VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|Steve|DATE|1368784118|CONTENT|Whenever I need to give an opinion on complex matters of world politics, I consult my coffee mug. My coffee mug says “Bonjour l’Europe” on it, and has little characters, almost certainly racist, depicting each of the member states of the EU. The person representing the UK is wearing a suit and a bowler hat, and carrying a furled umbrella. Pretty much everyone else on the mug is dressed for some sort of folk dance, except France, which has someone dressed as Napoleon.

The message is clear. The EU is a good thing, and it requires Britain to be the financial hub of the union, providing a competitive low-tax environment for multinational corporations to conduct their financial affairs. This allows sufficient free time for the rest of Europe to do folk dancing. France has been given the job of having affairs and losing wars.

It is a proven fact that my coffee mug is EXACTLY as relevant to 21st century world politics as the bible.|IP-ADDRESS|10.0.119.138, 217.36.222.79, 10.37.46.204|MODERATIONFLAG|