Comment by rdm_blackhole
2 months ago
I am a fairly apolitical guy but in light of this I will cast my next votes for the parties that want to leave the EU from now on.
Yes, I know Brexit was a failure and the UK is no better in terms of privacy but there has to be some sort sort of political repercussion for the people who made this possible.
Since there seems to be nothing else to do, then voting to leave is better than the status quo.
I can empathise with this, but I still believe in an economic union in Europe. The EU is flawed beyond and possible reform, but I feel the alternative of a segmented Europe is even crazier to think about
> I can empathise with this, but I still believe in an economic union in Europe.
I believe that EU countries having trading agreements, sharing technology and sharing intel would be good but what we have now as the EU is not that.
It has become a single point of failure that is too easily gamed by lobbyists.
Before the EU, you needed to have lobbyist in 27 countries to get all of them to agree to something, now you just send them to Brussels and only need to convince 15 countries to agree to something for it to be approved.
We basically made the system easier to game. And now we are paying the price.
Yeah I agree with that. I think Europe needs a post-EU future
Maybe read the actual article. This still needs to go through parliament, where many pro-EU parties are also voting against this proposal.
> I am a fairly apolitical guy but in light of this I will cast my next votes for the parties that want to leave the EU from now on.
You say that you are apolitical, but you sound like an extremist. What should I believe, what you say you are or what you actually do?
So now holding politicians accountable is being an extremist?
If the EU politicians start working against my interests as a citizen, then why shouldn't I penalize them? If the EU as a whole starts working against my interests as a citizen, when why should I keep supporting this system?
The fact that you label me as an extremist for voicing my opinion (which I can only assume is different from yours) is telling. Your view of democracy seems quite skewed and if you were in charge of my country, you can bet I would vote you out too.
This is a forum where everyone is free to participate. If you don't like opinions different from yours, then feel free to skip them instead of insulting other people. This is not high school.