23-02-2005 15:09									#1
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Anyone got any that particularly irk them?

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Myth #1 The EU Consitution will actually have any significance other than being a mealy mouthed restating of the status quo, while simultaneously being an example of European mass bureaucratic mastrubation which I'm told (in MT144 threads) is popular in Europe.

	23-02-2005 15:38									#3
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Basing such statements of "what you're told"

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quote: Originally posted by Seeker Myth #1 The EU Consitution will actually have any significance other than being a mealy mouthed restating of the status quo, while simultaneously being an example of European mass bureaucratic mastrubation which I'm told (in MT144 threads) is popular in Europe.

	23-02-2005 15:47									#5
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The #1 myth is that the people of Europe actually wants this. In Spain, by far the most EU-friendly country in Europe, only half the population bothered turning up to vote wether or not Spain would agree to the constitution...

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quote: Originally posted by Kamrat X The #1 myth is that the people of Europe actually wants this. In Spain, by far the most EU-friendly country in Europe, only half the population bothered turning up to vote wether or not Spain would agree to the constitution...

They were probably waiting for an Al Qaeda attack to tell them how to vote, according to the thinking of some of the posters on 'Poly.

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That it will somehow turn the EU bloc into a superpower and knock off a new cold war.

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That there's a chance in hell of the UK ratifying it

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That it is one step in a long march in the good direction.

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Seriously, there's one myth that seriously irks me, and that I've heard often as a justification for the Yes.

"To repell the Constitution would spell the end of the EU".

This statement is patently false, many people believe it, and for many it's the main argument for voting in favour. Even if I was in favour of the constitution (which I was until recently), I would be disheartened that the most convincing argument for my fellows would be a lie based on fearmongering.

	23-02-2005 21:33									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Buck Birdseed Anyone got any that particularly irk them?

Well, not exactly, but there's this:

Not a Myth: the EU constitution is over 200 ****ing pages long.

	23-02-2005 21:43									#12
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Bleh, you guys just have shorter attention spans and can't handle 200 ****ing pages.

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A constitution shouldn't be more than three or four. It's a constitution, not a code of laws.

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Myth #3: The EU won't have to scrap this Constitution and get a proper, minimalistic one written by someone with writing skills.

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that the Constitution has no chance in hell of passing. The Brits, and maybe the French, will kill it.

Oh, And why the hell would you need a 200 page constitution?
CONSTITUTIONAL OVERKILL ALERT!!!