Die Wähler glauben mehr an ein souveränes Europa als Eliten
https://www.politico.eu/article/voters-europe-elite-coal-steel-defense-union/
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Die Wähler glauben mehr an ein souveränes Europa als Eliten
https://www.politico.eu/article/voters-europe-elite-coal-steel-defense-union/
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They will do the right thing eventually!
„The truth is, when it comes to EU integration, most centrist politicians are still driven by fear of the far right. They don’t seem to have fully grasped that the game has changed — for everyone.
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According to a Eurobarometer survey from this spring, 81 percent of Europeans back a common defense and security policy, with only 15 percent opposing it
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Who would have thought that defense — which lies at the core of national sovereignty — might be the integration catalyst for bottom-up change? But with 74 percent positive approval, public support for the EU is at a record high right now.
So, when will politicians start capitalizing on it?“
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Good article. And a very strange situation: the current politicians have probably the best possible cards ever to significantly strengthen and integrate EU defense, and even create an EU Army – there may never be quite as much support for it and leniency from voters to have their taxes raised etc to have this unified strength. And yet, they’re not *using* that support for whatever stupid reason, such as the populist parties, which makes them seem ineffective, which only strengthens support for the populist parties. Ajajai.
Ask them how willing they would be to actually fight for their sovereignty. The percentage will likely vary from high 20s in the east to single digits in the far west.
Tell those voters their taxes will increase to finance such sovereignty and watch their support evaporate.
the masses have always been ignorant of political reality
Elites think more about their money’s sovereignty more than the European’s one
It’s not on elites interest since it could end all tax heavens inside EU
The reality is that apart from the economic aspect there was no plan for the so called United States of Europe.
It’s a bit misleading. People being behind joint defense does not equate to people supporting a politically stronger EU.
I’m all for deeply integrating the EU militaries (and sharing the load more evenly). That doesn’t mean I want some elites in brussels drafting authoritarian laws and forcing them down my throat, nor would I ever support relinquishing any sort of power from my proudly democratic nation to the shady mess that is the EU. Massive reforms would be needed before I personally even gave it a chance. But military matters are a different matter entirely.
For many years now, it has been increasingly obvious to me that it’s no longer the populace standing in the way of EU reforms. Most people are not rabid nationalists but expect a functioning government that tends to their needs. Most people are keenly aware that a capable EU is indispensable for maintaining our sovereignty, prosperity, and way of life.
It’s rather national institutions and their leaders who are unwilling to give up any of their power or are beholden to other narrow interest groups. They are the ones standing in the way of such a capable Europe. They are not doing their job of serving their people, but rather bogging down Europe in endless institutional gridlock.
This article is pretty bullshit considering the main supporters of far right parties are the elites