm well aware. But considering that Turkey, the modern successor state of the Ottoman Empire, is negotiating its way into the EU, while the UK has just finished making a dog's breakfast of negotiating its way out of it...
- StartupTree 7y agoTurkey is not currently negotiating its way into the EU, not using any credible definition of the word.
- donogh 7y agoTechnically, they are still negotiating, though negotiations stalled in 2016[1]. I can't ever see it happening; there is so much opposition. Human rights seems to be biggest sticking point, and is unlikely to be resolved any time soon. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_Eur...
- cnorthwood 7y agoEurope is more than the EU, unless you're suggesting countries like Switzerland or Norway are also not "of Europe"