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Thread #162855 Message #3879335
Posted By: Iains
29-Sep-17 - 03:00 PM
Thread Name: BS: Post Brexit life in the UK
Subject: RE: BS: Post Brexit life in the UK
David Carter. I lived a while in Galicia and they have many other sensible pastimes besides-like tending vineyards, making wine and distilling the residue to make aguardiente. My cellar had a monstrous grape press and 500lt still. It gives a whole new breadth of meaning to rocket fuel!
But back to the subject in question. How do you reconcile regional autonomy with creeping federalisation. The entire history of the EU is that of a furtive grab of power by a largely un-elected bureaucracy.
It started with the Iron and Steel community then steadily morphed
into the unaccountable monolith that exists today. The entire history of the EU is that of usurping everything that represents the nation state. Centralisation and control by diktat at an ever accelerating rate.
How can you possibly have a concept of autonomy that has any sort of sensible meaning when it is existing within an entity that sucks in power with greater efficiency that a black hole?
To my mind the two concepts are totally incompatible. Additionally the power elite lie through their teeth when it suits. There is now a thrust towards the formation of a European defence Force, with centrally controlled purchasing and specifications. Economically it probably makes some sense but other would find the idea rests uncomfortably. Especially as the total denial of such an "outrageous concept" was not in the so far distant past.
What other cunning little ruses are up their sleeves that they willno doubt lie about? Theft of bank accounts was trialed ever so successfully no too long ago-it can now occur anywhere in Europe!
You may trust them- I do not.