Recent content by Marla_Singer

My post was rather meant as an answer to those considering that a Civ4 successor would necessarily be "niche" as the mainstream audience would never be interested in a game with a larger scope. I don't see anything in the current video game landscape that would support that statement. That's all...

There have always been trendy, preconceived ideas in the video game industry that are widely accepted at a certain moment despite lacking solid evidence. Typically in the late 2000's and early 2010's, the consensus was that single-player games would die out, all replaced by online multiplayer...

I just edited my post as apparantly I may be wrong. There's a different VAT in French DROMs than in mainland France and as a consequence a declaration is required to prevent tax evasion. So no, it wouldn't be legal according to WTO rules to use Guadeloupe in order to benefit of lower tariffs...

So apparently tariffs on the French regions of Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana will only be of 10% despite those being effectively part of the EU single market. According to Chat GPT, it is perfectly legal under WTO regulation to transit EU goods from mainland Europe to Guadeloupe or...

I already told that I wasn't specifically talking about federalizing. You didn't answer to the initial question which was how could European countries fate be different from becoming pawns in the hand of larger powers if they don't join forces in a way or another. Alright then, if this is just...

Look by yourself, I won't lose my time for your service. Generally speaking, and despite their differences, European countries, including Germany with Merz, did not back down when Trump overturned the alliance on the question of Ukraine. I interpret that as a good sign. When Trump trapped...

I don't understand the question as Germany is a collection of individuals having many different opinions. If you meant by that the incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz, I would say that it's too soon to tell, but the first signals are very postive.

The EU doesn't need the goodwill of the US, China or Russia. If we count on their interests to defend our own, we're already lost.

I wasn't necessarily thinking about federalizing. You're against the EU or whatever other ways for European countries to join their forces. Yet if we don't do so, again, I can't see what we can expect more than becoming pawns in the hands of larger powers, hence my skepticism. But maybe do you...

The answer is already given in the post you're answering to: to keep a hand on our own fate.

Given the small size of European countries, what fate do you expect them to face in the coming decades if they don’t join forces? I'm asking so because I hardly see what could be hoped for other than becoming larger powers pawns. That's already what's going on actually.

What a joke, stop acting like a drama queen. This isn’t the first time a frontrunner in a French presidential election has been prevented from running due to legal troubles. It already happened to Alain Juppé, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and François Fillon. The supreme irony is that, 10 years ago...

Mentioning Soros and Musk is totally off topic. They have nothing to do with the story. It's all fake news. I know that because it's been 10 years now we're talking about how Le Pen's party use the EU Parliament to fund itself. It's not a new story that emerged today. Although I can't help but...

Fake News. Alright got it, you don't know anything about the case.

So what should be done? Should ineligibility sanctions be completely ruled out in a democracy? No matter the crime? I repeat that Le Pen's voted the law herself on pressure from the French public opinion which just had enough of corruption cases.