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I can understand why U.K. left EU. Last night’s antics were an interesting revelation as to how the EU sees itself & what it thinks it can do. They made fools of Irish politicians. There is a problem with what the EU has become, it has strayed very far from what it was founded..
..to be. It seems many in the EU want to create a single sovereign entity, a federal United States of Europe, that is problematic & many citizens will not accept that. The rise of neo-Nationalism in EU countries appears, in part, to be a response to that & the refusal of EU..
..bureaucrats to listen to the people. Reform is necessary, I believe, the project toward federalism needs to be halted. Reflection on what the European project was initially about needs to happen. That said, there needs to be greater control of the EU & I think national ...
.. referendums have a roll here. I think in Ireland, for example, it should be enshrined in the Constitution that a referendum on EU membership take place every ten years. Citizens may vote to stay all the time, but it could be a mechanism to put manners on EU bureaucrats...
.. There is so much good EU can do for its members & the world, I think a lot of potential has been untapped. It would be a shame that others leave like U.K., because those who run the thing have lost sight of the humanitarian vision of its foundation. Reform is badly needed now.
Above, * role not roll. I have an autocorrect on this phone that is bat-crazy!
