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Originally Posted by Mike Bell
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If they asked further questions they might find that "the people" would prefer to be "governed" by just about anyone not currently closely associated with the machinations of Westminster.
Moreover if people are accepting the message from Extinction Rebellion it (life) will be all over in about 10 years so nothing matters anyway.
Even in the deepest days of the publicised threats surrounding the Nuclear Cold War I cannot recall anything like the sense of incredulity and pointlessness towards our politicians that so many seem to be trading on today.
The EU as a business area seems to be heading into a slump that is as great ad anywhere else in the world.
The so called powerhouse economies, notably Germany in Europe and not so many of the others, is very much tied in to a Carbon based economy that will take some shifting to satisfy the demands of those who would like to replace it and to whom the politicians are listening. Few seem to understand how it ALL works, some understand, maybe bits of.
They want the UK's economy, being still currently among the top ten it seems, to join in mainly because they seem some potential to suck something out of it before it disappears up its own orifice of its own making since it is being run by idiots at the political level and and greed, mostly, at the corporate level. Not all of that greed is home grown. Indeed one might argue that most of it is not home grown. (We import a lot in the name of 'recruiting the best' and 'return on shareholder funds'.)
The Empire of the West shows many signs of heading towards its inevitable end. It's old enough to fit into the pattern of degeneration.
Ultimately none of this nonsense may matter at all. Perhaps the only effect one can hope for is that things don't get too personally frustrating in one's own lifetime. The kids will have to deal with whatever they find as they live their lives - which is how it has always been, despite the creation of the Thunberg message, and in reality is how they expect it to be. Presumably, Europe Wide, such changes would also include significant changes to to the principles and policies of the EU. In which case no generation or poll today can think of themselves as siding with a known and consistent institution to guide them through the type of future they think they are supporting.
Quite clearly the EU controls nothing except its membership lists. That's not much of a club benefit to make it worth justifying the membership subscription during its declining years.