| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The will of the dead people | |
| Posted by: | Peter Chadburn | |
| Date/Time: | 06/07/18 00:26:00 |
| I find quite a bit of truth in Rosa's analysis. The Euro has crippled Portugal and other countries. We see that people in power see it as a virility symbol but the reality was that peoples savings were devalued overnight and that investment in manufacturing disappeared from Portugal and went east. I know Portuguese people including my partner who see the Euro as a disaster for Portugal. The austerity has been used to punish the poor and in effect the cost of austerity has been to make Portugal/Greece and others unable to invest in making their country more attractive. As a Eurosceptic i view that the Euro whilst being convenient has crippled the countries at the edge of europe and in fact Britain has prospered by not being in it. But where i disagree is that if Europe catches a cold we will get the flu. We should have campaigned with like minded people to reform the EU and to stop the integration project. Russia is circling. Trump is going to damage NATO. The leave campaign of Banks/Farage was backed by Russian money. Trump is a disrupter and Russia was involved in the US campaigns. Brexit will create great instability within Europe which Russia will love. These are dangerous times. Rosa yes the European project has done a lot of damage because people at the edges are suffering. This also leads to intolerance, anti immigrant prejudice and also the rise of the fascists. Popular consensus is important. I view European cooperation like good neighbours making the community work better. Over time we could end up with common currencies and policies but there are ambitious people that want us to be an unwieldy superstate. So for me a hard brexit will be a total disaster. |