tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545642362075757456.post3167262972521381355..comments2021-06-25T08:26:41.708-07:00Comments on Late night thoughts of sarcastic mind: My Europe Week: United in diversity… Really???Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00944343079771246197noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545642362075757456.post-12219781807048440172010-04-30T10:15:21.080-07:002010-04-30T10:15:21.080-07:00Yeah, while I don't agree with everything this...Yeah, while I don't agree with everything this post says, it does go to the heart of a very interesting question - what the EU, as opposed to 'Europe' actually *is*. <br /><br />Is it a pragmatic economic and political project, or is it something cultural?<br /><br />I actually cringe when I hear people invoking 'Europeanness' as if it was something special. And I get a cold chill whenever anyone proposes 'projects' designed to 'make us all feel more European'.<br /><br />For me, the EU is a rational solution to the problems posed by the concept of national sovereignty in a globalised world. Not that I want to dissolve national sovereignty into some sort of Europudding - far from it. As an Australian, I love Europe's cultural diversity. <br /><br />But the technical name for the model of international relations describing a world of purely sovereign states is "the anarchic model". We can do better than that.<br /><br />Which is why the EU will never be perfect (it will never be anywhere), but it beats what came before. Or would you prefer to go back to the Soviet Union?Mathew Lowryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06290784335291768865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4545642362075757456.post-15564148297401945002010-04-26T03:57:42.524-07:002010-04-26T03:57:42.524-07:00Hey there,
Just to point out that "United I...Hey there, <br /><br />Just to point out that "United In Diversity" is the slogan taken by the European Movement International to celebrate Europe Day on May 9th. This is not the slogan of My Europe Week. Our slogan is "Share Your Europe"<br /><br />Other then that good Post. You highlighted some interesting points.<br /><br />StephenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com