Perspective
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The European Union should become a United States of Europe.
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The USE would benefit all its participants culturally.
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The USE would take its place as a global player on the international scene.
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The USE would strengthen the coherence of the Western alliance (USA & USE) which could be vital if China becomes powerful enough to dominate each of them separately. With the USE in place the Western alliance would not break up just because one European state would want to leave.
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The EU already encourages cooperation among its member states on addressing climate change issues. A United States of Europe would be able to build on this cooperation and also become more influential on this issue on a global scale.
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USE would standardize education requirements, allowing citizens greater freedom to live and work where they want.
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The development of the European Union since 1945 has been one of the most successful peace projects in history; it has ended century-long rivalry and warmongering. Further formalizing the bond between former enemies will bring lasting peace to the members of the union.
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The USE would create a European identity. It would create a sense of belonging to, and sharing of, the European continent and its values, and create mutual responsibility for the future of Europe.
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The foundation the USE could be the start of a global government in which every country could be represented evenly. A large governing body such as the USE could encourage other countries to clump together; this process would create a few large organisations of states. Eventually, these, too, may join and form a global conglomerate.
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The USE is beneficial for all member states as many strategic interests and social values in Europe are shared among all countries.
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The USE would govern better than the EU.
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The USE would benefit all its participants economically.
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Europe-wide elections and decision-making would cause a sense of oppression within former nations-turned-minorities whose culture, habits and values would be legally banned by the Europe-wide majority.
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In the USE, participating countries would partially abandon their sovereignty and give it to the newly created supra-national entity. This is a serious obstacle to realising the USE.
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The USE could mean that culture uniformity will occur and the richness of culture that Europe currently possesses will be lost.
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The EU is in danger of developing into something akin to the Soviet Union.
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Europeans do not want a USE.
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The USE would not necessarily be a better democracy than the EU. The EU has a democratic deficit, which the USE could inherit.
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As a grouping of smaller nations, the USE may not be a durable construction.
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With more power and budget in play in the USE, the temptation of corruption for politicians and civil servants could be higher than it is today in the EU. Refer to the EU corruption report for more information.
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By shifting political power from a national to a supranational level, the EU, as a new form of political organization, challenges the modern nation-state. Making it a classic state itself would undermine that very idea.
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There are irreconcilable differences between EU member states that make the USE a nearly impossible endeavour.
