Britain’s debate about the EU is not just about Europe – it is also about the US. For the fiercest eurosceptics – who want Britain to leave the EU – the US is the promised land across the ocean. They have long insisted that it is a mistake for Britain to tie itself to a sclerotic Europe with an alien political culture. Instead the UK should look to the English-speaking world and, above all, to its “special relationship” with America.
英国关于同欧盟关系的辩论不仅是关于欧洲的,也是关于美国的。对于最坚决的欧洲怀疑论者(希望英国退出欧盟的人)而言,美国是大洋彼岸的乐土。他们早就主张,英国将自己与一个政治文化迥异、僵硬的欧洲联系在一起是一个错误。相反,英国应该寄希望于与英语国家保持关系,最重要的是保持英美“特殊关系”。
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