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reACTIONary

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15. From a long term, internationalist view point....

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Sun Feb 23, 2025, 09:16 PM

5 hrs ago

.... there is a positive side to this. It may help clarify European thinking and mover the EU towards a less divided and more cohesive polity. In the way the prospect of being hung in the morning tends to help sort out what is and is not important.

Maybe we will someday see a United States of Europe, rather than a European Union.

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