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The EU is us, not national governments. National governments are a relic of old tribal days, we are all Europeans. I do not feel represented by my national gov
by saubeidl 11mo ago
The EU is us, not national governments. National governments are a relic of old tribal days, we are all Europeans.
I do not feel represented by my national government at all, all they do is get in the way. If we can finally get rid of those impediments, we will be able to project so much more power.
- jack_tripper 11mo ago>National governments are a relic of old tribal days, we are all Europeans. Says who? Tribalism along with own group preference, is one of the core human instincts, in line with the search for food, shelter and the reproductive instinct. You are free to ignore this instinct because you feel more academically enlightened or something, but you will be in for a rude awakening when you'll find yourself in the minority and eliminated from the gene pool by those who let themselves driven by basic instinct and will vote and reproduce accordingly. >If we can finally get rid of those impediments, we will be able to project so much more power. Yes, if we can get rid of local democratic governments with direct accountability and replace them with an unaccountable EU dictatorship, we'll have so much power projection.
- saubeidl 11mo ago> Yes, if we can get rid of local democratic governments with direct accountability and replace them with an unaccountable EU dictatorship, we'll have so much power projection. I'm glad we agree! I think a Titoist approach would work best, though I also like some elements of Xi Jinping thought - namely the technocratism. What would your preferred model be?
- throw-the-towel 11mo agoAmong the populations of all regions of the EU, only the city of Budapest identifies more with Europe than with their country or region. Even that might be just a protest against Orbán.