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[Seathestars]

Your new diverse leader

‘Protecting Our European Way of Life’? Outrage Follows New E.U. Role

Ursula von der Leyen is under pressure to ditch the title “vice president for protecting our European way of life” for the person in charge of migration policy.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Seathestars]

I must have missed this vote when she was elected. What other candidates were running?

 

[Moomin]

I must have missed this vote when she was elected. What other candidates were running?

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She won the vote in July.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Your new diverse leader

‘Protecting Our European Way of Life’? Outrage Follows New E.U. Role

Ursula von der Leyen is under pressure to ditch the title “vice president for protecting our European way of life” for the person in charge of migration policy.

www.nytimes.com

< @Barnfred 55 criticism of the EU alert> That is disappointing if they're nodding to the far right, not least in Germany and France. You only have to look at how that's gone here for insight into the slippery slope that leads you down. It's also a shame that continued reform of the single market doesn't appear to be on her agenda. Most of the western world has shifted towards a service-based economy, yet the single market still revolves around goods. Of course, France and Germany are both more goods than service-based economies, but it risks Europe being left (even further) behind China and the US if they don't make trade in services easier across the EU. It should be said, of course, that the UK has traditionally been the counter-weight to France and Germany, so us leaving doesn't help the likes of the Netherlands who now have to carry that mantle on their own. </ @Barnfred 55 criticism of the EU alert>

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I must have missed this vote when she was elected. What other candidates were running?

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We've had this discussion before.

 

[Seathestars]

EU army. Worse case scenario we’re talking these last few days right. I hope none of you wave goodbye to your kids or grandkids when they’re conscripted to fight someone else’s war. But hey, worse case right. Might never happen.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

It's too early in the morning to be rebuffing paranoid conspiracy theories. Over to you boys.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

I must have missed this vote when she was elected. What other candidates were running?

Did you vote in the European Elections?

 

[Seathestars]

Did you vote in the European Elections?

I applied for a vote but didn’t get one. I asked why but got no reply.
Why do you ask.

 

[Moomin]

EU army. Worse case scenario we’re talking these last few days right. I hope none of you wave goodbye to your kids or grandkids when they’re conscripted to fight someone else’s war. But hey, worse case right. Might never happen.

Haha, i bet you agree with Katie Hopkins as well.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

I applied for a vote but didn’t get one. I asked why but got no reply.
Why do you ask.

Because Von der Leyen, is a consequence of EU elections.

 

[orchard]

EU army. Worse case scenario we’re talking these last few days right. I hope none of you wave goodbye to your kids or grandkids when they’re conscripted to fight someone else’s war. But hey, worse case right. Might never happen.

BORIS SUPPORTS 100%

 

[The binman chronicles]

< @Barnfred 55 criticism of the EU alert> That is disappointing if they're nodding to the far right, not least in Germany and France. You only have to look at how that's gone here for insight into the slippery slope that leads you down. It's also a shame that continued reform of the single market doesn't appear to be on her agenda. Most of the western world has shifted towards a service-based economy, yet the single market still revolves around goods. Of course, France and Germany are both more goods than service-based economies, but it risks Europe being left (even further) behind China and the US if they don't make trade in services easier across the EU. It should be said, of course, that the UK has traditionally been the counter-weight to France and Germany, so us leaving doesn't help the likes of the Netherlands who now have to carry that mantle on their own. </ @Barnfred 55 criticism of the EU alert>

I look at this and all I'm left thinking is does @Barnfred 55 process information via XML?

 

[Xizor]

I applied for a vote but didn’t get one.

Sure you did. She was nominated by the Council, which means the electoral process you took part in (or possibly chose not to) that saw Theresa May become PM was your initial democratic contribution to her election. She was then confirmed by the Parliament, which means the European elections you took part in (or again, chose not to) were another contribution (in theory... I don't know if a Parliament would ever refuse to ratify a Council nomination).

So there you go, two votes you made (or had the opportunity to make) went into her election! Double democracy! How involved were you in Johnson becoming PM?

 

[Moomin]

Sure you did. She was nominated by the Council, which means the electoral process you took part in (or possibly chose not to) that saw Theresa May become PM was your initial democratic contribution to her election. She was then confirmed by the Parliament, which means the European elections you took part in (or again, chose not to) were another contribution (in theory... I don't know if a Parliament would ever refuse to ratify a Council nomination).

So there you go, two votes you made (or had the opportunity to make) went into her election! Double democracy! How involved were you in Johnson becoming PM?

I don't think logic will reason with him, he needs to be told by the likes of Katie Hopkins and Tommy Robinson what to think.