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| Belgian political crisis deepens, world holds breath | |
| 2007-09-27 | |
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| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #13 We must do what is necessary, to save the farmhouse ales! |
| Posted by: Linker 2007-09-27 17:53 |
| #12 "world holds breath" Real world doesn't give a sh*t. "'European Union' rapidly is becoming an oxymoron" With the emphasis on the moron, Zen. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-09-27 17:11 |
| #11 Screw it. I say...THIS MEANS WAR!!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-09-27 16:47 |
| #10 I move we embrace racism on it's face value and stop bullshitting ourselves ad nauseum. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-09-27 13:48 |
| #9 "Plausible deniability" comes to mind, as does "No controlling legal authority" |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-09-27 13:46 |
| #8 If Belgium splits is that like an amoeba? Would we have an extra weasel state in the UN? Inquiring minds want to know! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2007-09-27 13:31 |
| #7 And the EU would get its own City State of Brussels, populated by a discontented minority willing to be used as a tool in imposing state interventionist policies on the unwilling majority in exchange for a life on the dole. Sound familiar? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-09-27 07:17 |
| #6 #2 - would it have that effect? It seems likey that the dissolution of nation states into small elements would strengthen the EU and UN. Those states can't raise armies of any capability, sustain a complex economy within their borders etc. - and give up those roles to a larger entity. At least, I've heard Scottish nationalists argue for devolution out of the UK on the basis that the EU/UN can do whatever needs doing beyond their borders. |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-09-27 05:36 |
| #5 Now, now, Seafarious: Europeans do not blame all their problems on the Jews. I mean, nobody said that global warming is the fault of Israel. Oh, wait. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-09-27 01:39 |
| #4 Nature abhors a vacuum. I can't wait for Hezbollah's first "humanitarian aid" package to be delivered to Antwerp, or Hugo's announcement of a shipment of tractors. Also, it won't be long for the finger of blame to point squarely at the Juden diamond district... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-09-27 01:08 |
| #3 'Tis no surprise that "European Union" rapidly is becoming an oxymoron. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-27 01:02 |
| #2 The significance of Belgium splitting is not in the fact there will be 2 states where there was previously one. Nobody really cares about that. It's because it's another nail in the coffin of the territorial integrity principle promoted by the kleptocracy and thugocracy loving UN. If Flanders can go its own way, why not Darfur, Baluchistan (both parts), Kurdistan (all four parts), Irian Jaya, etc, etc. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2007-09-27 00:39 |
| #1 And you people were planning on ruling the world one day? Hahahaha. It's like watching a badly run county commission meeting! |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2007-09-27 00:05 |