Spain and Poland can join the United States for all I care

[Ecthy]

But the cowards won't.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3317055.stm

Discuss now about the pros and cons of wanting all benefits of a free market without ceding responsibility to the demographically stronger. And about how democratic a system is where 40=80.

[Gangerolf]

Germany can sink into the ocean for all I care.

[aaglo]

Re: Spain and Poland can join the United States for all I care

Originally posted by Ecthelion
And about how democratic a system is where 40=80.

That's not democracy, that's just bad math.

Unless you are trying to imply, that democracy = bad math

[alva]

I'm sure Putin won't mind taking Poland back...

[Gangerolf]

The problem is nobody (in this case: Spain) will trade in a good deal for a worse one. And 40 mill Poles are worth just as much as 40 mill Spaniards.
If you want to blame someone blame those who gave them unfavourable voting rights in the first place.

[Nubclear]

France and Germany, while dispising the US, seem to be acting more and more like it

[Spiffor]

You mean, like when a 80 million country feels it should weigh more in negociation than a 40 mil. country?

What next, will you advocate that Luxembourg and its luxurious 400,000 population has the same weight as Germany and its 80 mil?

[Nubclear]

Yes.

[Spiffor]

Wow, I'm sure the Luxemburgers will feel honored that you consider each of them of having the worth of 200 Germans.

WTG democracy

[Nubclear]

Say, for some fluke of logic, China were to join. I'm sure you and your nation would change your mind in a hurry.

[Harovan]

We will see what Poland and Spain will have to say about their absolute equality, when it comes to the subject of monetary contributions next time.

[aaglo]

Well just wait for france and germany to fix their economies... then they can start giving orders to others...

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
Say, for some fluke of logic, China were to join. I'm sure you and your nation would change your mind in a hurry.

My nation, most probably, because it is led by an opportunistic *******. But I wouldn't.

The point is void, however, because I'm for the outright abolition of the Council of Ministers, and favourable to concentrate the actual power in the European Parliament.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Spiffor
But I wouldn't.

[alva]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph
We will see what Poland and Spain will have to say about their absolute equality, when it comes to the subject of monetary contributions next time.

You mean Poland will actually make a contribution?? Wow, I'm impressed, ach, wait a minute; I don't think sending women across Europe counts.