What are you reading Anna<\/p>\n
From Lisbon to Vladivostok<\/p>\n
It is book by John Paul<\/p>\n
What is it about<\/p>\n
The author discusses<\/p>\n
The United States of Europe<\/p>\n
Hence the title<\/p>\n
That will never happen<\/p>\n
Too many conflicting ideas<\/p>\n
But in theory it could<\/p>\n
Let me explain<\/p>\n
If you look at this swimming pool<\/p>\n
What do you see<\/p>\n
Water<\/p>\n
I agree<\/p>\n
If you consider the diving board end of the pool as Lisbon<\/p>\n
And the end nearest to the summer house as Vladivostok<\/p>\n
What is the main thing that joins them<\/p>\n
Water<\/p>\n
Correct and this is where John Paul is coming from<\/p>\n
Look at the surface of the pool what do you see and feel<\/p>\n
Unity calmness and a sense of order maybe<\/p>\n
If a terrible storm hit La Piscine<\/em> it might cause the waters to boil<\/p>\n But in time when the storm has passed then the calmness will return<\/p>\n If you jump into the pool then you will shatter its construction<\/p>\n But only for a short while and then again the calmness will return<\/p>\n We can learn a great deal from the waters of a simple swimming pool<\/p>\n On another level John Paul splits people into three groups<\/p>\n The extremists on the right and left and the people of the middle ground<\/p>\n What in your opinion is the largest group<\/p>\n The people of the middle ground I would imagine<\/p>\n Spot on and if the ship in stable then it will not lean in either direction<\/p>\n You are always going to have extreme factions in every country<\/p>\n But the negativity they cause is much outweighed by middle ground<\/p>\n I agree but what if the peoples of the middle ground disagree<\/p>\n To see things from a different perspective in only human<\/p>\n Debate must be encouraged and if an agreement is not reached<\/p>\n Then both sides should respect the others position<\/p>\n For the common good should be the starting point<\/p>\n If lets say your country was flooded with wheat fields<\/p>\n And other countries were blessed with root crops<\/p>\n Then these countries and others with rich resources<\/p>\n Would trade for the common good<\/p>\n That is quite logical<\/p>\n Just imagine the title once again<\/p>\n From Lisbon to Vladivostok<\/p>\n I think the author is being too simplistic<\/p>\n Maybe but what is everything when you strip it back<\/p>\n Tell me Anna<\/p>\n It is simple even the most complex mathematical problem is simple<\/p>\n When it is stripped back into its component parts<\/p>\n And that is where the complexities lie<\/p>\n As humans we do not trust simplicity<\/p>\n Indeed we are terrified by simplicity<\/p>\n What is John Paul’s conclusion<\/p>\n He is hopeful but doubtful at the same time<\/p>\n John Paul has Utopia in his eyes<\/p>\n But is that a crime<\/p>\n In some peoples eyes yes<\/p>\n They thrive on chaos as it causes a vacuum<\/p>\n And it is then when the structure is broken<\/p>\n That they invade sometimes with guns<\/p>\n But more often with words<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Outlaw\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What are you reading Anna From Lisbon to Vladivostok It is book by John Paul What is it about The author discusses The United States of Europe Hence the title That will never happen Too many conflicting ideas But in theory it could Let me explain If you look at this swimming pool What do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10848"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10851,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10848\/revisions\/10851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}