Or is it maybe actually elected, actually held accountable?
> The idea that 20 or so different people with different languages, religions, mores, histories, frames of reference, economies could somehow achieve monetary or much less political union
Aha, so how did the US do it? By the time it was formed, not even half of the people spoke a common language (There was quite a large amount of German and French immigrants in those days), it was full of groups with different religions and traditions.
So tell me, what is this? http://i.imgur.com/zhVYPwN.jpg
And what is this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhafgcPeXes
Or is it maybe actually elected, actually held accountable?
> The idea that 20 or so different people with different languages, religions, mores, histories, frames of reference, economies could somehow achieve monetary or much less political union
Aha, so how did the US do it? By the time it was formed, not even half of the people spoke a common language (There was quite a large amount of German and French immigrants in those days), it was full of groups with different religions and traditions.