Det er nærmest helt officielt nu: EU angriber demokratiet som styreform:
EU’s Van Rompuy strikes new blow against democracy, telling Italy it doesn’t “need” elections
The EU’s hostility to democracy is now so brazen it thinks it has the right to tell European countries when they can and can’t vote for their governments
12 November 2011
In a memorable speech last year at the European Parliament, UKIP’s Nigel Farage lambasted newly appointed (not elected of course) European Council President Herman Van Rompuy saying he had “the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low grade bank clerk.”
There can be little dispute about it. But a few moments later Farage went on to talk about Van Rompuy’s intention to become “the quiet assassin of European democracy.” On that one, he couldn’t have been more wrong. The man’s shouting it from the roof tops.
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Eurokratiet
Rune Lykkeberg – 4. november 2011
EU’s demokratiske underskud er ikke længere et problem, man prøver at løse. Det er blevet faktum, man forsøger at fortrænge
Et chok gik gennem Europas overklasse: Han var i færd med at gøre lige præcis det, som man ikke må gøre. [...]
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Skulle vi ikke bare afskaffe det der demokrati?
Tom Jensen – 11. november 2011
Nogle gange er verdenshistorien fuld af blodig ironi. I februar 2006 var de fleste danskere – og ikke så få mennesker i andre lande – optaget af en sag, der handlede om at beskytte og forsvare den inderste kerne i vores demokratiske system: Ytringsfriheden. [...]
Mere HER i Berlingske Tidende. Amerikanerne har en tilsvarende debat:
Are We a Democracy?
By Gary Gutting – November 9, 2011
The Stone is featuring occasional posts by Gary Gutting, a professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, that apply critical thinking to information and events that have appeared in the news.
Mere HER i The New York Times.
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