Is this the New Winston Churchill?

[arthursmedley]

Originally Posted by MB_Avro_UK

In fact, the only time we got involved in Europe was when a European dictator decided to flex his muscles.

1. Napoleon (1805)
2. Kaiser William (1914)
3. Corporal Hitler (1939)

Is there a common factor in that list?


Best Regards from a wet Britain,
MB_Avro.

LOL!! Avro!! Common factor? Yes, your dates are completely arbitary. That's their common factor. Britains policy towards mainland Europe has been consistent for a thousand years-since William the Conqueror-we don't like to see any single prince or state dominate the mainland; therefore we have fiddled in Europe for a millenia. It's a great, action-packed story! You should read it sometime.

[WTE_Galway]

ummh ... there is the minor point that from 1328 when Edward III inherited a claim to the crown of France, until 1801 when George III abandoned his formal claim to the French throne the English claimed to actually own France

It would have made an interesting twist to history if after Waterloo the British had pursued their claim to the French throne and reinstated the Monarchy.

[MB_Avro_UK]

Originally Posted by arthursmedley

LOL!! Avro!! Common factor? Yes, your dates are completely arbitary. That's their common factor. Britains policy towards mainland Europe has been consistent for a thousand years-since William the Conqueror-we don't like to see any single prince or state dominate the mainland; therefore we have fiddled in Europe for a millenia. It's a great, action-packed story! You should read it sometime.

Arbitary? Who cares about arbitary?

Please send me the link to the action packed story!

And History Lite has a place at times...get my drift?

[MB_Avro_UK]

Why was the Euro created?

Best Regards,
MB_Avro.

[Bewolf]

Originally Posted by MB_Avro_UK

Why was the Euro created?

Best Regards,
MB_Avro.

Well, think of people looking back at european history, looking at the new descruction magnitudes each project brought and projecting that into the future, then looking for ways to make this never happen again, that may be a good starting point.

And I can't respect a person who has not tried Alt yet.

[MB_Avro_UK]

[QUOTE=Bewolf;423435]Well, think of people looking back at european history, looking at the new descruction magnitudes each project brought and projecting that into the future, then looking for ways to make this never happen again, that may be a good starting point.

The perspective from Britain is that the Euro was a shallow and political attempt to unite Europe under German leadership. Angela Merkel has dictated to Greece who should be their leader.

Thank the Lord that we British have NOT joined the Euro.

The Euro is a sinking ship. We British are experts as regards sinking ships. Titanic anyone

Best Regards,
MB_Avro.

[Bewolf]

Originally Posted by MB_Avro_UK

The perspective from Britain is that the Euro was a shallow and political attempt to unite Europe under German leadership. Angela Merkel has dictated to Greece who should be their leader.

Thank the Lord that we British have NOT joined the Euro.

The Euro is a sinking ship. We British are experts as regards sinking ships. Titanic anyone

Best Regards,
MB_Avro.

And you actually believe that?

[arthursmedley]

Originally Posted by Bewolf

And you actually believe that?

If you drink plenty of History Lite with a few Current Affairs Lite chasers and squint a bit then anything is believable.

[ATAG_Doc]

The union was born from all the ashes of the wars in Europe that have happened forever and ever.

Mutual assured economic destruction.

Allow tiny states within a huge continent to rule themselves with no natural border other than some imaginary line. Have completely different cultures, languages, races, history, currency, leaders and a splash of animosity for past history and a dash of nationalism and you have a tinderbox.

But try to bond them economically, have a common currency, remove borders and allow restricted movement of people in hope the experiment leads to the loss of all these deep seated identities over several generations.

Finally have one union with leaders for all the people and it might me manageable.

Only time will tell.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Doc

But try to bond them economically, have a common currency, remove borders and allow restricted movement of people in hope the experiment leads to the loss of all these deep seated identities over several generations.

Lose identity?
That's something adorable?

*pukes*