Let's have an EU thread

Honestly why should anyone waste money on defense when america will defend you for free?

Because Trump

The racial policy of EU is lackluster to say the least, Hans.

What is that orange gobbo gonna do?

Install tariffs

Nationalism was a first a movement to get people to accept themselves as members of a bigger union instead of the small countries they were previously part of. That was the first nationalism of Germany and Italy. So yes, European nationalism is the natural successor to that.

Doesn't he do that regardless of defensive spending?

The EU is politically more resilient that the US. The US government is so corrupt, it is now destroying the advantage it has on other nations (free trade).

Just ask for a Norway deal.
As long as angl*s can't vote, it is all good.

True.
My biggest problem with the EU is that most pro-EU people are social democrat boomers.
If you support a european national state you should also support european nationalism