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As a European, I see it as a blessing in disguise. America is a reckless country that goes from crisis to crisis due to being terminally greedy. And now, they'r
by shaky-carrousel 2y ago
As a European, I see it as a blessing in disguise. America is a reckless country that goes from crisis to crisis due to being terminally greedy. And now, they're even unable to keep a stable political landscape. The fewer economic ties we have, the better.
- yodsanklai 2y agoUnfortunately, this insane country has the means to literally annihilate the whole planet, loot most other countries, or simply sabotage them.
- lucasyvas 2y agoThey don’t have the will they just want you to think they do.
- shaky-carrousel 2y agoThat would require commitment, so I think we're probably safe.
- Yoric 2y agoThey can bring down the economy of much of the world, though, and that doesn't require much commitment.
- surfingdino 2y agoAs a European myself, I wouldn't be too sanctimonious. The EU has a lot to fix internally.
- Muromec 2y ago> The fewer economic ties we have, the better. the catch is, in place of economic ties we will get war.
- aredox 2y agoEconomic ties don't stop wars. It was a theory of the 90's liberalism, and it was an illusion.
- bmicraft 2y agoIt has worked well for the EU since its inception as the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952
- Paradigma11 2y ago"Wandel durch Handel" didnt work out that well, though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandel_durch_Handel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandel_durch_Handel
- aredox 2y agoThe EU is a web of political ties. An EU of only economic ties without any political commitment is what the UK wanted, and lok what happened.
- bmicraft 2y agoIf you only want economic ties there are many options, like joining EEA or EFTA