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It tells me really quite a lot that your response to an article about the British empire is to bash Europe. There is no "EU Empire" any more than the US is an
by hkt 5y ago
It tells me really quite a lot that your response to an article about the British empire is to bash Europe.
There is no "EU Empire" any more than the US is an empire composed of its states. The fact is that the EU is a political entity which confers (nominal) equality on its members. There's no colonial style relationship there at all. Nobody is being robbed of their rights except British people who can't use the ECJ anymore.
- inglor_cz 5y agoHave you mistaken me for a Brit? I am not and I never even visited Britain in my life. From a random Czech point of view, EU is the most relevant big entity involved in my life right now, so of course it is on my mind, especially when the ideas of moral purpose and historical necessity are explicitly mentioned. That is the tenor of the pro-EU argumentation, yes. As far as colonial style relationships go ... once again: this is an economic empire built on money and thus the colonial style relationships are built on money as well. Just look at the internal flows of money within the Union. A lot of the total profit accrues to big holdings in a few countries.
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