Lots of good things about Europe, but I doubt there would be enough benefit of us joining the EU. I think we can further relations with them without being in the EU.
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hanrahan@piefed.social 1 week agoAs an Aussie i wish that we were closer and were invited to join in the EU itself.
DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Fleur_@aussie.zone 1 week ago
No fucking way would the general public go for it though
teslekova@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Why not?
Fleur_@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Gen x one nation voter block won’t go for it
teslekova@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Mostly white people in Europe though. Oh wait, but joining the EU means free movement across borders… Yep, I see the problem, you’re totally right. Might be a lotta lefties against it too, for ecological reasons.
Baggie@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Depends on the future. Our traditional allies are turning into fascists, our comparative small size means we’re not capable of going it alone.
I personally would like ties to EU nations all things considered.
Fleur_@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Agreed, I still think this kind of change is decades in the making at least. The gen X one Nation crowd would never go for it and they are shaping up to be a MASSIVE voting block. I don’t see it happen until we’re past them.
Baggie@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Oh absolutely it’ll take time. Decades is probably about right. But we can hope.