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Bluenorthwest

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2. As one of those Americans who understands nothing about Europe, I'd have to say that traveling to

Reply to newthinking (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 04:26 PM

Jun 2014

Europe since the 1970's has made me lots of strong ties to European and UK people and so I know that the EU is opposed by the hard right very strongly. I know Europe with and without the EU. I'm a guy who has spent a few Shillings and a few Francs. Also a few Euros.
Your arrogance is another thing I see as right wing xenophobia. 'Americans don't understand Europe at all' you say. Fer fuck's sake. Of course, you understand the US and Europe and everything!!!!!!

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The "EU" is different than "Europe". It has become a technocracy of the 1% [View all] newthinking Jun 2014 OP

The EU is not "becoming unpopular there" except with parties on the far right which have hated it pampango Jun 2014 #1

EU governance is fairly widely mistrusted. newthinking Jun 2014 #4

If they are seriously critiquing it for destroying the safety net they are not right wingers. betterdemsonly Jun 2014 #9

The safety net in Europe is still stronger than anywhere else in the world. Are conservatives there pampango Jun 2014 #11

The Eu are attacking all those things betterdemsonly Jun 2014 #12

Liberals brought the EU and European integration about. Conservative nationalists have fought pampango Jun 2014 #13

NEO Liberals brought about Eu integration betterdemsonly Jun 2014 #15

If you think that countries working together and cooperating to find solution is 'neoliberal' pampango Jun 2014 #16

I don't think you polled the typical betterdemsonly Jun 2014 #18

As one of those Americans who understands nothing about Europe, I'd have to say that traveling to Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #2

Nice try. I have spent significant time there as well. More than I few franks I have lived there. newthinking Jun 2014 #3

"Maybe others can expand." Quantess Jun 2014 #5

So are you saying there is not discontent in the management of the EU? newthinking Jun 2014 #6

No, that was not what I meant. Quantess Jun 2014 #7

That may be true, but Putin is still an authoritarian dick. Throd Jun 2014 #8

That maybe true betterdemsonly Jun 2014 #10

Slightly better than the U.S.A. oligarchy shit... hunter Jun 2014 #14

Plus their Alliance with NATO...coming into Play with Ukraine Deal with EU... KoKo Jun 2014 #17

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I don't know about the bilderberg angle, newthinking Jun 2014 #20