On Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 4:18:31 AM UTC-5, Laura Creighton wrote: > And, despite Norway not being part of the EU, Scandinavia > is still in Europe.
This is a bit off topic: But i don't consider Scandinavia to be a part of the EU. Not anymore than i would consider America to be a part of the EU. Sure, we're all colloquially known as "the west", but large ideological and social design structures exist between the members. And besides, there is a great possibility that the EU could implode on itself. Take for instance the disaster of Greece, with many other large players teetering on the edge. The only ubiquitous binding agent between all the member countries is the existential need to conglomerate military power against foes in the east. Beyond that, the union is superficial at best. If the bailout fails, or another worldwide financial crisis hits, the outcome could be disastrous for the EU. When those pension checks stop coming in the mail, people get violent! -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
