Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Sweden are pushing to explore the idea of moving from unanimity to qualified majority in foreign policy.
Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Sweden are pushing to explore the idea of moving from unanimity to qualified majority in foreign policy.
Sounds like the powerful nations in the Union, want more hierarchical power, and hierarchical structures,
“Because we need to be Strong!”
“The World has Changed, and We must not be Left Behind, we must not Become Weak!”
Now where have I heard that before…
Counterpoint: vetoes are generally anti-democratic.
The "most hierarchically strong"countries are the most populous. Funny that.
Fascism ---------- Democracy ---------- Anarchy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .⬆️
. . . . . . . . . . . . .Vetoes are here. . .Vetoes are anti-Democratic, in the sense that they protect vulnerable minorities, from powerful majorities.
Centralization, unification, and empowerment, makes power structures much, much more vulnerable to corruption.
The ability of parts of the world to impose their will on the weaker, instead of letting them advocate for themselves, is what unavoidably walks the walk to fascism, literally every single time in history.