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Another Polish here: truth is, whether we have a single currency or not doesn't matter as much as people think it does. For most people, it's about symbolism, n
by anal_reactor 1y ago
Another Polish here: truth is, whether we have a single currency or not doesn't matter as much as people think it does. For most people, it's about symbolism, not about practical economic consequences. I guarantee you that average person has no clue what it really means for the economy to adopt euro. BTW the argument "let's wait for our economy to catch up with Germany" is just deceitful because there will always be differences between economies. Imagine arguing that Nebraska shouldn't be using the dollar until its economy catches up with California... which is going to happen "not in my lifetime".
I am strongly pro-euro. Why? Because again, economic consequences are way smaller than most people think, and it's about symbolism. It's about slowly marching towards European Federation instead of NIMBYism that prevents EU from actually living up to its full potential. Imagine a world where the entire European continent is a single political entity - we'd be unquestionable superpower. But no, because "muh independence", and the end result is that we can't do shit on the international stage because we're too busy arguing with each other.
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- dingaling 1y ago> Imagine a world where the entire European continent is a single political entity - we'd be unquestionable superpower Why would that be a good thing?
- N19PEDL2 1y ago> Why would that be a good thing? Ask Ukraine.
- anal_reactor 1y agoThat's a bigger philosophical question, but I assume that in the context of this discussion "being a rich and powerful society is good for you" can be taken as an axiom.
- wolvesechoes 1y agoBut EU becoming federation has far bigger challenges than Poland not adopting euro. Adopting euro has political consequences, first and foremost, not "symbolical". It is quite sad that people and leaders in our country mostly conflate politics with symbols and gestures, because that is causing us to be what we are - losers.