Sick again Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Britain, apart from having various overseas territories, is the central hub of a Commonwealth of 53 other countries, and our monarch/head of state is also the monarch/HOS of said 53 countries; how could one constituant part of a state have so much responsibility and importance to itself separate from the rest of the state it is a constituent part of? This is the ultimate reason why we can't partake in the end game of the EU which is for the member states to fully merge politically and fiscally to create a federal superstate, which Baroso and co are quite open about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Britain, apart from having various overseas territories, is the central hub of a Commonwealth of 53 other countries, and our monarch/head of state is also the monarch/HOS of said 53 countries; how could one constituant part of a state have so much responsibility and importance to itself separate from the rest of the state it is a constituent part of? This is the ultimate reason why we can't partake in the end game of the EU which is for the member states to fully merge politically and fiscally to create a federal superstate, which Baroso and co are quite open about now. Complete rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sick again Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Complete rubbish. Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 We really aren't culturally European. We're more like a country near Europe than a country that is IN Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sick again Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 We really aren't culturally European. We're more like a country near Europe than a country that is IN Europe. I consider myself European as much as just British. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 We really aren't culturally European. We're more like a country near Europe than a country that is IN Europe. We're far more culturally European than any other option. Even our language today is closer to German than those originally from these isles. Not to mention that most of us are descended from European immigrants / invaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happ Hazzard Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 We're far more culturally European than any other option. Even our language today is closer to German than those originally from these isles. Not to mention that most of us are descended from European immigrants / invaders. Both those things could be said about Americans. They aren't culturally European. And neither are we. We are a country of our own, not merely part of a group of countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Thanks for that. No problem. Make no mistake our main trading partners are in the EU and will continue to be. We also trade with the rest of the world, with commonwealth countries and non-commonwealth countries. We are in a unique position with the commonwealth and we should exploit that to the Max. But being in the EU and doing that are not mutually exclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien52 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Britain, apart from having various overseas territories, is the central hub of a Commonwealth of 53 other countries, and our monarch/head of state is also the monarch/HOS of said 53 countries; how could one constituant part of a state have so much responsibility and importance to itself separate from the rest of the state it is a constituent part of? This is the ultimate reason why we can't partake in the end game of the EU which is for the member states to fully merge politically and fiscally to create a federal superstate, which Baroso and co are quite open about now. I concur,complete rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sick again Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 No problem. Make no mistake our main trading partners are in the EU and will continue to be. We also trade with the rest of the world, with commonwealth countries and non-commonwealth countries. We are in a unique position with the commonwealth and we should exploit that to the Max. But being in the EU and doing that are not mutually exclusive. Not as much as we could; being in the EU restricts our trade with the rest of the world. ---------- Post added 09-10-2013 at 21:16 ---------- I concur,complete rubbish. Are you too in denial about what the end game of the EU project actually is, and have you thought what that would mean for Britain and the overseas territories, the commonwealth and the uniquely British NHS? I just don't see how a mere single constituent part of a state can have overseas territories, be the head of a commonwealth of 53 other countries, and have its own unique self contained health service. How will that work?? More food for thought, surely a single state needs a common media space, so what will that mean for the BBC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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