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"This road was sponsored by the EU" was a sign I saw in Sardinia Italy. As someone from the north of Europe this infuriated me. It's like Ukraine should give mo

"This road was sponsored by the EU" was a sign I saw in Sardinia Italy. As someone from the north of Europe this infuriated me. It's like Ukraine should give money to Russian roads. Doesn't make sense as we see them as a badly run superpower whilst a small efficient country would loose its money AND its voice. Give us the EU we want: free trade, safety and easier migration. Don't become anything else. Now the leftist in EU want to use tax dollars to make commercials about the benefits instead: indoctrination in it's finest. Time for self reflection EU.

B1FF_PSUVM 10y ago
> As someone from the north of Europe this infuriated me. That's because you're not fully using your brain, as they used to say in those "pop science" pieces. Your politicians voted that money in exchange for a few things, such as acquiescence to some political scheme or another, retirement of a fishing fleet or two, 'normalization' of the size of marketeable pears and melons, an easy market for cars, wind turbines and submarines, etc, etc. Let's not even mention the really profitable stuff, such as bank loans and Mickey Mouse rights. Plus, entirely for free, you get an outraged sense of moral superiority over those worthless moochers, which you get to call PIGS in print with no consequences whatsoever, as strange as that may sound. It's a good deal, as the USA have found out in their version of it.
xchaotic 10y ago
How did you end up there? Did you go on holiday? And it infuriated you that you were able to enjoy the beautiful scenery on that road, whilst enjoying the holiday?
- danielscrubs 10y ago
  Yes. The thing is that there was a gravel road before that the Italian government thought didn't need an upgrading, but suddenly there was free money to be had from EU, of course they applied as they should. Maybe I'm just angry that my small country has weak politicians.

B1FF_PSUVM 10y ago

> As someone from the north of Europe this infuriated me. That's because you're not fully using your brain, as they used to say in those "pop science" pieces. Your politicians voted that money in exchange for a few things, such as acquiescence to some political scheme or another, retirement of a fishing fleet or two, 'normalization' of the size of marketeable pears and melons, an easy market for cars, wind turbines and submarines, etc, etc. Let's not even mention the really profitable stuff, such as bank loans and Mickey Mouse rights. Plus, entirely for free, you get an outraged sense of moral superiority over those worthless moochers, which you get to call PIGS in print with no consequences whatsoever, as strange as that may sound. It's a good deal, as the USA have found out in their version of it.

xchaotic 10y ago

How did you end up there? Did you go on holiday? And it infuriated you that you were able to enjoy the beautiful scenery on that road, whilst enjoying the holiday?

danielscrubs 10y ago
Yes. The thing is that there was a gravel road before that the Italian government thought didn't need an upgrading, but suddenly there was free money to be had from EU, of course they applied as they should. Maybe I'm just angry that my small country has weak politicians.