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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumGermany is now the most powerful country in Europe.
It's like Britain doesn't remember what that kind of power does to them.
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Germany is now the most powerful country in Europe. (Original Post)
onehandle
Jun 2016
OP
And some even doubt that Merkel will make it to the 2017 elections... Immigration, again
Purveyor
Jun 2016
#3
The EU determines if someone is in Europe? Don't tell Norway and Switzerland they aren't European.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2016
#7
SaschaHM
(2,897 posts)1. I was against the Brexit, but this post is a bit much.
BootinUp
(47,143 posts)9. Only this post? lol.
There is going to be tons of over reaction for awhile.
Orangepeel
(13,933 posts)2. Weren't they already the most powerful country in Europe?
brush
(53,773 posts)4. That's what I thought too.
HamiltonSwan
(38 posts)8. yes, Germany is No. 4 in the world.
Britain was No. 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)3. And some even doubt that Merkel will make it to the 2017 elections... Immigration, again
the huge issue...
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)5. They were before, UK's economy about size of Italy's nt
TexasMommaWithAHat
(3,212 posts)6. If that's what you think,
then it's not really a good idea for Britain to stay in the EU, imo.
What you are implying is that the EU should hang together with Germany holding the most power in order to control Germany.
TheBlackAdder
(28,189 posts)7. The EU determines if someone is in Europe? Don't tell Norway and Switzerland they aren't European.
TeamPooka
(24,223 posts)10. I was a comedy writer when the Berlin Wall fell and wrote IMHO one of my funniest jokes ever....
Q. What do you get when the two Germany's want to reunite?
A. Out of the way.
The French loved that joke. Even though it would be on them once or twice every hundred years.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)11. Let's get this out of the way.....