Ok, You've made reasoned arguments and been downvoted, and for that I'm sorry.
I'm going to attack the core of your argument, but please understand that I'm not attacking you personally.
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The EU has an executive body that is not directly elected, they are, however, elected.
They're elected by the representatives that you and I directly elect.
This is a stark contrast to the house of lords, who are truly unelected by any elected representative or even the public directly.
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EU popularity is a bit stronger in central europe, even more so with brexit looming.
The thing is: the EU doesn't have PR of any sort, they're a transparent organisation but that makes it opaque for many people since the content isn't distilled- we rely on media to distill it for us.
The good news is that the information is always available and you're able to rebuff the media quite easily. That's why brexit lies are easy to debunk but impossible to get a platform for in the UK. (unless you're the guardian, but that is preaching to the choir as guardian readers tend to be pro-EU)
If the EU did have a PR campaign, it would be easy for the UK media to cry about how the EU is propagandizing using our tax money. And that would be true. So they're in a catch-22.
The _good_ thing about brexit for the rest of the EU, is that outside of the UK the media are picking up on _our_ media lies and spreading them. I live in Sweden so I get it fairly full blast. The benefits of being in the EU are incredibly evident from the outside.
I can't imagine the appetite for euroskepticism is at an all time high.
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PS; the Yellow Jacket movement was about the rising cost of living and high taxation on things like fuel.
EU excise duties for member states is 3.5% on unleaded petrol.
FR excise duties for unleaded petrol is 64%.
UK excise duties for unleaded petrol is 55% (57.95p/l).
So, are frances problems the EU, or it's own government?
I ask the same question about the UK, we all know Rupert Murdoch owns most of the newspapers and routinely courts the UK Govt.
I'm going to attack the core of your argument, but please understand that I'm not attacking you personally.
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The EU has an executive body that is not directly elected, they are, however, elected.
They're elected by the representatives that you and I directly elect.
This is a stark contrast to the house of lords, who are truly unelected by any elected representative or even the public directly.
--
EU popularity is a bit stronger in central europe, even more so with brexit looming.
The thing is: the EU doesn't have PR of any sort, they're a transparent organisation but that makes it opaque for many people since the content isn't distilled- we rely on media to distill it for us. The good news is that the information is always available and you're able to rebuff the media quite easily. That's why brexit lies are easy to debunk but impossible to get a platform for in the UK. (unless you're the guardian, but that is preaching to the choir as guardian readers tend to be pro-EU)
If the EU did have a PR campaign, it would be easy for the UK media to cry about how the EU is propagandizing using our tax money. And that would be true. So they're in a catch-22.
The _good_ thing about brexit for the rest of the EU, is that outside of the UK the media are picking up on _our_ media lies and spreading them. I live in Sweden so I get it fairly full blast. The benefits of being in the EU are incredibly evident from the outside.
I can't imagine the appetite for euroskepticism is at an all time high.
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PS; the Yellow Jacket movement was about the rising cost of living and high taxation on things like fuel.
EU excise duties for member states is 3.5% on unleaded petrol.
FR excise duties for unleaded petrol is 64%.
UK excise duties for unleaded petrol is 55% (57.95p/l).
So, are frances problems the EU, or it's own government?
I ask the same question about the UK, we all know Rupert Murdoch owns most of the newspapers and routinely courts the UK Govt.