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Re:Most Europeans believe their countries are more polarised... by LoSboccacc on Monday April 23, 2018 @10:34AM (#16903700)
the problem is that this EU is a tyrannical democracy. it's too easy to strong-arm some states into swallowing some policy that benefits everyone but them, like Dublin III, like production quotas, like fishing rights... this leaves basically everyone discontent about something everywhere.
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Re:Most Europeans believe their countries are more polarised... by TeMPOraL on Monday April 23, 2018 @10:45AM (#16903810)
> this leaves basically everyone discontent about something everywhere.

Isn't that the definition of a good compromise?

I mean, each EU country is fighting to get itself the best deal, to bolster its position over other EU states. There is no way to make it so that everyone (or even the majority) is happy, when the definition of "happy" is "much more than you could possibly get".

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Re:Most Europeans believe their countries are more polarised... by Double_a_92 on Monday April 23, 2018 @10:43AM (#16903791)
> this leaves basically everyone discontent about something everywhere.

That's life, I guess.

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