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Originally Posted by Chris
They were referring to anything and everything that in their view protects and defends the European project.
Don’t forget that the project is the main means by which Germany has sought to make good its heinous crimes against humanity in the 20th century and to prove its worthy of inclusion in international affairs. The EU, as the project is currently called, is genuinely dear to their hearts and I don’t doubt that our leaving it causes them genuine pain.
None of that is to say that the EU will, in the long run, be the great unifying, peace-defining project the Germans imagine it to be. We must not forget that the EU as presently designed is the very reason that one of its biggest, richest and most globally influential members (and a major net contributor to the budget) has opted to leave.
It’s disappointing that the EU’s response to this is, as usual, “more Europe!” rather than honest reflection on how it came to this.
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The world has moved on since 1945. Surely, the crimes committed by some before 1945 have no bearing on the current elected rulers of Germany. In terms of "more Europe" that was a UK initiative to act as a buffer against Russia. Hence one reason why Russia was keen on Brexit.