Quote Originally Posted by Big Ben View Post
Oh well, what can one say when someone's comparing EU with the third reich and the soviet union? Those comparisons are so stupid it's better to just ignore them.
"Ignore" is the word that best describes your thinking, Ben. It is a common point in the discourse of the Europhiles saying that this type of integration kept the nativist instincts in check and prevented Europe from another outbreak of violence, clearly referring to WWII. The frame of reference for these people is WWII. For me the frame of reference is the pre-Masstricht and pre-Lisbon state of things. You can continue referring to the distant past. You can even bring up dinosaurs and how better off we are without them thanks to the great Brussels. I prefer thinking about the present and future.