Comments on: Europe falls into ashes of unity today. http://blog.cocoia.com/2007/05/16/europe-falls-into-ashes-of-unity-today/ The Cocoia Blog is the website of Sebastiaan de With, a Dutch Icon and Interface designer. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:44:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Arthur http://blog.cocoia.com/2007/05/16/europe-falls-into-ashes-of-unity-today/#comment-3411 Arthur Fri, 18 May 2007 19:31:42 +0000 http://blog.cocoia.com/?p=95#comment-3411 I for one welcome our new EU overlords. I for one welcome our new EU overlords.

]]> By: davus http://blog.cocoia.com/2007/05/16/europe-falls-into-ashes-of-unity-today/#comment-3167 davus Wed, 16 May 2007 21:16:36 +0000 http://blog.cocoia.com/?p=95#comment-3167 I think that the European Constitution is a little bit more than just congress moving aroung and software patents. And well, you're right, congress is open to lobbying, or let's say, there is no form of instituitionalized lobbying, wich obviously would prevent some forms of corrupt influence on politicians. Yet, I believe the constitution isn't such a bad thing. Imagine a European government that isn't just producing tons of useless paper and agricultural laws. Things could turn out better for consumers, like it seems to be happening with mobile phone roaming. Science and universities in general could make a giant step forward. And I didn't even mention the economic advantages. I do agree that things will change in a radical way sooner or later. But I don't think that this still imaginary, second draft of a constitution will mark the end of the world as we know it. I think that the European Constitution is a little bit more than just congress moving aroung and software patents. And well, you’re right, congress is open to lobbying, or let’s say, there is no form of instituitionalized lobbying, wich obviously would prevent some forms of corrupt influence on politicians.
Yet, I believe the constitution isn’t such a bad thing. Imagine a European government that isn’t just producing tons of useless paper and agricultural laws. Things could turn out better for consumers, like it seems to be happening with mobile phone roaming. Science and universities in general could make a giant step forward. And I didn’t even mention the economic advantages.
I do agree that things will change in a radical way sooner or later. But I don’t think that this still imaginary, second draft of a constitution will mark the end of the world as we know it.

]]> By: Moitah http://blog.cocoia.com/2007/05/16/europe-falls-into-ashes-of-unity-today/#comment-3162 Moitah Wed, 16 May 2007 20:51:48 +0000 http://blog.cocoia.com/?p=95#comment-3162 A little negative, I think ! Being french, I don't really like the EU neither, but let's face it : it gives us some power over the US, like our Euro (€) for example... Nuclear world war and all of us praying for oil & food to come ??? We will see... A little negative, I think !

Being french, I don’t really like the EU neither, but let’s face it : it gives us some power over the US, like our Euro (€) for example…

Nuclear world war and all of us praying for oil & food to come ??? We will see…

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