The European Union is an enemy of America and European freedom and democracy. Let's not forget that.
To elite Remainers in the UK, the EU represents all that is good and holy. Apparently, it is a motor of economic dynamism, a haven of political stability and a shining beacon of liberal, democratic values. Leaving it, they say, as the public voted to do in 2016, has put Britain on the path to economic and social ruin. ...
But this starry-eyed view of the EU seems to be a delusion confined to Britain’s ruling class. Over on the continent, even ardent Europhiles are sounding the alarm about the EU’s mounting problems. ...
Despite posing as a bastion of liberal democracy, the European Union is a thoroughly anti-democratic, illiberal institution, led by an unelected Commission, designed to take decisions out of the hands of European voters. Which is why the issue of democracy and control was at the forefront when Brits wisely voted to leave this thing back in 2016.
You might think that your reasonable host ups the rant-to-dignified ratio a tad high when I write about the anti-American European Union as a proto-imperial project with the EU leadership and paid minions working every day to strip away the prefix.
But I stand behind that assessment. It's just the reality readily apparent without a starry-eyed (distant) view of "ever closer union" under Brussels rule. FFS, Britain wouldn't voluntarily walk back into that open-air continental prison camp, would it?
UPDATE: Meanwhile on the continent:
German Government Collapse Is a Bad Sign for Europe
Hmmm. While no doubt bad for Germany, is this really bad for "Europe?" While it may be bad for the European Union, do not become confused and believe geographic Europe is the same as political Europe.
And I should note the author is a self-described "activist and commentator on EU policy, especially the environment, energy, and the rise of the far-right". Her doubling down on one cause of Europe's economic decline--a single-minded focus on "green" energy--as the solution undermines her credibility in my eyes.
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