Wednesday, June 22, 2016

The Left and the EU: Why Cling to This Reactionary Institution?

Click here to access article by Joseph Richardson from CounterPunch.
Why is it that many people who consider themselves left-wing have such difficulty grasping that the EU is a deeply reactionary institution? The mere fact that those running the EU present it as an internationalist venture dedicated to the creation of a world free of nationalist enmities does not make it so. If we want to examine the EU in its proper light, then we should ignore the high-flown rhetoric in which its supporters indulge, and consider its actual record.  [emphasis added]