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Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

March 25th, 2021, 4:39 pm

(Ignore the gag in the subject. This is a semi-serious question!)
  • Chronic fear of abandonment
  • Difficulty maintaining relationships
  • Sudden outbursts of anger
  • Blaming everyone
  • Dissociation
  • Self-destructive behaviour
Many, many signs. The only counter is that the EU does have a strong self image.
 
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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

March 25th, 2021, 7:38 pm

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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

March 29th, 2021, 10:11 pm

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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

March 31st, 2021, 6:24 am

Rather multiple personality disorder.
 
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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

March 31st, 2021, 11:29 am

I can't see the image
It was a quote from Johnathan Swift along the lines of Matthew 7:5.

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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

March 31st, 2021, 11:56 am

Rather multiple personality disorder.
It's called being a European ;-) I had tried to practice it since the age of 15. Didn't work, so I'm coming back to my roots.

BTW, my father has a theory that the diverse European identity protects the continent against wars (to certain degree, as we know) - there's no single city / capital that has to be conquered.
 
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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

March 31st, 2021, 3:37 pm

Rather multiple personality disorder.
It's called being a European ;-) I had tried to practice it since the age of 15. Didn't work, so I'm coming back to my roots.

BTW, my father has a theory that the diverse European identity protects the continent against wars (to certain degree, as we know) - there's no single city / capital that has to be conquered.
This problem has been resolved years ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdi0aKM9rvc

The Irish love Europe, ever since they converted them to Christianity. And the Spanish Armada and Napoleon..

My late next-door neighbour at the time Liam wrote and sang this. Good trick.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMu-NKZKJXw
 
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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

March 31st, 2021, 10:03 pm

The invincible Spanish Armada is a myth is a myth told to children in English schools. The Armada crew was poorly equipped and untrained. David defeated a paper Goliath, but I guess the story was to strengthen Elisabeth's political position.
 
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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

April 1st, 2021, 12:42 am

The invincible Spanish Armada is a myth is a myth told to children in English schools. The Armada crew was poorly equipped and untrained. David defeated a paper Goliath, but I guess the story was to strengthen Elisabeth's political position.
Interesting story, I discover from Wikipedia. They could have captured the Isle of Wight apparently. But they had their orders from a faceless bureaucrat. (Cuanto más cambia, más es lo mismo!) And then we could have done swapsies with Gibraltar. As it is, we get to keep the really old people and the really old people with monkeys. 
 
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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

April 1st, 2021, 8:21 am

The invincible Spanish Armada is a myth is a myth told to children in English schools. The Armada crew was poorly equipped and untrained. David defeated a paper Goliath, but I guess the story was to strengthen Elisabeth's political position.
Shirley, you mean 'Elizabeth".
 
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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

April 1st, 2021, 8:25 am

It's all about the seas: Graf Spee, Bismarck, Jutland, Suez '57 etc.etc.Cod war, battleship in Carlingford Lough etc.
The 24-volume work by John Buchan is a good key.

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The guy on board was lonely.
 
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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

April 1st, 2021, 8:33 am

The invincible Spanish Armada is a myth is a myth told to children in English schools. The Armada crew was poorly equipped and untrained. David defeated a paper Goliath, but I guess the story was to strengthen Elisabeth's political position.
Shirley, you mean 'Elizabeth".

Pity the Spanish didn't have John Barry as Commodore.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barr ... l_officer)
 
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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

April 4th, 2021, 8:18 pm

The invincible Spanish Armada is a myth is a myth told to children in English schools. The Armada crew was poorly equipped and untrained. David defeated a paper Goliath, but I guess the story was to strengthen Elisabeth's political position.
Shirley, you mean 'Elizabeth".
Wrong Eli?abeth, sorry! ;-D
 
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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

August 14th, 2022, 8:47 am

Zelensky wants to stop EU visas for Russians. Doesn’t want the EU to become the supermarket for dodgy rich Russians. But dodgy rich Russians are the EU’s favourite!
 
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Re: Does the EU have Borderline Personality Disorder?

August 14th, 2022, 11:10 am

I finally understand the reason of Brexit! Than you Paul.