[Desdemona]

Most Europeans I know, including some Irish, are saying that the EU is a great idea and will just make everything easier. When I reveal my apprehension about loss of sovereignty they thumb their noses and say that I'm talking about Empire. It isn't all about convenience, though, is it?

That's a little backwards isn't it.

[risk]

That's a little backwards isn't it.

No, there's a sense of resentment in Ireland toward Great Britain. One would think they'd be over it by now, but remember Ireland was neutral in WWII and on Germany's side in WWI. And the Franco-German alliance is only all too happy to agree: British imperial power must be restrained.

I don't see this attitude as positive for the Welsh, the Scots, or the Irish. But then again, I think they won their wars for independence here in America.