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> one cannot deny some level of true popular will I have never even heard anyone suggest such a thing. Whether a fringe grassroots privacy politics effort exis
by asu_thomas 3y ago
> one cannot deny some level of true popular will
I have never even heard anyone suggest such a thing. Whether a fringe grassroots privacy politics effort existed in Sweden at the time is not up for debate. It absolutely did, but it was not "popular" by any stretch of the imagination. Average voters simply don't care about privacy, no matter which country you're in.
The EU was explicitly formed to compete with the US economically. Nobody should be surprised if their most flagship legislation to date is motivated by the same intent.
Furthermore, it is being generous to say the EU is a pseudo-democratic institution. If an actually popular privacy movement did exist in Sweden at some point, the chances of it penetrating the EU are slim to none, and the chances of it having any political influence in the EU are even lower.
- troupo 3y ago> It absolutely did, but it was not "popular" by any stretch of the imagination. Average voters simply don't care about privacy, no matter which country you're in. Go tell Germans that with their very recent memories of Stasi. You can even tell Swedes that with their very explicit laws against mixing and accessing various government databases. > Nobody should be surprised if their most flagship legislation to date is motivated by the same intent. Instead of parroting whatever the latest internet conspiracy is, you could actually go and read the legislation, and have an opinion of your own.