Machado

So it's unfortunate that people like Hitchens entertain the notion of a fourth Reich, which he clearly does, when Germany doesn't rule the EU alone and it's only power derives from it's economy. Hitchens seems to project his own nationalism onto the Germans and adopts the Nazi POV as if there is something in the genes of the Germans that makes their sole purpose to rule Europe and conquer to the East. After all, every bit of history we need to know about Germany are the 12 years of the Third Reich.

One can argue that Germany has been the opinion leader in the EU, but the formal power of Germany as well as of other big countries in the EU, is actually disproportionally low. The EU has a population of around 505 million, contributions of around €17 billion and there are 751 seats in the European Parliament. Germany has a population of 81 million (~16%), pays contributions of €26 billion (~22%), but has only 96 seats (~13%). So Germany's means of influencing EU politics are actually smaller than any "share" Germany would expect to have in the EU. One thing Germany does however, and this is the crux of it, is actively engaging in EU politics and as usual, people who do things make an impact . The notion of Germany being disproportionally or especially powerful mostly comes from the lack of activity shown by other countries in EU politics. It's up to them to change that. Now now... depending on your personal views this can be regarded as leadership or domination - as it's usually advertised by far right politicians and particularly imperialism lovers. So again, the problem is not that Germany has a lot of power, it is that other large EU countries failed to take action or to show leadership. This is very true for the deadbeat UK who just chose to leave, and to lesser extent France.

Go back to your country... oops, this is your country. Err.. but you like the EU, so go back to Spain! I mean not "back" because you were born here, but still, go there!

Hey in my part of the world my cousin's sons aren't my nephews, unless my cousin banged my sister I suppose.

All Alisson... https://streamable.com/x5ju4

Anti-abortion, pro-god, pro-death penalty, anti-gay marriage, pro-drug prohibition, flag lover Peter Hitchens basically says the EU is Germany on steroids. I wouldn't look up to him for anything.

He could have made that a little less obvious... lol.

Immigration apart, I think doing something sounded more appealing than doing nothing and the Brexit campaign had more vocal and probably charismatic people supporting that "something". Also, #Brexit is a catchier hastag than #Remain. The remain campaign was poor. Failed to portrait any positive image of the EU and it was government led, an unpopular one, which didn't help. People looked at it as the establishment. I think David Cameron will go down as the UK's worst ever Prime Minister, as in the long term he will have caused the most damage to the UK.

Great briefing of the current situation: https://www.forbes.com/sites/francescoppola/2018/11/16/the-brutal-reality-of-brexit/#62563e4f5fb1

Let's see... Everton, Leeds, Lens, Barnsley and Aberdeen to win. 10€ returns 101€ Leyton Orient, Rennes, Cordoba, West Ham to win. 10€ returns 212€

I love this man

Came across this earlier... Newcastle's squad depth.

Pickford will turn into an even better goalie under Hugo Oliveira. He worked for Benfica for a long time and basically made Oblak and Ederson. He's really, really good.

There is access to the old forum?

Some people are committed to Brexit on purely emotional or ideological reasons. For them, all debate is irrelevant.

There is certainly a difference between me and you in what is considered giving up sovereignty. The fallacy here being that you can't hold your decision makers accountable while being an EU member state. Unelected Eurocrats? I see you persist with that kind of inaccurate shibboleth.

The facts have always been there for those who wanted to look them up, and I'm not talking about predictions. The problem is people weren't bothered to do their research, instead learning their "facts" through dubious sensationalist and sound bite infested TV debates.

Stay strong Greek friends...

Lewis Hamilton posted this a few hours earlier...

In Portuguese as well, ahah.

The very existence of this question proves you love your flag too much, like Farage and his type, addicted to an extinct empire.

This is why referendums aren't the way to go. Direct democracy was tried in ancient Athens and quickly abandoned for a reason. In a parliamentary democracy, a matter such as Brexit should be decided by parliament.

So if Sarri ends up at Chelsea, should we expect Higuain to dress blue?