13 December 2007
The people of Europe deserve to decide for themselves
The hypocrisy and absurdity of the anti-Europeans just keeps on growing. In the European Parliament yesterday, protesting at the signing of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, UKIP leader Nigel Farage declared:
"Referendum, we want a referendum. The people of Europe deserve to decide for themselves."
The people of Europe? Normally, Nigel Farage rejects the existence of such a concept. The people of Britain, yes; the peoples of Europe, possibly. But suddenly, a man who denies that different European countries have enough in common to make shared democratic politics possible finds it helpful to argue the opposite.
"Referendum, we want a referendum. The people of Europe deserve to decide for themselves."
The people of Europe? Normally, Nigel Farage rejects the existence of such a concept. The people of Britain, yes; the peoples of Europe, possibly. But suddenly, a man who denies that different European countries have enough in common to make shared democratic politics possible finds it helpful to argue the opposite.
Posted by Richard Laming at 13:48
ERm, no he doesn't. And sweety, stop getting confused between 'europe' and the 'EU'.
There have always been peoples of Europe. They are the people who live in the Continent of Europe.
What UKIP reject is this notion of 'EU citizens' who are the subjects according to the European Union - not a continent but a political establishment.
With me so far? And pray tell me, how is wanting a referendum hypocritical, or are you just getting your knickers in a twist about the possibility of democracy gunning down your precious EU?
Can't see anything wrong with Farage's comments. If the EU treaty were popular then you'd change your tune.
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