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• Greg. Tingey commented on The Importance of Being Geek
  @ 134 NO Apart from Adrian Howard's comment, which I fully support. ONE: There is NO evidence that UKIP are racist, unless, of course, you are a social wanker in Rotherham, or a member of any other political party, indulging in smears. I won't go near them, because they do appear to be a bit christian, but that's another story. TWO: Moore's experiences in WWII made him want no part in the EU, even when it was set up, for (to him) good reasons....
• paws4thot commented on The Importance of Being Geek
  Point (2) - This seems odd to me, because one of the planned objectives of the then EEC was to tie the economies of France and Germany together sufficiently closely that they could never go to war with each other again....
• anonemouse commented on The Importance of Being Geek
  Given Gerry Adams' admitted his personal theology was more Protestant than Catholic in an interview with Gay Byrne... (this one; the interview itself is apparently not available online, which is a pity.)...
• Greg. Tingey commented on The Importance of Being Geek
  paws Agreed, but I heard him, many years ago, on this subject. I thought him wrong, but I could see why he felt that way. Of course, since then (in my opinion) the EU has changed agains, so that someone like me, who voted "in" enthusiastically in 1973, now wants "out" ... for both financial & bureaucratic & democratic reasons....
• paws4thot commented on The Importance of Being Geek
  I wasn't disputing the voracity of your statement, just surprised by his views. Also, I've got issues with some of the EU's feature creep too....