Don't confuse apathy with skepticism.
They are quite dependant on each other.
It is no coincidence that the entertainment is mass produced in such a fasion nowdays, apathetic people aren't sceptical. (in general)
You can't educate the apathy out of people.
I believe you can.
The amount of highly educated people rotting away in front of the TV is much lower than compared to uneducated, poor people.
rklenseth would say that they are apathetic because they are lazy bums, I say they are lazy because they lack education for finding a more stimulating environment.
(But yes, some people are just lazy bums

Paranoia is independent.
Well, yes...but paranoia isn't a good thing

On the EU thing. It is trying to make a large state like the USA but don't worry it won't be like the USA. Too many Europeans in it.
And where the hell do you think most Americans came from originally?

But I really hope you are right.
I would hate to see the unique cultures and traditions in European countries go to waste...I hate the damn standardization that the Western world is trying to pull. EU byreucrats (spell check?) have complained about our meatballs and strawberries being to small, our milk to fat and so on...