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+<h1 class="title">Speech on the DEXIT</h1>
+<p class="author">axtlos (axtlos@tar.black)</p>
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+<p>“Let Europe arise!”, is what Winston Churchill said in a speech
+delivered at the University of Zurich on the 19th September 1964. What
+he envisioned was a European Union, or as he called it, the United
+States of Europe. His vision gained a lot of support, so much support
+that we now actually have a European Union.<br /><br />
+Except that nowadays I look at this European Union, which was created
+with the motivation of uniting Europe and creating peace in Europe, and
+ask myself one thing. Where has the support, the union, the motivation
+gone? Why is the European Union, which was meant to be a democratic
+Union of Europe now falling apart? I can tell you why, the European
+Union is not what it used to be. The European Union is not the great
+Union that it used to be, sure there are some nice regulations here and
+there, but the majority of European actions have just been idiotic.
+Which completely warrant the Brexit and now the potential Dexit, the
+European Union simply is not what it used to be.<br /><br />
+How dare you call yourself Democratic, when you actively allow countries
+to completely bypass the Democracy, do you consider it Democratic to
+allow the french and dutch to veto a European Constitution without any
+consequences? I certainly do not. To me the European Unions seems like a
+mega corporation which only follows the lead of the countries that give
+it the most money.<br /><br />
+Does anyone here happen know who that country currently is? It is
+Germany. Does anyone here know what would happen to the European Union
+if Germany would leave? The European Union would crumble. It would turn
+into a joke, a joke with no funding.<br /><br />
+No one would benefit from Germany leaving the European Union, which is
+exactly why I would not mind if Germany were to leave. If all powerful
+countries have to leave the European Union to cause the European Union
+to change, then so be it. This is what you get for piggybacking off of
+Germany and turning a blind eye on Greece going into massive debt with
+Germany. You get a nice f-you from the powerful countries who are sick
+of your hypocrisy.<br /><br />
+But of course, no one here cares, because it gives you what you actually
+strive for. Money. This is the system we live in, a system where having
+money is rewarded and not having money will cause you to be completely
+Ignored. I cannot blame anyone for trying to make Money. But what I can
+blame you for and what I will blame you for is the fact that no one
+tries to replace this broken system with a system that actually works,
+one that does not only benefit the powerful. A system which properly
+helps the poor without putting them into massive debt. But of course no
+one here will do this, because the lobbyist tell you not to. The fact
+that you people allow corruption like this on a continental level is
+absolutely despicable. I am deeply disappointed with everything you have
+done. I used to be a fan of the European Union and admired everyone who
+is sitting here. But now I am just disgusted by the corruption,
+discrimination and violations of Human Rights you people do on the
+daily. And of course none of this will change, since "boo hoo change
+scary"<br /><br />
+Additionally, the European Union fails to listen to any young voices, I
+am quite honestly surprised that I am able to talk to you in this moment
+and that the majority is somewhat listening to what I have to say. Does
+anyone here remember article 13? The robo copyright regulation that
+would stop any form of fair use? Has anyone here seen the mass outrage
+young people had online? I’m guessing you have not, since all I see here
+is a group of old timers who accidentally leak confidential emails and
+fall for the most obvious phishing attacks known to man. Has anyone here
+ever actually listened to a young persons opinion? I would not be
+surprised if some people here had their last interaction with young
+people on Epstein Island. You are the ones who complain about the newer
+generations not being politically motivated, yet you also make no effort
+to listen to politically engaged teenagers. Why is that? Are their ideas
+too radical to you? Do they not know enough about politics to be able to
+make proper decisions on specific topics? I would argue that politically
+engaged teenagers know more about politics than some of you, mainly
+because they cannot buy their position in politics.<br /><br />
+Now to be completely fair, the European Union does not only consist of
+bad things, you people sometimes do things which I and many others,
+genuinely appreciate. Enforcing proper worker rights across every
+European Country, allowing anyone who is European to travel to any
+country in the European Union. Allowing tax free trade for any good.
+Showing Corporations the middle finger with their monopolistic and
+anti-consumer strategies. We genuinely appreciate that. Except then you
+add regulations that would make open source programs impossible to
+maintain and also cause mass surveillance, is it really that hard to not
+fall for the default "it will stop child predators" mass surveillance
+reasoning? I feel like we have been through this multiple times. In the
+end the politicians who wrote those regulations turn out to be child
+predators themselves and were only trying to distract from the actual
+issue.<br /><br />
+I really want to like the European Union, it is a great concept and it
+has the potential of becoming so much better. But all I see nowadays is
+a concept that everyone is starting to loose interest in. The European
+Union in its current state will not change for the better anymore. So if
+it takes the dissolution of the European Union for us to get a true
+United States of Europe, which does not consist of separate countries
+but is one big state with one unified language and one unified law, then
+I am fully on board. But realistically, even with the most powerful EU
+members leaving and creating their own partnerships, this will not
+happen. We are stuck with the current European Union, so let us improve
+this Union the best we can, completely rework the process of introducing
+regulations to a process that features actual proper Democracy, let us
+not favor the will of powerful money givers of the poorer countries, let
+us accept refugees and give them a new home where they do not fear
+missiles hitting their home or soldiers committing war crimes, let us
+not spy on Europeans and put journalists at risk of being arrested for
+spreading the truth, let us listen to what the young generation has to
+say. Let Europe arise again!</p>
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