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| MrsS | Feb 25 2012, 12:44 AM Post #11 |
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You took the words right out of my mouth..... Some countries of the EU are in bad shape, some are not. It`s the broad brush I don`t appreciate, Banan...
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| Chris | Feb 25 2012, 01:03 AM Post #12 |
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Possibly overly broad, but the news these days is Greece and Italy where the model is failing, or should I say bailing? 50 states or nations? Only raise that because I was reading recently how at one time Germany was multiple states, each a principality or something like that--is that right? |
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| MrsS | Feb 25 2012, 01:20 AM Post #13 |
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Germany, officially the "Federal Republic of Germany" is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. It consists of 16 states , the so called Bundesländer. I`d compare it to "USA" and the single states. The Bundesländer are independent to some degree, but subordinated to the Federal Government. I hope that helped....
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| Chris | Feb 25 2012, 01:56 AM Post #14 |
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Yes, I didn't know German states still exist. Thanks!! |
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| Chris | Feb 25 2012, 01:57 AM Post #15 |
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OK, back, off topic, but is there anything equivalent in Germany then to the issue of state's rights like we have here? |
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| MrsS | Feb 25 2012, 02:43 AM Post #16 |
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I would think so. For better understanding, I copied a respective article from Wikipedia ( I hope it`s not too long )
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| Chris | Feb 25 2012, 02:47 AM Post #17 |
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Interesting!! Again, thanks!! --We should let the regularly scheduled programming resume... :-) |
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| Banandangees | Feb 25 2012, 07:06 AM Post #18 |
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That would be, "We're Already Europe." It has been said on another thread discussing "Liberal" and "Conservative," in regard to "Socialism," that Europe and Canada were financially conservative and socially liberal. I'd have to say that Canada better represents that as a nation compared to the EU as a "union" (nation) in that across Canada that "liberal/conservative" is more moderate and uniform than is the EU nations. I put emphasis on "more moderate," meaning balance between the two. In reality, when it comes to the economy, you can't really separate the two, in that one affects the other. The one is not independent of the other. if your socially liberal programs get too liberal, it puts a strain on the financially conservative side and vice versa. Canada, as a nation is more moderate and is more uniform in that respect across the nation. The EU on the other hand has it's Germany and it has it's Greece, Portugal, Italy.... not uniform. Greece is affecting Germany. Across the EU, there is no comparison to Canada in moderation of the two (socially liberal and financially conservative) and uniformity. I'd have to say that I see no similarity. The US isn't much different from the EU in that respect. IMO. |
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| MrsS | Feb 26 2012, 01:18 AM Post #19 |
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Banan:
I agree. The 27 nations of the EU will most likely never be uniform....and the sovereignity of each nation is still above the EU-membership, which does not always make things easier... It would be interesting to have Canadians comment on this. Allez hop...
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| Chris | Feb 26 2012, 01:40 AM Post #20 |
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"does not always make things easier.." But isn't that the purpose of sovereign nations and independent states, to make centrally planned politics harder? We're none of us the same, you can't expect a few cookie cutter elites to know what people want. The more local the government the better. |
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