Yes, the European member states are more leaning toward nationalism, than the American states. Basically, Ohio nationalism or Utah nationalism sounds quite ridiculous, but Polish nationalism is a quite real thing.
I agree to the first point but not to the second.
No, they can´t leave. Dissolving the national states would be a decision of the national states. An exit is also a decision of a national sate. But when the national states vanished there is no more authority that can order the exit. Unless a revolt takes place.
Man, no one says about dissolving national states. The EU will remain a union of its member states. And these member states will keep their governments, legislatures, national symbols and so on.
You are right and that is my major point of criticism. Instead of creating fields of competences, EU legislation always weighs more than national. In every single field, not just some. This reduces certainty of the law and thus the state of law and democracy. To me a Union´s most important task is a common foreign policy. But that does not exist in the EU. It is rather about how yellow bananas can be, what bulbs you can have and how many posts you may write per day.
And here we again return to a unanimous vote rule. How effective can a common foreign policy be of one member can block any decision of the Union? So, only bananas and bulbs remain.
I am going even further and say in a true Union, the member states don´t do foreign policy at all. In the Ukraine case I guess our opinions differ. I think a possible Russian threat for Europe is a result of the countries´ war efforts against Russia, not of a Russian victory in Ukraine. But if we are about to support another countries´ war efforts it would be the easiest way if a single Union body makes a quick and binding decision. The unified block is this strong that no threats can emerge from the support. But look how they actually act: Germany is too coward to send cruise missiles to Ukraine. So they want to give them to the UK and France and tell them they should send theirs to Ukraine. The country that depends on such countries´ support is doomed.
My point was not about Ukraine at all. And not about Hungary. Doesn't matter whether it is Hungary or Estonia or Greece or France. One member state per itself, without some legal procedure, just voting 'no' can't block a decision of the whole Union. It is quite destructive and unfair.
Sure, it applies to any hypothetical case.
BTW, not sure what you meant about the 'Ukraine case'. Our opinions differ in what exactly?
I think you are in favor of the aid for Ukraine. I prefer negotiations.
Heh, then you maybe haven't read any of my posts in the last year. I want all 'aid' to Ukraine to be halted immediately.
For what reason?
Because the war in its current form has no sense for Ukraine at all. And will only lead from bad to worse.
Sure, my point as well.
Germany needs a leader like Netanyahu. You voided all points you ever made when you started cheering for Hamas.
Ukraine is toast. It is more or less clear now that the best solution for it would have been peaceful agreements with Russia in April 2022. But the bastards in London, DC and Kiev decided differently having no plan what to do next or what to do if something went wrong.
