I can agree with that. The EU isn't any more or less legitimate than liberal states. But it's still a uniquely massive obstacle for change in europe.
I can look at my small country of 5 mil people and think it's not that unrealistic that a movement to legitimately change things could be built during my lifetime. Then I think about how powerful and oppressive the EU is and change just seems impossible. The tiniest move leftwards is now guaranteed to put you in direct conflict with an incredibly rich and well-organized capitalist cartel because any economic policy that's not neoliberalism is functionally illegal. Don't get me wrong, EU's main function is to promote the interests of European capitalists at the expense of the rest of the world, but it has another important function of adding an extra layer of protection for capitalist against their own populace.
If stuff like this flight ban happens in less influental countries than France there's a good chance it just gets vetoe'd for interfering in the free market or whatever other bullshit excuse.
I can agree with that. The EU isn't any more or less legitimate than liberal states. But it's still a uniquely massive obstacle for change in europe.
I can look at my small country of 5 mil people and think it's not that unrealistic that a movement to legitimately change things could be built during my lifetime. Then I think about how powerful and oppressive the EU is and change just seems impossible. The tiniest move leftwards is now guaranteed to put you in direct conflict with an incredibly rich and well-organized capitalist cartel because any economic policy that's not neoliberalism is functionally illegal. Don't get me wrong, EU's main function is to promote the interests of European capitalists at the expense of the rest of the world, but it has another important function of adding an extra layer of protection for capitalist against their own populace.
If stuff like this flight ban happens in less influental countries than France there's a good chance it just gets vetoe'd for interfering in the free market or whatever other bullshit excuse.