Swedish referendum about the Euro

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Originally posted by jerseydevil
That's the typical arrogant Eurpean view toward the United States. The problem with Europeans feeling that they have nothing to learn from the US and they have some vast knownledge and experience to bestow on the United States is that nations themselves have NO memory - unlike people. We were the FIRST modern democracy - Europe, including France - learned from the US.

Politicians don't have PERSONAL memories of their country's past - you have no vast knowledge over an American just because you live in an older country. What you know about World War II is no different than an American. What you know about the 16th century - is no different than what an American knows. You read about it in books and study history that is the only way people gain experience of the world's past - unless you personally lived through that period of time.

JD is stuff like this which makes me lose respect for you! I normally hold you in the higest regard. You obvosly quite a clver man. But honest to god will u shut up about ur bloody consitution u manage to slip into most threads even if they are about the price of fish

Now let us please get this back on track because im not going down this road again. This is a very important issue for many Europeans (and if its not you need to find out about it) so please JD refrain form taking this thread to your own uses.

As for the European union i think it is important that we all draw close together and try and promote co-operation the euro is a tool to which this is made easier. I know for my job it would make things a hell of a lot easier but i fear it will never be accepted in this country