Comments by "Pedja Milosavljevic" (@pedjamilosavljevic6235) on "Which Country Will Join the EU Next?" video.
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@Ajgormy Yes , you're right about final decision about joining EU (referendum). But the essence of what I wrote (I wasn't very clear , in order to be concise) is about difference in benefits for the country (as entity) and benefits for it's people , on a personal level. Benefits on personal level for different nations within EU are very different , which means , even as country is doing better economically (usually measured by increase of GBP) it doesn't mean that most of the nation benefits from it , on a personal level. Plenty of examples in eastern Europe (including Balkans ).
To put it differently , there are differences between (proclaimed) idea and values of united Europe and practice and between economic and social status of citizens of different countries in EU.
On a point of voting on a referendum , that depends on level of information (knowledge of facts , economical , legal and political) of majority of voters (or trust in their government) what are they gaining and what are they loosing. So far , it was easy for most governments to sell the idea of better life within EU (especially in the developing/poorer countries) , except Norway , which are smarter (they have kept their sovereignty). Of course , they had and still have high living standards .
There are different standards for joining EU , for different countries and those are ever changing. There is a reason why many workers from countries within EU are searching for work in different EU countries and why the people from non EU countries want to go there to work (outside of their own country anyway).
Also , benefits , or change in lives of people in last two (or three) decades , didn't came only because their country joined EU , but , also because of technological progress , so lives became easier , because of broader availability of those tech. progress . That doesn't make people smarter , or more involved in searching of details (facts) in political matters , therefore , with enough investment in propaganda , you can convince most of people whatever you want (like covid agenda) , so joining (and potential benefits , or damages) is not reflection on will of the people , just how much are they brainwashed , or uinformed.
Having parliament and government and voting (in case of EU - it's non-elected government) , doesn't really mean that it is a real democracy. That was my point.
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@ab-ym3bf You are assuming , that country/countries leaderships reflect the will of the people , regarding external and internal politics , laws and regulations. That imply further , that all elected people keep their pre election promises and have best interest of their voters in their mind (and hearts) . Nope . Modern democracy is a machine , or system and , like any machine , or system , can be and it is tuned and rigged to serve the ones who are in charge of it (mostly big capital - never mind the politicians). Interests differ even within different regions of particular country , let alone between different countries. It is nothing new , it happens for ages , just different terminology and technology - it is all a sham . Vast majority of the people don't even know who their representative is (in parliament) and (in bigger cities , or towns) they don't know who represents them in a local level. Therefore , democracy is just a word (because people vote) and not the real system that serves interests of population(s). Most of the countries that applied for the membership in the EU never had a referendum about that application - governments did it on their own will. There is no benefit on smaller nation , unifying with much bigger nation (accept , maybe , security and that is questionable too).
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