¶ Posted: 2009-05-04 12:04
I do like to read your on-line magazine. However, it appears your articles reflect opinions that are leaning on the failed European style of government that we all know too well - institutionalised, bureaucratic and distant from the real world and people.
In the French referundum, I voted "No" to that kind of Europe (as read in the "constitution" paper) although I consider myself an internationalist with regards to social, cultural and political progress. Sarkozy backed-up by most media organization (including yours) disregarded people's opinion through passing the "constitution" anyway, renamed the Lisbon treaty. And you keep calling it a democratic process! The same outcome is now happening in Ireland where the people's choice is not getting enough credit.
Most people in France, Ireland, the Netherlands and in other countries are skeptical of this kind of European style of government. They do not want that supra national European governing style, its institutions, technocratic - and over paid - MEPs asking to be elected only to get a good job for themselves. Moreover, you do not give a voice to the people who put a "No" in the ballot box. You are not critical enough of this European type of government, probably because you are bias since European institutions and like-minded oraganisations are sponsoring the existence of your media. You can't be objective and critical because you owe them a voice in return for their sponsorship. They (= the European institutions and other like-minded organisations) OWN you, hence, you cannot be independant as a media.
Is "cafe babel.com" the "Pravda" of European institutions ? For instance, why do you act as "pushers" for people to vote in June 2009 elections instead of asking them to think critically over the type of Europe they want. Are you scared to find out that it might not be this one ?
About the post 'the EU pravda". It's not about disliking the EU identity nor rejecting the democratic process or doing some anti-EU propaganda. It's about being critical about the kind of EU we want as more and more of us accross nations, realise that this EU is driven by lobbyists and vested financial interest groups backed-up by overpaid politicians and MEPs.
Quid of strong social and anti-deregulation policies, more referundum to ask what people really want (eg. out of 25, how many countries had the guts of having a people's referundum about the constitution?)?
The way it's going is like giving a mandate to MEPs so they rule you (and getting high benefits in return) and you have no say for many years. Is that democratic that they decide for you the privatisation of education, health, competition between workers...This EU style of governing = supremacy of finance and vested interests over people united (and it's not a question of nationality or supra nationality, which is what this EU is).
