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@mikes*corvettes wrote:

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@upthecreekyetagain wrote:

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@triasic wrote:

I don't know why you are bringing the American Civil War into it.     The result was that the Northern side and the Soutern side came together.  In other words, Americans uniting with other Americans.   It is totally different from wanting the UK to unite with the continent who are NOT the same nationality!

 

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Read your American history - it wasn't just 'Americans' as you put it - it was a whole host of nationalities that fought both the War of Independence and the Civil War.  The US is built on a foundation of many cooperating together to become stronger by virtue of size.

 

The federal system became a success when the independent states recognised that by working together they all became stronger as have the 'new' states that joined the Union, such as Hawaii and Alaska, at a later date.

 

A Federal Union of Europe will become a reality at some stage and we may end up regretting not being a part of it.

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Do you ever bother to read a post and digest it before posting ?

 

I said the present federal system in the States works because it's all done in house by Americans.

 

I for one will not regret being involved in a Federal Europe

 

 

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The point you seem to be ignoring is that at the time of the War of Independence they were NOT all Americans - there was no such thing apart from the native Indians.