3 Comments
User's avatar
Wim de Vriend's avatar

It's been held that the EU was created in ways that made it mysterious and opaque, to the Europeans would get frustrated trying to explain it, and just put up with it.

Expand full comment
Pascal Clérotte's avatar

The EU was created so that the people of individual European nations would be deprived of their sovereignty. And yes, indeed, the EU grew to as opaque as possible, so that no one would be held accountable for anything.

Expand full comment
Wim de Vriend's avatar

Which is ideal for anyone working -- if that's the right term -- in government. For the voters -- not so much. Even so, among Trump voters, of which I am one, there is great hope that the Government Beast will be brought under control. It will be a big job, but there's no doubt that the new regime's determination has been strengthened by all the shenanigans, legal and illegal, inflicted on them by the interim Bidenites.

Expand full comment