[CS-FSLUG] OT: THE EU VOTE....GOOD article.
Fred A. Miller
fmiller at lightlink.com
Thu Jun 2 14:23:53 CDT 2005
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THE EU VOTE
The voters in France have rejected proposed changes in the
constitution of the European Union. What does this mean for the future of
Europe? It is very significant because all twenty-five of the current
members of EU must ratify the new constitution in order for it to be
adopted. Nine countries have already done so: Austria, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. US news services
are reporting that the people of the Netherlands have rejected it by more
than 60%! The referendum is nonbinding, but Dutch leaders have pledged to
accept it, so long as the result is clear and turnout is above 30%. Parts
of the proposal are said to be changes that can take place without popular
referendum, and those may take place anyway, but the main changes in voting
procedures which were thought to be necessary to prevent deadlock appear to
be lost. What considerations drove the vote? Initially, many
commentators were blaming the unpopularity of the governments of France and
the Netherlands, but since the vote more thoughtful evaluations are emerging.
Some of the voting may have been emotional. Politicians usually
preach acceptance of all religions and cultures because it promotes peace
and stability and is helpful to business interests. But the Muslim
religion and culture is objectionable to those who oppose the subjugation
of women, (They are less than property in many Arab countries.) genital
mutilation, tolerance of multiple wives, religious encouragement of a high
birth rate, and government by clerics. But we must not say this in public
or to flush the Koran down the toilet! (Some aspects of Western culture
are not admirable either.) There is a huge Muslim population in France,
and the French and the Dutch see the Muslim incursion as a challenge to
their culture, a threat to their way of life. Many voters may also have
considered the fact that Turkey, ninety percent Muslim, has an application
pending to join the EU, and they may have believed acceptance would mean
even more jobs lost. And then, there is the reality of ethnic ghettos, the
well-known case of the assassination of a prominent politician in Holland
by a radical Islamic Muslim, a general increase in the crime rates, a
failure of the immigrants to inter-marry and adopt the culture of their new
environment, and the intense competition for jobs. Unemployment in France
is now about ten percent, and many Frenchmen blame immigrants from Eastern
Europe and North Africa. What the Europeans have been doing with their
Union, the United States has been doing with porous borders and trade
agreements. All of these policies are designed to take advantage of cheap
labor. Massive immigration of foreign people into any country is
understandably unpopular, and no thinking person should be surprised by
this vote. Why can't Americans vote directly on these questions? (Is
Europe more democratic than the United States?) The US government would
never permit such a referendum because the "non" vote would be
overwhelming. The very concept of the world's system of nation-states is
based on territorial protection. It is a basic form of self-defense, an
innate trait of humankind.
Sources:
<http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/21/news/union.php>http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/21/news/union.php
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0530frencheu.html,
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0530frencheu.html,
http://www.dw_world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1599282,00.html,
http://www.abc.net.au/cgi_bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1380217.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1380217.htm]
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=aITjHL7G2Otk&refer=home#
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