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by ed_voc
208 days ago
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I didn’t vote in the referendum and I’m fairly apathetic about Brexit. I wouldn’t dispute that there are downsides, but I do see the positive as no longer being part of an institution many British people consider deeply problematic. -Commission’s monopoly on legislative initiative -Technocratic “fast-tracking” of democracy via trilogues.
-cult-like mentality around ever-closer union making devolution unthinkable within the commission. -Commission’s direct funding of media and its proposed expansion of the Media+ budget give it the ability to spend money directly promoting the narratives and priorities it wants to see amplified. -Legislative attrition; passing legislation not through genuine consensus, but through persistence — re-proposing it until the Commission secures its preferred outcome. As we’re currently seeing with the chat control proposal The way the EU has behaved in defense negotiations has further solidified my thoughts on this. Tying fishing rights to defense cooperation[0] then after the UK made concessions demanding billions with no say on how the money will be spent. [0] https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-eu-defense-pact-really-do... |
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