European Politico-economics QA Mega-thread - Page 839

On May 08 2017 00:36 LegalLord wrote:
I'm sure that we on this forum disproportionately belong to the "benefit from the status quo" group so it's hard to see where things are going badly unless you look well beyond your own experience. If I were looking at only my own situation I too would assert that everyone of the "other group" is just idiots who don't "get it" at all, and in a rather aggressive manner too.

As for this election, it's not particularly interesting because the result is already pretty much known. I can certainly say that I personally don't approve of most of what Le Pen stands for, and the fascist connections aren't lost on any of us (even though I wouldn't say that she herself looks like a fascist). But she does stand against the EU in a rather principled manner, which I can certainly respect and support even if everything else is at least a little troubling. In a time when most politicians seem to deviate pretty strongly from the spirit of what they promise while campaigning (even if, on an atomic level, you could compare campaign points to reality and find that it's not "that" off, the shift is much more significant), it's important to try to find someone who will be committed to a Eurosceptic message even as they become more aware of the realities of how difficult making the right decision will be.

Oh well. In reality Macron will probably do more damage to the EU's future than Le Pen ever could. We're not quite at the point of when it's going to come apart so the best way to ensure that happens is to continue on the path it has currently carved for itself.