why would the continued existence of the EU count as "faith in the future"? strange fbpe sentiment there from xyzz
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 22 January 2021 bookmarkflaglink
Ok how would you read it?
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 22 January 2021 15:51 (three years ago) link
a resigned sigh at the fact that our current hegemonies are far from dead and unlikely to become any better
like if you made a "will the United States of America still exist in 20 years?" poll I'd vote yes too but I wouldn't view that as a positive
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 22 January 2021 16:04 (three years ago) link
I would read it as more like at a time when so much is under attack, where trust in everything is low, that ppl would say this EU thing will beat that trend to grow...as an act of faith/counter to that.
I wouldn't think to compare to the US. It's been around for much, much longer.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 22 January 2021 16:59 (three years ago) link
I suppose when you think of it we all see things in different ways too whem you get right down to it eh
― Qanondorf (darraghmac), Friday, 22 January 2021 18:20 (three years ago) link
That's the beauty of humanity, so many different points of view with no single truth or 'certainty'.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 22 January 2021 18:49 (three years ago) link
And yet
― Qanondorf (darraghmac), Friday, 22 January 2021 20:29 (three years ago) link
We must make a choice, in the end
As @GeorgeWParker - brilliant steward of this piece - reported back in January 2020, industries were told they were in "secular decline" - and who could forget @afneil telling @MakeUK_ conference that No.10 thought 3D printing was the answer /8https://t.co/kYX7jOn8n9— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) January 22, 2021
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 22 January 2021 20:43 (three years ago) link
NORTH vs SOUTH 2.0:Spain, Greece and Portugal reject the EU call for 15% cuts in natural gas consumption to help GermanySpanish Energy Minister (clearly aiming at Berlin): "Contrary to other countries, Spain hasn't been living beyond its means in energy terms"#EnergyCrisis— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) July 21, 2022
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 July 2022 12:03 (one year ago) link
Italy will have new elections. The outcome might be shit.
https://twitter.com/davidrkadler/status/1550154527617204225?s=20&t=OKHcL7XF1EisHZigiBHieA
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 July 2022 16:31 (one year ago) link
Draghi saved the EU in 2012. He may yet destroy it in 2022.
https://www.ft.com/content/f5fd0ed1-254e-4dee-8959-783a1d3883b4
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 22 July 2022 10:55 (one year ago) link