On Sat, 29 May 2010 21:42:13 +0200, Neil Williams
wrote:

On Sat, 29 May 2010 12:34:36 -0700 (PDT), contrex
wrote:

I don’t know why we bother with Europe, the whole thing is flawed, we
would be much better off with the dollar and become the 51st state and
we could go back to Imperial measurements far better than all this
foreign muck that no one wants.

You really are a prick, aren't you?

He certainly has an odd view. There are strong arguments in favour of
leaving the EU (and also strong arguments against doing so - I'm
personally pretty undecided), but I would be amazed if a referendum to
become the 51st state of America returned an even vaguely positive
result.

We should, IMO, either be in the EU or take an approach of
independence from it but co-operation with it like Switzerland.
Joining the US is a ridiculous idea - while we are historical allies

Really ? You have missed the events of 1776, 1779 and 1812 and the
prevarication over which side to join in Big Mistake 2 which the UK
then got billed for.

and should most probably remain so, our cultures are far too different
for political or monetary union to be an even vaguely sensible idea.

Neil