Dave Smith wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:

> > Dave Smith wrote:
> >>
> >> Gary wrote:
> >>> Who cares about Europe? Just a collection of ancient "horse and
> >>> buggy" countries. No significance other than ancient/historic
> >>> relics for tourists to gawk at and take pictures of.

> >> That has to be one of the stupidest things you have ever said.
> >
> > Obviously I was teasing but with a bit of truth thrown in. Tell
> > me just what do the european countries contribute to life these
> > days. Tourist value. That's all they've got.

> Yeah, right. You got called for a stupid comment and tried to weasel out
> of it by saying that you were obviously kidding. Then your turned around
> and said the same thing.

Dave, I didn't say I was "obviously kidding." I said I was
"obviously teasing." Big difference there, Einstein. Know the
difference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teasing

Many European countries used to be top dog in the past. No
longer. This is why they formed the European Union. Many of them,
speaking collectively as a group, have some clout in the world
now. It sounds like a good thing to me.

In the USA, lobster fishermen have a collective they can join.
Gives them more power as a large group. Many dairy farmers do the
same thing.