MaxedOutMama
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Doom XXI, The EU Constitutional Crisis
Well. Well. Well. The former European Commissioner is forecasting doom for all of Europe if France does not approve the EU Constitution:
For instance, one of the horrifying consequences if the EU Constitution is not ratified will be the attack of Chinese textiles, swarming into France in a brightly colored horde that will overwhelm France as it has already taken the United States down to destruction:
In an interview with French newspaper Journal du Dimanche (24 April), Mr Prodi said that a French rejection of the document on 29 May would result in "no more Europe".But no pressure, folks. And now the German Parliament members (the Germans themselves aren't going to get to vote) are making snuffling noises that some of them might vote against the EU Constitution. The Dutch also are are reacting with extremely subdued enthusiasm to the proposed EU Constitution, or no enthusiasm at all, or indifference to the whole matter, according to which polling firm one believes:
"We will go through a great period of crisis. The problem will not only be a catastrophe for France, but the fall of Europe.
"A No would be catastrophic for Europe, from a social and economic point of view, not only political. And that is the whole contradiction: everybody knows very well that there is no Europe without France, yet France does not realise the chance it has with Europe. She should reflect on that because an isolated France would be very weak", said Mr Prodi who presided over the Commission during the making of the Constitution.
Three new polls show that a majority of Dutch people are likely to vote 'no' in the upcoming referendum on the EU constitution, although many are still undecided.In the article you'll see the numbers quoted as 24 anti, 22 pro; 58 anti, 42 pro, and 52 anti, 48 pro. Personally I believe the number that says that less than a third of the people will vote in the Dutch referendum which is scheduled right after France's. The Poles and the Czechs are just putting the whole matter off. Chirac-Schroeder, that unified entity, is now running around France and warning the poor French that Europe's deconstruction or whatever will be all their fault unless they vote yes. See this BBC article.
For instance, one of the horrifying consequences if the EU Constitution is not ratified will be the attack of Chinese textiles, swarming into France in a brightly colored horde that will overwhelm France as it has already taken the United States down to destruction:
Mr Chirac described the surge in textile imports as "further evidence of our need to unite to take a common stand in the face of globalisation".Kick me if I'm hallucinating, but this sounds a lot like the Chirac-Schroeder entity is suggesting that the EU Constitution is designed to abrogate free-trade treaties and support protectionism.
Mr Schroeder said the dispute with China highlighted the importance of a Yes vote on the European constitution.
"If a country hit hard were alone, it would be much more difficult to defend itself than if it acted in concert with other countries."
