The sooner the EU dissolves, the better.
Yeah? What makes you say that?
The European Parliament votes non-bindingly to reintroduce visas for Americans
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#32That being said ESTA is a visa with a fake nose.
As its own name say, it's an authorisation relating to a Visa Waiver Program
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#33What 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.
Are you serious? It is largely a reaction to globalization and the refugee crisis.
> It is largely a reaction to globalization and the refugee crisis.
If that is indeed the real reason, it means we as a species have hilariously overblown reactions to perceived threats.
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#34That being said ESTA is a visa with a fake nose.
It's not even a visa, and neither is VWP (a program designed to allow individuals from certain countries to enter the U.S. without obtaining a visa) which ESTA determines your eligibility for.
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#35This is a non story, a few paragraphs down:
"Implementing the parliament’s recommendation would require the agreement of all EU members, which would probably take years."
Many European countries rely heavily on US tourism, and anything to threaten that could damage their economies.
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#36The sooner the EU dissolves, the better.
The sooner the United States dissolves the better.
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#37The sooner the EU dissolves, the better.
That's what Putin says.
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#38Yeah... 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.
That is absolutely true, however the majority of European sway is with Germany, and the lost tourism would hit other countries (Greece, Spain, Croatia) much harder.
What about France?
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is true that populist parties are on the rise. However, both in France and in Germany, favorites for this year election are on the center-left (Emmanuel Macron and Martin Schultz, respectively) and very firmly in favor of more EU integration. The rise of nationalist parties doesn't necessarily mean that people are becoming more nationalist overall.
they're simply EU nationalists instead
There is no "EU nation", and therefore, no EU nationalists. Moreover, most of European federalists are internationalists.
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#40Yeah... 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.
For me to go on vacation to the US, as a European citizen (outside of the 6 countries that are the reason for this action), I just need to get an ESTA for $15 or so. I guess the EU visa will cost something similar. It's not going to change anything.