Political Parties.

[Ols]

If Britain wants to be part of the modern greater Europe and a better member of the European Union, it will give up their currency. Should it be done immediately? Of course, not! Look how long it is taking Poland, but they are scheduled to start using the Euro in 2012.

The day Britain takes up the Euro is the day Britain begins to cease to be.

 

[Sovereign]

The day Britain takes up the Euro is the day Britain begins to cease to be.

I suppose France is no longer France because it adopted the Euro? Or the Netherlands for that matter? Even though their currency was far older than the pound?

 

[Kit]

I suppose France is no longer France because it adopted the Euro? Or the Netherlands for that matter? Even though their currency was far older than the pound?

Yes. They've given up something totally and utterly unique to them. So yeah, they've surrendered part of their identity. They're taking steps towards becoming something other than that which they used to be.

 

[Sovereign]

Yes. They've given up something totally and utterly unique to them. So yeah, they've surrendered part of their identity. They're taking steps towards becoming something other than that which they used to be.

If you think that some piece of copper is what defines you as a Briton then I feel sorry for you. (Not literally but you catch my drift)

 

[Wing]

The day Britain takes up the Euro is the day Britain begins to cease to be.

If only that day would come sooner then. The European Union, though culturally, linguistically, and in many other ways is totally diverse, it has the potential to become a united nation. It would be hard yes, but it is possible.

BTW, if that were to happen, Paris or Berlin would be appropriate capitol cities.

 

[Fynar]

I figure it'll happen eventually. I bet in the future their will be a one world government.

 

[Matt]

If only that day would come sooner then. The European Union, though culturally, linguistically, and in many other ways is totally diverse, it has the potential to become a united nation. It would be hard yes, but it is possible.

BTW, if that were to happen, Paris or Berlin would be appropriate capitol cities.

Why? London is bigger then both and is the only truly global city in Europe, like New York.

Besides Brussels is the capital

 

[Kit]

If you think that some piece of copper is what defines you as a Briton then I feel sorry for you. (Not literally but you catch my drift)

It's not the sole provider of cultural identity, but it's a part of it. Changing our currency to something foreign and alien (as opposed to the update we had) is surgically transplanting a new culture in and removing our home grown one.

It's like removing the monarchy would have a similar effect. Or demolishing Hadrian's wall. Or burning London to the ground. You see my point though? It's all a small part, and when you choose which bits of your culture to keep and which to remove, you surrender the right to keep any of it.

And then you ebentually lose it all. And then we're nothing more than a nameless, identity less group of people on an Island in the grand country of Europe.

 

[Random Hero]

I figure it'll happen eventually. I bet in the future their will be a one world government.

And in the last bit of American assholishness the one world currency will be call the Americo or World Dollar.

 

[Ols]

I suppose France is no longer France because it adopted the Euro? Or the Netherlands for that matter? Even though their currency was far older than the pound?

Not exactly. The Franc did define part of French culture though.

Having said that, the pound is and has been for some time now the strongest currency in Europe.

If you think that some piece of copper is what defines you as a Briton then I feel sorry for you. (Not literally but you catch my drift)

It's not the piece of copper. It's the fact that it's the British currency. It's part of my identity. I don't want to use Euros, they're what I use when i go on holiday. They're foreign, they're not ours.

If only that day would come sooner then. The European Union, though culturally, linguistically, and in many other ways is totally diverse, it has the potential to become a united nation. It would be hard yes, but it is possible.

BTW, if that were to happen, Paris or Berlin would be appropriate capitol cities.

Paris and Berlin would not be appropriate capital cities. London is, as Matt said, the only truly global city in Europe, and places like Brussels and Zurich are far more neutral and would cause less of a stir.

And in the last bit of American assholishness the one world currency will be call the Americo or World Dollar.

The dollar has been around as a currency long before the US, my friend.

 

[Niner]

Correction on my first statement.

This is what I want as my British party

Conservative Party - Thatcherite faction

 

[Random Hero]

The dollar has been around as a currency long before the US, my friend.

Yeah; but today what country do you think about when you hear dollar?

 

[Fynar]

I feel the key to starting a political party is to give the perception that your political party is something greater than the average person's life can ever be. To be able to touch them not at a mental level, but at an instinctive and emotional level. To present a so called "Hero's Journey" for the collective good of the nation one could say. One great example of this is Mein Kampf and the Nazi Party. Mein Kampf to some is an extremely boring book. To me it is but it is a great example of how a person can be touched at the most basic levels. When a person is persuaded emotionally instead of mentally. It has a stronger effect and permeates their own being.

You could give all speeches until your blue in the face and march and until you can't walk anymore. Its the wording and how you present it. Here let me give you an example. Concentration camp......now yes I did talk about the Nazi Party moments ago. Though what came to your mind after that word. The holocaust did probably. I think appealing to a person's most basic emotions and instincts is the most powerful thing a political party can use. Its a universal appeal that no human can deny they have deep down in their own bodies. To massage the instincts is to gain complete and utter control.

Yeah; but today what country do you think about when you hear dollar?

Adding to my point is what Lo Ki just said.

 

[Ols]

Yeah; but today what country do you think about when you hear dollar?

It really depends on the context.

 

[Wing]

Paris and Berlin would not be appropriate capital cities. London is, as Matt said, the only truly global city in Europe, and places like Brussels and Zurich are far more neutral and would cause less of a stir.

How can Zurich be the capitol, when Switzerland isn't in the EU?

 

[Venom]

U.S.: Green is the closest to me.
U.K. Socialist Labour party
Canada: No ****ing clue.

 

[Ares]

U.S.A: Democratic Party(more moderate- I'm not a Far Left)
U.K.: I would create the Walden Imperium
Canada: I know nothing of Canadian Politics.

 

[Ols]

How can Zurich be the capitol, when Switzerland isn't in the EU?

If the EU became a country I'd assume pretty much all the nations in Europe would have to join to make that really viable. If they made the EU a nation with countries like Switzerland not part of it, there would be issues. But still Brussels is far more appropriate than Paris and Berlin.

U.S.: Green is the closest to me.
U.K. Socialist Labour party
Canada: No ****ing clue.

There isn't a Socialist Labour party over here. The Labour party is essentially a Tory party with no backbone.

 

[Nik Eismaner]

U.S. : Republican Party
U.K. : Scottish National Party
Canada: Action démocratique du Québec

 

[Storm]

There isn't a Socialist Labour party over here. The Labour party is essentially a Tory party with no backbone.

Actually, there's the Socialist Workers Party and the Communist Party of Britain, depending on how serious you are.