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as a result, this reintroduction of visas for US citizens will not apply to US citizens visiting the UK (even if the change occurs pre-Brexit)
The EU is not a sovereign country, its political and economic union. The US is under no obligation to accept all 28-member countries as equal.
What is going on in this world? I was reading news today that the parties on the right side of political spectrum are gaining ground all over Europe. US already has Republicans in power. Every country is becoming more nationalistic. What is driving this change? AFAICT there are no major issues that should have caused this.
Populism and a perception that a more globally-connected world is concentrating the benefits of growth into the assets and control of a handful of individuals instead of "a rising tide lifting all boats." Also, the message that some politicians have been using ("trade agreements are evil!" "immigration is bad!" "the EU is making us abuse you!") has taken hold and people are pushing back against the perceived wrongs.
(I intentionally made no judgment call on the accuracy of these perceptions.)
The EU is not a sovereign country, its political and economic union. The US is under no obligation to accept all 28-member countries as equal.
What is going on in this world? I was reading news today that the parties on the right side of political spectrum are gaining ground all over Europe. US already has Republicans in power. Every country is becoming more nationalistic. What is driving this change? AFAICT there are no major issues that should have caused this.
The EU is not a sovereign country, its political and economic union. The US is under no obligation to accept all 28-member countries as equal.
What is going on in this world? I was reading news today that the parties on the right side of political spectrum are gaining ground all over Europe. US already has Republicans in power. Every country is becoming more nationalistic. What is driving this change? AFAICT there are no major issues that should have caused this.
This is what it is like to be in a filter bubble.
Yeah... Not going to happen. Americans spend billions on European vacations, and nobody is going to threaten that when push comes to shove (any additional hassle is going to send people to Cancun instead). This is just posturing.
What is going on in this world? I was reading news today that the parties on the right side of political spectrum are gaining ground all over Europe. US already has Republicans in power. Every country is becoming more nationalistic. What is driving this change? AFAICT there are no major issues that should have caused this.