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Max White

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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2625 on: December 18, 2013, 08:12:47 am »

Now hear me out, if Greenland is European, then why not Canada? They are both on the North American Continental Plate, they are both ruled by classically European royal families, they both have strong European language ties (Both English and French are, after all, European languages) so surly Canada is European, right?

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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2626 on: December 18, 2013, 08:13:54 am »

Ok here is a fun one. Greenland; European?
Pan-Mexican.
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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2627 on: December 18, 2013, 08:50:22 am »

Call me crazy, but I'm very much in favor of a (reformed) EU spreading far and wide, as more and more countries become willing and stable enough to join. After the Arab Spring, there was a newspaper article calling for taking up negotiations with Tunisia, and it had some good points; and maybe one day, when the fanatics have died off and secularism has taken hold, we can incorporate the whole Middle East. The same goes for Russia, if they want; and then, why not Canada?
We might need to change the name, though.
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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2628 on: December 18, 2013, 10:09:56 am »

Call me crazy, but I'm very much in favor of a (reformed) EU spreading far and wide, as more and more countries become willing and stable enough to join. After the Arab Spring, there was a newspaper article calling for taking up negotiations with Tunisia, and it had some good points; and maybe one day, when the fanatics have died off and secularism has taken hold, we can incorporate the whole Middle East. The same goes for Russia, if they want; and then, why not Canada?
We might need to change the name, though.

Eurasia or Oceania?
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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2629 on: December 18, 2013, 10:22:39 am »

I'm afraid that might carry some unfortunate connotations.
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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2630 on: December 18, 2013, 10:25:01 am »

Afroasian Union, just to anger far-right nationalists.
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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2631 on: December 18, 2013, 10:27:05 am »

Call me crazy, but I'm very much in favor of a (reformed) EU spreading far and wide, as more and more countries become willing and stable enough to join. After the Arab Spring, there was a newspaper article calling for taking up negotiations with Tunisia, and it had some good points; and maybe one day, when the fanatics have died off and secularism has taken hold, we can incorporate the whole Middle East. The same goes for Russia, if they want; and then, why not Canada?
We might need to change the name, though.
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Some are quite unsupportive of the idea.

Afroasian Union, just to anger far-right nationalists.
Unless they're Afro-Asian far-right nationalists. There are mongolian eco-nazis, there are probably all parties at this point.

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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2632 on: December 18, 2013, 10:28:08 am »

What has Siemens done wrong to them, anyway?
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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2633 on: December 18, 2013, 12:00:32 pm »

America confirmed for European country

Although that's more like the US has land/places in Europe that it considers a part of America, but that's only because the parent country allows it. "Thrace" is most emphatically Turkish. At least now anyway.
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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2634 on: December 18, 2013, 12:07:29 pm »

I think, aside from some human rights and anti-secularism, the only reason to say "Turkey isn't European!" is some form of racism/anti-Turk, or an idea that Moslems can't be European.

In which case, I think Bosnia would want to have a word with you.
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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2635 on: December 18, 2013, 12:11:52 pm »

Honestly, the reason Turkey isn't part of Europe is part Muslim scare, but mostly the Turkish-Cypriot conflict.
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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2636 on: December 18, 2013, 01:07:44 pm »

America confirmed for European country

Although that's more like the US has land/places in Europe that it considers a part of America, but that's only because the parent country allows it. "Thrace" is most emphatically Turkish. At least now anyway.

Konstantinopolis is rightful Greek clay! :)

But yeah, Greece/Cyprus would never ever allow Turkey into EU as long as they hate each other (the same thing could be said about Macedonia, till they change the name).
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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2637 on: December 18, 2013, 01:18:46 pm »

America confirmed for European country

Although that's more like the US has land/places in Europe that it considers a part of America, but that's only because the parent country allows it. "Thrace" is most emphatically Turkish. At least now anyway.

Konstantinopolis is rightful Greek clay! :)

But yeah, Greece/Cyprus would never ever allow Turkey into EU as long as they hate each other (the same thing could be said about Macedonia, till they change the name).

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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2638 on: December 18, 2013, 01:47:31 pm »

Greater Finland demands the return of our rightful territories, including, but not limited to; Karjala, Alsace-Lorraine, Bessarabia, the West Bank, the East Bank, the Bank of England, South Ossetia, Gibraltar... and a warm-water port!
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Re: Sheb's European Politics Megathread
« Reply #2639 on: December 18, 2013, 01:55:04 pm »

I think, aside from some human rights and anti-secularism, the only reason to say "Turkey isn't European!" is some form of racism/anti-Turk, or an idea that Moslems can't be European.

In which case, I think Bosnia would want to have a word with you.

And Albanians of course. Pomaks... Gagauz... Lipka Tatars...

Greater Finland demands the return of our rightful territories, including, but not limited to; Karjala, Alsace-Lorraine, Bessarabia, the West Bank, the East Bank, the Bank of England, South Ossetia, Gibraltar... and a warm-water port!

I demand that South Berwick be reunited with its county in Scotland.
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