So at what point does a vote become illegitimate? If they decide to hold a vote on making bread the only thing you can eat in the EU, don't publicise it very well and then the 13 people who hatched the plot all vote to make bread the only food ... is it tough that other people didn't bother to vote? I mean they could have.
Indeed, but that is a very poor description of how EU elections operate.
At what point are you no longer legitimate. I'd say 70% is a good number of people ... less than 30% and I think you are taking the piss calling yourself an elected leader.
You are not legitimate when you try to stop people voting freely, either by making it illegal, or by dissuading them with disinformation or intimidation. Turnout is an exceptionally poor indicator of this. North Korea consistently achieves well north of 99% turnout thanks to its, erm,
strictly enforced policy of compulsory voting. Strangely, the Workers' Party of Korea always scores 100% of votes. I guess people must think they are doing a very good job.
No ... she fears that their cabal will be viewed by those they oppress as illegitimate if she can't find enough people to buy into it.
There's no winning with you, is there? When the EU's democracy has problems, it's because the Germans are putting themselves into positions of power over the wishes of the people. When they work to fix the problems, it's because they don't want to be seen as illegitimate. It doesn't matter what they do, you have convinced yourself that they are bad, so you're going to interpret it whichever way suits you.
So you picked a German party to vote for in the Netherlands. why don't you just move to Germany if you want to be ruled by Germans?
They are a European party. Volt is a German party in the same way that the Conservatives are a Staffordshire party.
Also, I didn't say I'm going to vote for them. Choosing now whom to vote for in three years would be ridiculous. A lot can happen in three years.
Volt falls into the category of techno-populists that combine an anti-establishment appeal with a technocratic approach to politics as ‘problem solving’
I think that is modern day parlance for 'Hitler Youth'.
No, Thork, they aren't Nazis just because they are German and disagree with you.
You aren't improving it. You are trying to tear it up and turn it into the USA.
Your opinion doesn't count. You don't get a vote, because you voted not to have a vote. I do have a vote, so my opinion does count.
You are utterly financially illiterate. Giving people cash does not make them rich ... quite the opposite.
I wasn't aware that the point of welfare was to make people rich. Here I was thinking we were just trying to prevent poverty.
That's how Germany view the situation. What do you want me to do about it? Merkel is the one holding the lever.
Germans must all be schizophrenics with the number of conflicting stances you keep ascribing to them. They want to rule a united Europe, but they wouldn't want to pay for a united Europe; they are trying to take over, but if they took over they'd be unhappy about their own policies.
Have you considered that grouping people by nationality may not be the most useful approach in understanding the EU?