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To apply this to the EU would be problematic I think due to some of the pride some europeans hold for their mother/fatherland. By combining the member countries into one 'superunion' would dissolve the unique individual identities of member nation-states.
Within America for example, there are 7 distinct social groups all of whom identify themselves differently when asked to compare, but when you ask any of these groups if they are American, they will all respond yes. You could make the argument that this is a dual-identity. There are classifications within a country but at least every citizen identifies with the country as a whole.
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DislikedHow could any Northern European nation accept Greece whose economy and politics have been based on cheating only?Ignored
DislikedWithin America for example, there are 7 distinct social groups all of whom identify themselves differently when asked to compare, but when you ask any of these groups if they are American, they will all respond yes.Ignored
DislikedThats interesting. Do you have any more info on these social groups?Ignored
Dislikedhttp://petewarden.typepad.com/search...up-the-us.html
As defined by facebook, which IMO is the most accurate measure.Ignored
DislikedEuropean confederation would never work. The cultural differencies between countries and nations are too big, especially if you compare Southern Europe to Northern Europe.
How could any Northern European nation accept Greece whose economy and politics have been based on cheating only?Ignored
DislikedCheating only? Northern Europeans don't cheat? Get real. Iceland is bankrupt. Sweden faced the same debt problem Greece does now in the 1990s. Britain has worse debt than Greece does now. Germans were pushing truckloads of their worthless cash in the 1930s.
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DislikedAnd by Cheating i think Indrek was speaking about the fact that Goldman Sachs helped the Greek to mask a part of their debt .Ignored
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