[BITList] yer average jean-pierre

[CT's]

ron
you are just the person to give me your views and let me know how the homme ordinaire has benefited [or not] from membership in the EU.
as I mentioned, asking the ordinary man in Uk the same question, I received little clear response – just a vague look around the eyes and talk of wine!. 
When asked about membership of EU politicians always trotted out high sounding gains, particularly for industry with it’s implication of more high paying jobs and exports galore.
I am more interested in what the average george [or jean-pierre or karl-heinz] gets that they would not have got without the EU!
I understand you opine it is a fantasy dreamt up by two major war losers to recapture their lost and vainglorious pride.
strange way of trying to achieve that!
I can’t imagine how rivals thought they could achieve that dream.
ct

From: Ronald Thomas 
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 3:42 PM
To: BitList 
Subject: [BITList] European Union.

Hugh

Sorry, but on this particular occasion I do not agree with you that we should have been in the Euro at all.and living as I do in the heart of Euroland (and being bi-lingual in French - which helps somewhat)  being for those in the Euro would have been a catastrophe for us.It is becoming a catastrophy for those in it at the moment.

In my humble opinion the whole concept of the Euro was to try, by having monetary union, to eventually form an USof Europe, principally led and architectured by Germany (who lost 2 WW's by trying to do it by military might) and the French who, on both accounts were beaten by the former.(plus 1870 too!)

For the last milennium we have been both allies and enemies with everyone in the now EU. The diversity of opinion, religion etc is mind boggling and also in the past, most of our relationships with each and everyone involved was based on religio-political lines.

In France alone the mentality of the different parts of the "hexagon" (as France is referred to) is greater that the Scots,Welsh, Irish and Sassenachs plus the old chestnut of North or South of the Wash! combined.

Also ,surely anyone who joins a club must feel entitled to receiving the benefits that the club affords. This means by adhering to the Club Rules.( Which, like sleepwalkers, the UK seemingly does without question) All the newer members,( but also France,as a founder member,) once in,seem to extract what they can and give "the Harvey Smith" (remember him in show jumping?) to complying. True nonetheless.Payback time is therefore at hand.
It was and always will be an ill founded plan that is sure to fail as long a  certain part of your anatomy points due South.

This was, again in my opinion, a fantasy dreamt up by two major war losers to recapture their lost and vainglorious pride. I seem to remember that in the 50's there was an organisation which went under the acronym of EFTA, which I think meant European Free Trade Association.Seemed a very good idea without all of the political and injurious twaddle that emanates from both Bruxelles and Strasbourg-- 
Any comments anyone  I'm cold, old and bored!!? Am of to have a large tot of Scottish Water (coloured amber.)
Ron
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