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Originally Posted by MH
I know nothing about economics but it seems as EU is run by a sort of comunist system.
Kind of wealth distribution.
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Some years ago in this forum, I have repeatedly objected claims that Europe is somewhat a "socialist" place, and there were quite some hot debates back then.
But over the years since then, I had to chnage my mind, also, the situation has dramatically changed over here, and maybe I need to be thankful for the economic crisis that started 2008 or so, becasue it revealed in kind of a crash course the real attitude of many political factions here that else would have allowed to continue their erosive work while hiding their socialist agenda for some longer time.
I still insist on the difference between "social" and "socialist", but I must admit that the EU is being turned more into a socialist dictatorship with monumental deficits in democratric legitimiation and representation, than anything else. They even openly talk about planned economies over here now. Beinmg solidaric with the victim of circumstances, is fine. Being aware of social needs and accepting a certain responsibility to adress them, is fine, too, I'm all for it. But now we have a monumental abuse of solidarity that is being turned into some states blackmailing all others "If you do not pay for us not wanting to change, then we pull you all down with us", and social responsibility is being turned into socialist party tyranny.
To hell with all of that.