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[-] Lembot_0002@lemm.ee 9 points 5 days ago

Being a superpower means making decisions. The EU has problems with that: EU's responses to anything are too slow and too weak. Deep concerns isn't a language of power.

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[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Anybody who knows the actual history and current reality of european imperialism will not want this at all.

[-] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 days ago

The EU is mostly on a peninsula. The only direct threat right now comes from Russia, with maybe some sort of Ottoman Empire style Muslim Empire being a potential problem. Europe has enough coastline to easily trade in resources. As long as the US and China leave Europe alone, there is no real reason to even become a global superpower.

Seriously if Ukraine wins, then Europe is rich and secure for quite some time.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Even if it doesn't formally unite (which it won't in the near future), a US-independant Europe would be a superpower by virtue of economic might.

with maybe some sort of Ottoman Empire style Muslim Empire being a potential problem.

Yeah, don't hold your breath on that one, lol.

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[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 4 points 4 days ago

They're working on it

[-] seeigel@feddit.org 4 points 4 days ago

You have to use more sticks ...

spoilerhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasces

[-] Hircine@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago

Superpower is such a joke to call yourself. if russia is a superpower EU is superpower x100.

[-] kcweller@feddit.nl 2 points 4 days ago

Goku would still beat them tho.

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