General Chat

I doudt wether it will there are 359 million folk in Europe most of them very proud of their nationality but also see the advantage in much of the EU
We in Norway have to follow EU law in the same way as the UK being members of the EES which is Norway Iceland and Liechestien and the EU. Switzerland has had to come to a similar over national agreement with the EU. where more or less EU law is also Swiss law
But too say Europe wants to hijack the British medals, is a typical "little" Britain rumour as every other European country's medals would also be hijacked
As for combating Nationalism doudt wether it would

No Terry, not rumour..... fact.... the organisation DOES exist, the funding HAS been given.... and there is a branch of said organisation here in Britain.

I too doubt that they would be successful on their own... far too small and insignificant a group.

However, if you look more carefully at the structure of said group, you will find that there are some MEP's seriously involved in it....... now as we know, Europe has slowly been dragged into a single unit, often with it's citizens kicking and screaming against it..... but the decisions of a FEW have steamrollered the desires of the people.

So I am afraid I do not trust these small little groups.... they are often just the tip of an iceberg!!

And I believe, if you read the report carefully, it is aimed at the British reader..... but it does state that the idea is for the WHOLE of Europe to be united under one flag as far as the Olympics are concerned.

Of course a British paper will tend to sensationalise and aim the story at the British public, primarily!!

I don't think it will happen in my lifetime..... but unless we stand and fight this gradual erosion into our individual national identity, Europewide. then I fear there will be a slow but inexhorable slide to total *Europeanisation*

However..... my guess is that there will be a revolt and a backlash...... and it will eventually revert back almost as it was, with a bit of border fudging here and there.

Love

Daff xxxx

By the way Terry... it is Great Britain... not little Britain.... or United Kingdom, if you'd prefer!!

Probably in fifty or so years each with their own flags and teams will follow the the European flag but at the moment I doudt it
Talking of Europe how come Isreal competes in European competions when it is Middle Eastern Asian country non of the other countries in that area do? Turkey has a bit in Europe as does Russia so are European countries .

Was talking about a political idea not a country

It won't happen.

If all the athletes were competing under one flag there would still only be 3 qualifying competitors per event.

Could you imagine the Olympic trials? Every European 100m runner trying to get chosen for the event and then multiply that by all the events = chaos!

There would be international squabbles developing into diplomatic rows and Europe would fragment again as countries would claim independance in order for their athletes to perform :-)))

Funds should be withdrawn from this idiotic group and they should be disbanded forthwith!

Sue x

Ah.... that makes it clearer, thank you!

You mean as in *little minded* politically wise?


And why have you singled out the British only as being *little* in so far as their reporting and their political stance is concerned?

As you pointed out.... other countries would feel just as much national pride, and outrage, at the very thought of their medals being hi-jacked on the whim of some non-elected political group.... don't you think?

So would their views then also be *little France* or *little Spain* or *little Germany*

Incidentally, I have spoken to a Spanish relative who flew over for a visit with my son and granddaughter yesterday, who is aware of this as well... and she too is aghast that this could happen!! There has been reporting of it in the Spanish press..... I presume there is comment in other countries, as well.

Well.... I am off for a dose of *fighting my way through the sales*

Take care

Daff xxxx

Terry:
"Talking of Europe how come Isreal competes in European competions when it is Middle Eastern Asian country non of the other countries in that area do? Turkey has a bit in Europe as does Russia so are European countries ."

I have often wondered that, and why Israel is in the Eurovision Song Contest!

Perhaps we should be more concerned at the calls by the nationalist administration in the Scottish Parliament who are looking to hive Scotland off as a separate nation in 2012.

Think that like very much else European Administrators are going to take more notice of European people after the muktitude failed crazy ideas that seem todrown out all the good ones.

was going to edit muktitude to multitude but do so think it passes best as the descriptive word

Well, yes...... it fits!!

Now that word I LOVE!!



Love

Daff xxx

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