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That must be why almost any time an EU related thing was put up for a popular vote it was rejected by the people. I can think of Maastricht, the EU „Constitutio
by orbifold 9y ago
That must be why almost any time an EU related thing was put up for a popular vote it was rejected by the people. I can think of Maastricht, the EU „Constitution“, which was rejected and then rebranded and simply put up for vote 2 years later, the Bailouts and Austerity („elections can‘t change economic policy“, according to Dr. Schäuble), most recently Brexit. Allegedly it is always populists that ruin everything, but at least in the case of the EU constitution and the Bailouts there was legitimate criticism that was largely surpressed and ignored.
- lhopki01 9y agoThat posits that you can have a legitimate vote on something as complex as an EU treaty. Voting on a one off decision in any sensible way requires that people understand what they are voting about really well which is essentially impossible. Voting for a government doesn't require that level of in depth knowledge because you are voting on wether you feel the direction of the country is right and you can then change that decision in a few years time.