The "EU" is different than "Europe". It has become a technocracy of the 1% [View all]

[newthinking]

I thought I would post this as many in the US may not understand how and what the EU really represents. Of course, technically it is/was supposed to represent the countries (people) of Europe to join forces for a better life.

It has provided benefits obviously (such as freedom to travel and work throughout) but it has become essentially mostly run by the same corporatocracy that is subverting our own institutions and often provides a vehicle for corporate and 1% interests over the people of the countries. That is one reason it is becoming unpopular there.

Most Europeans understand this and they are struggling with it as we do here, but it is not well understood in the US. Maybe others can expand.