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There is a strong case that much of the eastern bloc were tricked into joining, by the UK, in order to weaken the Franco-German efforts for ever closer union.
by fidotron 10d ago
There is a strong case that much of the eastern bloc were tricked into joining, by the UK, in order to weaken the Franco-German efforts for ever closer union.
This was even a joke in the UK at the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVYqB0uTKlE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVYqB0uTKlE
- lII1lIlI11ll 10d agoCould you elaborate regarding how exactly were eastern bloc countries "tricked" into joining by the UK? And what prevents them from leaving now that the tricksters from UK have long since left themselves?
- fidotron 10d agoI refer you to the video as to the why and how, keeping in mind that's before the Berlin Wall came down. The Brits have a habit of only telling you the precise truth when they think you think they're joking.
- lII1lIlI11ll 10d agoA clip from a comedic fiction TV series? So much for a "strong case to be made"...
- whywhywhywhy 10d ago> the tricksters from UK have long since left themselves? This wasn’t intentional of the people who started the cogs turning, it was meant to be an empty gesture to get elected, no one expected it to actually pass.