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Re:Theresa May: UK must leave European single market by whositis on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @08:25AM (#13417258)
> I don't think we realize exactly how improbable uniting Europe around a common destiny and a shared set of values is.

And that's precisely why it is failing, and will continue to fail.

Imagine combining Canada and the USA into a single country.

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Re:Theresa May: UK must leave European single market by TillE on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @08:34AM (#13417336)
The EU is not "a single country", obviously. I have no trouble imagining a close EU-like relationship between the US and Canada; until recently, you didn't even need a passport to travel between the two. They're very similar countries which could work together on almost everything.
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Re:Theresa May: UK must leave European single market by whositis on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @09:23AM (#13417739)
> The EU is not "a single country"

That's certainly the endgame. What couldn't be achieved by world wars, is being achieved by the EU project.

> US and Canada... very similar countries

I'm going to assume you're being sarcastic here. And if not, don't you think it's pretty disgusting to suggest the culture of Canadians and Americans is pretty similar? Don't you think that culture is something to cherish and protect, rather than pretend doesn't exist?

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Re:Theresa May: UK must leave European single market by donmatito on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @08:43AM (#13417397)
>Imagine combining Canada and the USA into a single country.

this is not very hard to imagine

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Re:Theresa May: UK must leave European single market by whositis on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @09:30AM (#13417797)
You don't think maybe some Canadians would be against that idea?
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