Re: LOTR and 20th Century Western European Prejudices

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 05:33:44 +0000, phil hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 30 Nov 2003 04:16:54 GMT, Jeffrey C. Dege <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 03:51:29 GMT, Hasdrubal Hamilcar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>You're saying there is a threat to Europe from the Balkans?  I'd bet if 
>>>Slovenia felt secure from invasion, then what would France be feel 
>>>worried about?
>>
>>The threat to Europe is from itself.  When its people finally wake to
>>the realization that the social-democrat welfare dream has been a lie,
>>they aren't going to be happy.
>
>In your dreams. More likely, people like you will wake up one day, 
>and find the EU has become the dominant political force on the 
>planet:
>
>   <http://www.cabalamat.org/weblog/art_94.html>

The EU has everything it needs to make that happen, except for politics.

The world would really be a better place, if the EU had the capability
to become a major power.  But I don't see it happening.  So long as the
EU's response to competition from low-tax states is to threaten them
into raising taxes, instead of working to become competitive, the EU is
doomed to failure.  The only question is how much damage it will cause
before it collapses.

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