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> Oppressive EU regulations You do realize that Estonia, just like any other EU country, is part of the leglisative body that creates those rules and regulatio
by TomK32 9y ago
> Oppressive EU regulations
You do realize that Estonia, just like any other EU country, is part of the leglisative body that creates those rules and regulations?
- TomMarius 9y agoBeing a part of it doesn't really mean that you agree with it, especially in a democracy.
- gutnor 9y agoParent chose to use "oppression" - that's one step above disagreeing. Also in the context of present-day Europe, with a lot of successful extreme right eurosceptic parties, the term "oppression" associated to Europe rules is a lot more politically loaded. A bit like "Democrat" in the US does not simply mean someone that likes democracy.
- tom_mellior 9y agoThat part was tounge-in-cheek, as should be clear from the parenthetical remark that follows it. Sorry for confusing your sarcasm detector. (Also, like a sibling wrote, being part of a decision process doesn't mean that you ultimately agree with all majority decisions, but whatever.)
- mseebach 9y agoA regulation can be oppressive even if you had a vote in forming the regulation. The two are only marginally connected to each other. "Democracy is the idea that the people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard."