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Re: Greekistan - The most accomodating of Countries

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:22 pm
by Guest
There wasn't an EU in the seventies you dumb fuck. You're thinking of NATO.

Re: Greekistan - The most accomodating of Countries

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:26 pm
by VoiceOfReasonPast
Even ignoring that, the EU never actually wanted Turkey in their club. This was never anything more than a carrot on a stick.

Re: Greekistan - The most accomodating of Countries

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 8:57 pm
by Guest
Guest wrote:
Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:22 pm
There wasn't an EU in the seventies you dumb fuck.
Yes there was you dumb fuck
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_ ... _Community

Re: Greekistan - The most accomodating of Countries

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:01 pm
by Poonoo
Guest wrote:
Sun Jul 19, 2020 8:57 pm
Guest wrote:
Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:22 pm
There wasn't an EU in the seventies you dumb fuck.
Yes there was you dumb fuck
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_ ... _Community
From your own source:
Upon the formation of the European Union (EU) in 1993

Re: Greekistan - The most accomodating of Countries

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:02 pm
by Le Redditeur
The EU was better when it was called The Concert of Europe.

Re: Greekistan - The most accomodating of Countries

Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:03 pm
by Guest
Poonoo wrote:
Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:01 pm
From your own source:
Upon the formation of the European Union (EU) in 1993
They're the same fucking thing

Re: Greekistan - The most accomodating of Countries

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 1:34 am
by Kugelfisch
Guest wrote:
Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:03 pm
Poonoo wrote:
Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:01 pm
From your own source:
Upon the formation of the European Union (EU) in 1993
They're the same fucking thing
Not even remotely. It was a trade union, not a non-democratic shadow government that lords over it's member nations.

Re: Greekistan - The most accomodating of Countries

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 1:41 am
by Guest
Kugelfisch wrote:
Mon Jul 20, 2020 1:34 am
Not even remotely. It was a trade union, not a non-democratic shadow government that lords over it's member nations
The fact that they changed their name and expanded their powers doesn't mean it's not basically the same organisation

Re: Greekistan - The most accomodating of Countries

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 1:42 am
by Kugelfisch
Guest wrote:
Mon Jul 20, 2020 1:41 am
Kugelfisch wrote:
Mon Jul 20, 2020 1:34 am
Not even remotely. It was a trade union, not a non-democratic shadow government that lords over it's member nations
The fact that they changed their name and expanded their powers doesn't mean it's not basically the same organisation
They did well more than just expanding their powers. Even the EU proper from 93 is a different beast from what it is today.

Re: Greekistan - The most accomodating of Countries

Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 4:55 am
by VoiceOfReasonPast
It's also more of a joke now, tbh.
Le Redditeur wrote:
Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:02 pm
The EU was better when it was called The Concert of Europe.
And a good chunk of The Concert of Europe was better when it was called The Carolingian Empire.