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Should the EU become the United States of Europe? What do you think?
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Also chippy... You are right, taxes heavily affect the working class. That is why it is important to have a sort of scaling... The more income you have, the higher the percentage of it you need to pay as tax. Sounds reasonable enough, doesn't it? Then, you also need to think about the fact that the taxes (or the way they are spent) cReate thousands of jobs. And as I said, the countries participating in any sort of alliance or federation will give up some sovereignty. It's how it works. On the other hand, there is a lot to gain. -
Should the EU become the United States of Europe? What do you think?
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I see... Well... Everyone can only do what he is able to, especially when it comes to problems that might require a more complex approach (one that might require thinking)... Such as the difference between political left and right (SJW nazis... Made my day ) or the history of Canada -
Should the EU become the United States of Europe? What do you think?
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I'm hoping volourns comment was satire? Sounds like it... If not... Here we go again. Round 2638 (DING DING) -
And of course the defensive boni are always useful.
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He uses the arquebus a lot to quickly trigger on kill effects. The acc bonus also applies to everything, including whispers of treason.
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Should the EU become the United States of Europe? What do you think?
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But the government you elected decided who it sends to Brussels. And besides, that is how alliances work: you give up some sovereignty for collective strength. you can not expect to get the benefits from being part of the EU without having the downsides. And about Farage... That man was praising Brexit as if there was no tomorrow, and after it came he quit. Doesn't Taft tell you something? Maybe that he never thought it would happen and saw his place as an oppositional politician? But yeah... I'm enjoying a civilised debate as well... Things got awful here before -
Sorry I must be missing something... But why not take a melee weapon from WF Soldier? But great build
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Should the EU become the United States of Europe? What do you think?
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Pushing your luck I'm afraid. I see the argument, but I don't see it as a very good one. The EU ultimately is good-it has assured one of the longest periods of peace in Europe. And while it definitely has its flaws, those flaws need to be corrected to create a EU that works. Te solution is fixing, not leaving. The last EU parliament election, only 30% of EU citizens voted. Now that's a horrible figure, and we need to get people to get more into politics. But the solution can't be "let's see if we like it and if not let's leave", it should be "we signed up for this, let's fix it". And before considering leaving, people should start considering voting. -
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Greece is an example of collective failure. None of the involved parties, be it the Greek government, the people of Greece, the media in both Greece and the rest of the EU, or the EU itself were acting correctly. -
@Slacker You need optical epicness? Try soloing a bear with a naked aumaua fire godlike monk by spamming torments reach... Try landing that finishing blow on a giant dragon by using a missile barrage scroll.... Try killing a huge pack of enemies with embrace the earth talon... Try summoning a dragon with a chanter... Just get a few levels
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"A question is a journey and a journey is what makes us who we are, it's true. But if one journey leads only to the next, then where might find rest?" -Iovara I am always unhappy that I can not respond to this. I really which I had the option to say something like "the rest is finding out that there is no point to the journey in the first place". Here is my case: Iovara implies that we find ourselves through journey. Let's not discuss that (although we could), we'll take it as given. Now, later she says the journey must lead to something, an ultimate end. She implies that an endless journey where one question only leads to another one is a senseless one, and thus we need an end that is a goal we can reach, a sense to the journey to say so. Now, wouldn't it be wiser to accept that there truly is no end as in an ultimate goal (not as in death) to the journey? Iovara says herself we find ourselves through the journey, so isn't the journey and its self-finding itself the sense of the journey? If that is so, then the journey does not only not need a end (/goal), it actually should lead into another journey, so we can further discover ourselves rather than put an end to that process? Because, in the end, self-finding is not a sudden realisation but a slow and constant process.
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DONT YOU DARE suggest him to stop playing PoE... We need him amongst the other big brains of this subtopic
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I wish I had years of latin, stupid British education system getting rid of the teaching of dead languages *grumble grumble*. That seems like a likely route, and I guess that's also where the French "il" for he comes from. I would guess so... ultimatly French originates in latin You are welcome for turning your build thread into a linguistic discussion Boeroer
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Should the EU become the United States of Europe? What do you think?
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Comment on that text you linked "Europe's [...]Jean Monnet (Founding Father Of The EU in a letter to a friend 30th April 1952).” COMMENT: Sources please? Right now this is at best an heavy invasion of privacy, at worst it is simply made up “On June 12th [...] Euro Fascists, whose credentials are appearing ever more Totalitarian in structure and ruthless in application, simply ignored the voice of the Irish voter, demanding there be a another vote, and this time, the rebellious Irish would have to get it right, or else.” COMMENT: First of all, the term “Euro Fascist”, is simply incorrect. Fascism is a term to describe the political system and ideology set in place by Mussolini. Later, it was commonly used to describe other extremely nationalist, racist and tyrannic systems, such as nazi Germany. However, that generalisation of the term is not commonly accepted amongst historians. Whichever definition you follow, it is definitely simply technically wrong to say the EU or its supporters are fascist. The pressure to revote on the matter was born out of economical concern for both Ireland and the EU. It was also born out of political ideology, the treaty was meant to be a sign of unity. COMMENT: And Ireland reversed the decision. Which just once again shows how horribly outdated this document is. It also talks of the threat of european federalism. Two problems: AT no point he shows us WHY that is a threat, and federalism is in no way similar to fascism. SO which is it? As the document is only after a few paragraphs in heavy dispute with itself, I cannot take this in any way seriously. I fear this document lacks any validity. “On October [...] There will be no more serious obstacles left to Federalisation. The long dreamed of (by the Federalists that is) a United States Of Europe will inevitably become a reality.” COMMENT: And Ireland reversed the decision. Which just once again shows how horribly outdated this document is. It also talks of the threat of european federalism. Two problems: AT no point he shows us WHY that is a threat, and federalism is in no way similar to fascism. SO which is it? As the document is only after a few paragraphs in heavy dispute with itself, I cannot take this in any way seriously. I fear this document lacks any validity. And tell me, how can you still take Farage seriously? -
Right? Me too! Looked it up when I searched for a term that describes that behaviour. Heh, finally years of latin enable me to pretend to be knowledgable. If I am not mistaken, it Comes from the latin "ille", meaning he ADDED: Most famous user of this is Cesar
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So I opened your first source, and I got this: "As Eurocrats are imposed on Greece and Italy, DANIEL HANNAN say's he'd rather be governed by the first 100 people in the phone book than unelected professors" Now Mr. Hannan... How would the first 100 people in te phone book be more elected than the professors you are talking about? Anyway, do exuse me... I need to take a close look at Mr. Jones text. -
Listen slacker... Less worry, more play! sorry if this sounds harsh, but.... Your character right now is a low level! Obviously there is no sensation of power right now, because you are not a powerful person. Yet! Wait a few levels, and when you are a high level character, you will feel like it. Trust me on this one.
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Wait for it... As soon as your level has two digits, evaluate again. And until then, simply enjoy the Beauty of the game Or just wait for the city... If you visit a certain area, you will be happy to be a undead hunter. Another area and you will be happy to be a ghostbusters. Trust me... There was one quest I never wanted to do in the beginning because of the spirits it made me fight.