Comments by "Nigel Johnson" (@nigeljohnson9820) on "Polexit? Fury in Brussels after Warsaw court rules Polish Constitution overrides EU law" video.
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@Kalimdor199Menegroth while Poland is burning coal there will not be an incentive to change to another source of energy. But coal burning contributes to global warming, and as I said Poland is not immune from the effects of climate change. So how cheap must coal be if it is going to lead to human extinction. I cannot say which climate change natural disaster will affect Poland first, but it is certain that it cannot escape the effects of a 2 degree centigrade rise in average global temperatures.
Maybe a heatwave leading to crop failures and deaths, maybe flooding or severe storms. You can be sure the ultimate economic cost will out weight any temporary savings Poland is receiving from continuing to burn a fossil fuel.
The EU may not have the right to tell Poland not to mine coal, but the EU and the rest of the world can decide not to trade with Poland while it does. The smoke from your bonfire is affecting the health and well being of your neighbours, do not be surprised if they refuse to speak to you or trade with you. And do not expect them to come to your rescue if you are hit by unseasonal bad weather.
I do not believe in religious doomsday prophecies, as I am an atheist. I do however believe in the predictions made by science, based on observations and mathematical calculations. Though it is no longer necessary to base conclusions about impending climate catastrophe on the information given in scientific papers, it is only necessary to watch the news, or look out of the window to understand that the climate is changing for the worst. I can no add the phase " The so called climate disaster is no where near in sight" to other famous last words, such as "no its not a bomb" and "icebergs are not a threat, we are unsinkable"..
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@roberttwardowski9711 isn't it obvious, the eu is empire building. Its intention is to form a federal super state, with strong similarities to the old soviet union, or maybe even the old Roman empire. The actions of president Macron, show that he sees France as the natural leader of this new empire, acting as the central military control and weapons supplier. The EU is organised as a ponzi scheme, so must constantly expand by recruiting new members. In some respects it acts like a parasite that subsumes member states, binding them into the whole, by creating unnecessary codependency, making it ever more difficult for member states to ever regain their independence or freedom. Internally, It is a plutocracy, run for the benefit of a super rich and political elite.
There are echo's of New World Order, with the eu hoping to become the basis of a world government. This will no doubt be the source of future conflicts with the other big power blocks which have similar ambitions, for themselves.
The EU operates as a microcosm of globalisation, making money from wealth differentials between regions. To assist in the free movement of labour, a requirement of big business, cultural differences between member states must be suppressed, creating a homogenous mix, hence the emphasis on supremacy of EU Law. The loyalty of the citizens must be transfered from their country of origin to the eu super state, hence the need for the trappings of state, such as a flag, an anthem, embassies, and a military. Maybe school children will be required to pledge allegiance to the EU flag, in a similar fashion to that of the US.
In practice the eu is a bully, mimicking the behaviour of the Mafia, using blackmail and intimidation on those it sees as weaker, but really it owes its existence to the herding mentality, with member state huddling together for safety, like a flock of frightened sheep, against the circling wolves, such as Russia and China. In this respect it is self delusional, with a misguided idea of its own power and self importance. A delusion that will be its undoing, should it ever believe its own publicity, and seek a conflict with any of the surrounding wolves. The EU believes it has strength in numbers, but by suppressing diversity it becomes one, and loses the resilience that numbers should provide.
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