I like free trade and travel too, but it doesn't require the EU in its current form. There is also EFTA which was competing with the fledgling EU for a long while, and still exists with Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein as member states (and possibly UK as a future member).
I like free trade and travel too, but it doesn't require the EU in its current form. There is also EFTA which was competing with the fledgling EU for a long while, and still exists with Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein as member states (and possibly UK as a future member).
It's a lot better then the two party dictatorships in the Americas in my opinion.
The system represents minorities
promotes cooperation
is 100% democratic
offers nuance
if you disagree with a party you voted on, you can switch to a likeminded party instead of having to walk over the line towards the other side.
It also has drawbacks:
we do not directly choose our PM
With cooperation and coalition come compromises
TBH I am happy Wilders didn't win big, I was dreading this. Imagine how the Turkey crisis would go if Wilders would be the PM versus Erdogan....
I also like being in the EU and see the tremendous profits for a trading country like ours in an open bordered EU. Leaving will cost us so many $ it would wreck us.