DaGaffer
Down With That Sorta Thing
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Its hardly new.
Mikhail Gorbachev famously said: 'The most puzzling development in modern politics is the apparent determination of Western European leaders to re-create the Soviet Union in Western Europe.'
Gorbachev wasn't referring to the European Union's hunger to expand eastwards, but instead the bloc's top-heavy governance, where smaller states are increasingly dominated by larger members. This was evident last year, when Angela Merkel pretty much unilaterally imposed a liberal migration policy on the confederation, which has led to massive division.
Except he didn't. The quote is entirely made up.