COLUMN. To win the cultural and intellectual battle, Europe must staunchly defend its model, writes the economist in his column, dismantling the narrative of a 'declining' continent.
      • Skua@kbin.earth
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        16 hours ago

        Maybe look at the date it took effect and actually formed the EU

        Also, to quote a mysterious someone from further up the thread: “The EU was created in 1993.”

        • deHaga@feddit.ukEnglish
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          16 hours ago

          Lol. I don’t give a shit mate. It was a throwaway comment joking about how there were no major wars until the EU was formed.

          Correlation is not causation, it’s not that deep.

          • Skua@kbin.earth
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            16 hours ago

            This is the most comically disingenuous thing I have ever seen. “Draw your own conclusions” fuckin sure lmao

              • crapwittyname@feddit.ukEnglish
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                15 hours ago

                Sure looked like it. Sure looks like you’ve been proved definitively wrong and now you’re like iT wAs OnLy A jOkE bRo. You sure look like a bad faith commenter who can’t admit they’re wrong, or “twat” if you want to use the shorthand.

                • deHaga@feddit.ukEnglish
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                  15 hours ago

                  You think I think the Bosnian war was caused by the signing of the Maastricht treaty? That’s what you think?

                  Have you been near a lot of lead paint in your life?

                  • Skua@kbin.earth
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                    15 hours ago

                    Whether you actually believe it or not, you’re arguing strenuously for it to advance your political position. It doesn’t really matter if it’s genuine, the effect is the same

                    Also I’ve seen enough of your comments elsewhere to know that you hate the EU enough that it’s a plausible position for you to try to take