argentier

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   by argentier 4y ago

   Not every enemy is Hitler: not every attempt at a diplomatic settlement is appeasement. That's childishness, and lamentably common at the moment. The game we are playing is resulting in mass death and destruction in Ukraine, and slowl
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   by argentier 4y ago

   In fact it's quite different. The US president campaigns before a democratic election. The people know who they can choose before they vote. Same with the UK. There is no democratic vote, with or without proxy, before the appointment
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   by argentier 4y ago

   What is democratic about the European Commission? Having an executive made up of people selected by other politicians for political reasons is all very well as long as they understand that they do not have much legitimacy. JC Junker, for al
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   by argentier 4y ago

   The EU is not a democracy. Its only democratic organ is toothless. It is an association of democracies, led by an undemocratic executive that is increasingly out of control. At the moment it is busily destroying its own economy in a way t