I do not see the EEC as a great love affair. It is more like nine middle-aged couples with failing marriages meeting at a Brussels hotel for a group grope.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The EEC is compared to failing marriages forced into a reluctant group interaction.
- In plain terms
- The European Economic Community is like unhappy couples stuck together.
- What can you take from it?
- Political unions can feel forced and awkward.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is compromise always messy?
- What makes a union work?
Another view
Such alliances can still achieve practical goals despite friction.
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