John Moore,

Must have missed that link…

I really dont dispute any of what you said, I think you describe it pretty well. I just thought I had another angle of insight to offer. (from “the inside” so to speak..)

I think the main difference in what you and I wrote is in the outlook and intent. I really dont think there’s any kind of strategic masterplan at work here from the EU side (as for the Soviets in the cold war).

I think it’s basically just them being them, acting from the way they see the world. And in a few cases, acting from their own self interest…

EU is still far from an entity, it’s still very much a lot of squabbling nations, and a few nations pretending to speak for all on occation.

The journalist went to the same schools in the 60s, they were the ones that wrote the pamphlets, and then went on to the newspapers, but they kept their worldview.

I agree with yours and Katherines views on the economy.

The welfare systems, with the tax systems that comes with it, is really hindering a good economic development. It’s just too many regulations to produce a real prospering economy.

I actually wrote a really long post, covering the other points, but I’m not sure it would add much for the discussion, so I dropped it for now.