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Germany has a STRONGER ARMY. It could easily defeat GB if it were 1v1.
But GB has a nuclear arsenal.
But America holds the other key. A Marshall Plan Mk2 won't work if Europe is a smoking RADIOACTIVE ruin. Germany wins.
Everywhere. But we are also free to take hollidays without risk of getting fired, and we are allowed to work in a safe environment with strong labour laws and protection. The European labour market is far more flexible than you believe. We have a minimum of hollidays we have to take every year and those are PAID. We also have a maximum of hours we can work in a row, in a week, in a month, a year an so fourth. We actually have the most generous system, while at the same time at least, if not far better businesses than in the US.
What is wrong with helping the weak?
Should we just throw them on the streets like Americans?
Should we just exploit people and use them as human garbage afterwards, like you even do your heroes(vietnam veterans who fought for the country)?
What is wrong with paying unemployment,
what is wrong with mandatory health care for everyone?
In addition to mandatory health care, people are also free to choose private health care. Yes we have that also.
On the contrary people CAN be fired, they just have to be payed.
Companies cant just fire people as they want, if it was like that, it would suck big time.
European under 25 unemployment stands at 20.7%, while American under 25 unemployment stands at 19.1.
Great Britain is comprised of England, Scotland, and Wales only. Its very common for people to add NI in it but it's not right.
West European countries are market leaders in all segment, we have the biggest global companies. Europe is quite innovative, but yes lagging behind the US. That is the only US strenght over Europe, invention and innovation. But that will turn around with time also. To answer your question however, business is flourishing in all of eastern Europe, north and south. Business is and has for a long time flourished in places like Ireland, Spain.. All of Europe is flourishing for business actually, and our business regulations and ease of doing business is improving every year.
What do you mean? I suppose I should answer something ordinary like creating a business, being part of creating a business, taking part in politics, or all other areas that you would say about the US. Mention one area where US people better can engage in the system than Europe. Perhaps you dont know it, but Europe is not only the freest market in the world, but also the best regulated one.
We have many billionaires, millionaires and so fourth, just like America. Actually I believe even with our socialist policies we about equal Americans in billionaires and millionaires.
Everywhere. But we are also free to take hollidays without risk of getting fired, and we are allowed to work in a safe environment with strong labour laws and protection. The European labour market is far more flexible than you believe. We have a minimum of hollidays we have to take every year and those are PAID. We also have a maximum of hours we can work in a row, in a week, in a month, a year an so fourth. We actually have the most generous system, while at the same time at least, if not far better businesses than in the US.
What is wrong with helping the weak? Should we just throw them on the streets like Americans? Should we just exploit people and use them as human garbage afterwards, like you even do your heroes(vietnam veterans who fought for the country)?
What is wrong with paying unemployment, what is wrong with mandatory health care for everyone? In addition to mandatory health care, people are also free to choose private health care. Yes we have that also.
On the contrary people CAN be fired, they just have to be payed. Companies cant just fire people as they want, if it was like that, it would suck big time.
European under 25 unemployment stands at 20.7%, while American under 25 unemployment stands at 19.1. What is your point? Not a dramatic difference in my opinion.
So what? Europe is also that.
Business the government allows to flourish, flourishes yes. While some of the countries in Europe are tops in production, you'll not catch the US in terms of innovation and invention. We don't produce product much anymore, we produce technology and sell that technology to other countries so that they can produce it. The US has amongst the best Universities in the world, and we're not afraid to use it. There's a reason why it's very easy to get into this country if you're coming to study science and engineering. Sure, some percentage of those people go back, but America also keeps a good chunk of them as well. In essence, bleeding off the world's smart people.
Europe is not the freest, you can not be the most regulated and free simultaneously as the two are naturally opposed to each other.
There are too many problems, highlighted in France with their socialist structure that doesn't allow turn over, incorporation of immigrants, and high unemployment for younger sectors.
While you can't get away with no regulation, the goal is to regulate just enough to encourage free market capitalism. Not corporate socialism, that's not a free system.
That's merely a house of cards, pretending to have a free market, when in fact everything is supported through the State. It stifles innovation and invention, which is why you can't catch up to the US.
Anybody can get billionaires, they'll appear in any system. What you want to look at is the social mobility, can people move classes easily enough. There are rich people in Europe the same as the US. But how many are old money rich and how many got there through blood, sweat, and tears. There is a lot more social mobility in America than other places. .
Totally wrong. Socialism is a positive factors. France was the least hit country by the financial crisis(in OECD) and they were first to recover. Contrary to what you believe, unlike the US or many European countries, France is possibly the most diverse in the fact they do not rely on any single sector of the economy. Like for example UK rely on finance, America on the stock market and consumption. France doesnt have a vulnerable economy like that, and surely social protection helps with that.
Youth unemployment in France is not that much higher than the US.
And, French companies are among the most successfull in the world, even in traditional US/UK sectors like oil/banking/finance.
Many people don't see Russia as a part of Europe....
Erroneous, but true.....
Not to be a smart ass, but isn't it England, Scotland, Wales, and Kells part of GB?
Americans want to believe it is Great Britain, but most Europeans and geopolitical analysts say it is Germany. What do you think?
The most powerful force in Europe will always be Germany. It's in their blood to kick ass and take names. If the rest of the World took Germany off its leash...I'd consider joining the German army ASAP, before War breaks out.
DEUTSCHLAND! DEUTSCHLAND ÜBER ALLES, ÜBER ALLES IN DER WELT!
First off, so do Americans. You don't think people can't get paid vacation? That there aren't laws for overtime? That you'd get fired if you call in sick once? Pathetic, that's dumb and either based out of ignorance or outright lie. And as for the maximum hours thingie, that's DUMB. If someone wants to work longer, there is no reason why they shouldn't be able to. Let them profit from working harder, they are entitled to the sweat of their brow. Besides, I can guarantee you there are professions which don't heed those limitations.
Lies and hyperbole. Come back when you grow up.
While healthcare is an issue which needs to be intelligently resolved, we have unemployment, we have welfare, we have all sorts of public assistance for the poor. You sitting there and pretending we don't is just ignorant, anti-American ranting as per usual with you. Either learn what it is that you're talking about, or keep your mouth shut about it.
Not in places such as Germany or France. Because of the socialist guarantees on jobs, it makes it exceedingly difficult to get old people out the door so you can get young people in the job. And being fired is exceedingly difficult.
On average, but not for places like France. Additionally, the unemployment rate for our 25 and younger is higher due to more people in that age bracket being in University. I'd have to look at the stats more carefully to see what has been cherry picked out and what hasn't.
Not in spades.
Thats pretty offensive but judging from your previous posts you never seemed to be one for political correctness. Is that a good thing? I have no idea.
Why is that offensive? You hold a grudge over WWI?
Is that like a Fourth Reich?Hence the entire point of European federalism. Its a pipe dream. The EU is a German fantasy.
"It's in their blood to kick ass and take names." is racist bull****, I find it amusingly ignorant rather than offensive.Why is that offensive? You hold a grudge over WWI?
Is that like a Fourth Reich?
"It's in their blood to kick ass and take names." is racist bull****, I find it amusingly ignorant rather than offensive.
Who mentioned WW1, one of your pet topics, are you hang up about it? lol
Ok, having read some more of your comments I realise this is not to be taken literally.
I think you are well aware of the references you have made with the "it's in their blood" remark, it's an aquired sense of humour you indulge in.