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Re:Iberia claims it is part of a department store to avoid B... by coldtea on Thursday January 03, 2019 @01:23PM (#18817576)
By using its economic and diplomatic might, unofficial channels, backroom deals, and friendly (or bought) satellite countries that vote the way they're told.

The nominal equality (e.g. re: number of votes) is like that old Anatole France quote: "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.".

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Re:Iberia claims it is part of a department store to avoid B... by Tomte on Thursday January 03, 2019 @01:47PM (#18817880)
Strangely, neither France, nor the UK or any other of the large European countries could ever counter that with their own unofficial channels and backroom deals. They must be real Gentlemen, not to stoop that low!
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