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Comment by phoronixrly

6 days ago

You are mistaken. I am pro-Scotland independence and EU admission but anti Catalonia independence. Simply because the former will expand and strengthen the EU and the latter will divide and weaken it, especially since it's supported by Russia.

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ericmay  6 days ago

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  • JumpCrisscross  6 days ago

    …if Greenland voted to join the U.S., the conversation would be quite different.

    • ericmay  6 days ago

      I don't think it would be - you're focusing on the actions of the territory (for lack of a better term) and ignoring the parent organization.

      It's a bit of a stretch to be upset at Switzerland who would be serving in a role similar to Scotland or Greenland here for voting to take an action and then being ok with it in other instances. There isn't any consistency in this position in how you are picking and choosing what sovereignty you respect and what sovereignty you don't respect. Well, you can be consistent if you are in favor of the EU as an imperial organization that seeks to enlarge itself and punish member states, but I'm not sure if that's your belief.

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