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When was that coalition of nations? European countries were literally at each other throats until 1945, then we gradually built the European Union.
by eloisant 1mo ago
When was that coalition of nations?
European countries were literally at each other throats until 1945, then we gradually built the European Union.
- somenameforme 1mo agoI am referring to the past when there was less divisive leadership. I think the good things EU offers are generally a great idea - ease of transport, trade, common markets, common currency (* - not so certain on this one, but I'm tentatively positive), and so on. But when you do things like force countries to accept immigrants they may not want to accept, or demand cultural conformity on issues that are not well received, you're undermining your union. Historically religion is a great example here, as it was always the thing that divided people the most. And the Empires that thrived were those that allowed people to maintain and practice their own religion. In modern times socio-political values largely act in the same role, and also form the same divisions. The only difference is it just comes from personal ideology instead of scripture. Unfortunately we still seem largely stuck at the era of calling each other blasphemers and calling for crusades.
- owebmaster 1mo ago> Iam referring to the past when there was less divisive leadership. Are you referring to what period?
- somenameforme 1mo agoCertainly prior to immigration being an issue. Also probably prior to common currency - as I said I'm not yet entirely certain on my views of a common currency. So I suppose things have been getting exponentially worse, but perhaps a key inflection point would be the Maastricht Treaty, although the EU's economic peak predates even that by about a decade.