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> What I value about current EU is precisely that it cannot just squash dissent by force, even from a single country. And this often means that the EU can't ge
by zwirbl 4y ago
> What I value about current EU is precisely that it cannot just squash dissent by force, even from a single country.
And this often means that the EU can't get anything done on an EU wide level
- inglor_cz 4y agoThat is, for me, a feature, not a bug. Consent is a great thing. Many people of smaller nations like Czechs, that regained sovereignty after a long period of subjugation to various powers, do not really want to give it up again so that the French-German axis may have their job easier.
- zwirbl 4y agoWhy did they join the EU in the first place then? Was it for the money and having some entity to blame for domestic policy failures? The last point is what politicians here in Austria like to do
- MagnumOpus 4y agoFor the money, and to get rid of their Roma travelers (because those now legally migrate to west.)
- inglor_cz 4y agoWe entered a EU that had veto powers for each member and I, personally, would like to stay it that way. The fact that you once joined an organization does not mean that you must agree with any subsequent development.