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Re: Critics say EU risks ceding control of its tech laws under U.S. pressure

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Post by M95D » Mon, Apr 06, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC

rayiner wrote: post #147

M95D wrote: post #144

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NO! Laws should be drafted by lawyers and professionals in those fields. An election would select lawmakers by popularity contest. Can't expect good laws from tht kind of people. What's needed is accountability for drafted laws and removal of those who repeatedly draft laws rejected by parliament.

> An election would select lawmakers by popularity contest That’s democracy.

And that's one of the main disadvantages of it. EU is trying to avoid those if possible, while still maintaining democracy's advantages. So far, this Commision / Parliament setup seems to be working just fine.

Re: Critics say EU risks ceding control of its tech laws under U.S. pressure

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Post by whateverboat » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC

vincnetas wrote: post #123

whateverboat wrote: post #84

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At some point, EU needs to build an alternative to those corps and that will never happen as long as they keep holding on to their precious pearl clutching regional and linguistic issues. EU needed to be a single country like 10 years ago.

what do you mean by single country? All the cultures in these countries can not disappear in 10, hell even 100 years. And i would prefer that they would not.

You know single country doesn't mean single culture.

Re: Critics say EU risks ceding control of its tech laws under U.S. pressure

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Post by whateverboat » Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC

mikkupikku wrote: post #142

whateverboat wrote: post #84

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At some point, EU needs to build an alternative to those corps and that will never happen as long as they keep holding on to their precious pearl clutching regional and linguistic issues. EU needed to be a single country like 10 years ago.

Or, they should not globo-homogenize themselves, wiping out their cultures in the process (are you even human? How can you so casually recommend the eradication of Europe's varied cultures?), but should instead ban a handful of American corps which would then create market space for small local competitors.

You know single country doesn't mean single culture, right? right?