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> How much of a percentage is those decades of peace out of the 200k year entire existence of the human race that has been defined only by war? This makes the

> How much of a percentage is those decades of peace out of the 200k year entire existence of the human race that has been defined only by war? This makes the peace they enjoy even more impressive, no? > And secondly, EU countries have allied together not out of fondness for one another (which doesn't exist even today), but out out necessity of survival, since that was the only way they could stand up to bullying from US, Russia and China. This is so inaccurate it would take an article long comment to refute. Maybe you should avoid explaining the history of places to others online if you clearly do not live in them. > Thirdly, conquest is at the core of EU too, except it's bureaucratic, political and economical, not military. This is why sovereign countries join the EU by their own volition, clearly!

FirmwareBurner 1y ago
>This makes the peace they enjoy even more impressive, no? No. "One bloomed flower does not mean it's spring" - saying from my country. >This is why sovereign countries join the EU by their own volition, clearly! Willingness or necessity? If I'm a small weak country and I want to sell something to make money, and the only way is to succumb to the rules of the largest trading block in the world, do I really have a choice? You know the saying, "if you can't beat them, join them". Even Norway and Switzerland still succumb to most EU rules even if they're not members and they might not like all those rules but they have no choice but to play ball if they want to maintain trade and prosperity. >Maybe you should avoid explaining the history of places to others online if you clearly do not live in them. OK, I'll stop it here and never answer you again since you're being needlessly petty and not wailing to argue in good faith.
- bootsmann 1y ago
  > If I want to sell something and the only way is to succumb to the rules of the largest trading block in the world, do I have a choice? Gee, I wonder how they became that largest trading bloc in the first place without being large enough to be the largest trading bloc. > OK, I'll stop it here and never answer you again since you're being needlessly petty and not wailing to argue in good faith. I cannot argue with someone living in a parallel fantasy world. You bring in claims about how EU support is not anchored in the populace which is just entirely fabricated. I cannot argue with this because I cannot argue within the hypothetical world of your lies where your arguments make sense because the reality on the ground is just entirely different. Visit the EU, talk to real people, you might be surprised on how they view the world and there place in it.

FirmwareBurner 1y ago

>This makes the peace they enjoy even more impressive, no? No. "One bloomed flower does not mean it's spring" - saying from my country. >This is why sovereign countries join the EU by their own volition, clearly! Willingness or necessity? If I'm a small weak country and I want to sell something to make money, and the only way is to succumb to the rules of the largest trading block in the world, do I really have a choice? You know the saying, "if you can't beat them, join them". Even Norway and Switzerland still succumb to most EU rules even if they're not members and they might not like all those rules but they have no choice but to play ball if they want to maintain trade and prosperity. >Maybe you should avoid explaining the history of places to others online if you clearly do not live in them. OK, I'll stop it here and never answer you again since you're being needlessly petty and not wailing to argue in good faith.

bootsmann 1y ago
> If I want to sell something and the only way is to succumb to the rules of the largest trading block in the world, do I have a choice? Gee, I wonder how they became that largest trading bloc in the first place without being large enough to be the largest trading bloc. > OK, I'll stop it here and never answer you again since you're being needlessly petty and not wailing to argue in good faith. I cannot argue with someone living in a parallel fantasy world. You bring in claims about how EU support is not anchored in the populace which is just entirely fabricated. I cannot argue with this because I cannot argue within the hypothetical world of your lies where your arguments make sense because the reality on the ground is just entirely different. Visit the EU, talk to real people, you might be surprised on how they view the world and there place in it.