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Re:Scotland starts renewed case for independence by zwirbl on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @08:31AM (#31738301)
> What I value about current EU is precisely that it cannot just squash dissent by force, even from a single country.

And this often means that the EU can't get anything done on an EU wide level

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Re:Scotland starts renewed case for independence by inglor_cz on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @09:15AM (#31738967)
That is, for me, a feature, not a bug. Consent is a great thing.

Many people of smaller nations like Czechs, that regained sovereignty after a long period of subjugation to various powers, do not really want to give it up again so that the French-German axis may have their job easier.

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Re:Scotland starts renewed case for independence by zwirbl on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @11:08AM (#31740611)
Why did they join the EU in the first place then? Was it for the money and having some entity to blame for domestic policy failures? The last point is what politicians here in Austria like to do
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Re:Scotland starts renewed case for independence by inglor_cz on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @12:38PM (#31741989)
We entered a EU that had veto powers for each member and I, personally, would like to stay it that way.

The fact that you once joined an organization does not mean that you must agree with any subsequent development.

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Re:Scotland starts renewed case for independence by MagnumOpus on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @12:02PM (#31741371)
For the money, and to get rid of their Roma travelers (because those now legally migrate to west.)
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