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One needs to be careful when reading assessments and research. I want to add that the European Commission leads much of the funding of research organizations, a
by lateobservation 5y ago
One needs to be careful when reading assessments and research. I want to add that the European Commission leads much of the funding of research organizations, and they also expect something in return.
The question is why should we be fine with the European Commission pushing their agenda? Being a politician is a job, like it is being a manager of a trillion dollar company. It doesn't magicaly guarantee that you are protecting the social greater good.
- kazen44 5y agothe difference between a politician and an executive is that for one, as a european, you have democratic control of the people who make up the commision, while no one is able to do so for private companies. It is actually quite sad how little democratic power people hold inside the companies and jobs they work at, especially compared to mid to late 20th century.
- lmm 5y ago> I want to add that the European Commission leads much of the funding of research organizations, and they also expect something in return. > The question is why should we be fine with the European Commission pushing their agenda? Because they're a public body and subject to a lot of strict accountability rules (and, ultimately, to the ballot box). For example, you can make FOIA-style requests to find out about their internal documents and decision-making. Good luck doing that with Google.