In a series of reports, I have shown that the European Union already operates a vast propaganda and censorship apparatus that spans every level of civil society — NGOs, think tanks, the media and even academia. The cornerstone of this system is a network of EU-funded programmes — notably CERV (Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values), Creative Europe and the Jean Monnet initiative — that collectively funnel billions of euros into organisations that are, in theory, “independent” but are in fact deeply enmeshed in the Brussels machine.
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There’s no point in dispensing patronage if you don’t get something back for it.
He who pays the piper calls the tune. If a “study” is funded by “Big Oil” and it finds in favor of Big Oil we largely ignore it. If a study is funded by “Big Ag” and it finds in favor of Big Ag, we largely ignore it. However, when studies are funded by “Big Government” we seem to think they are gospel truth inspired by pure hearted scientists.
It is why I am largely opposed to government funding of science and research. It is generally speaking worse than a waste of money.
And when a government wants to shut down dissent and opposing views it tells us how dangerous and wrong whatever they are hiding truly is. Good ideas need not fear opposition, they can stand on their own. “Shut up” is what you say when you lost the argument. “Shut up or I’ll put you in jail” is what you say when you lost the argument and want to make sure nobody else knows that you lost.
Dealing with European governments and cultures has changed over time. Up until the early 1900’s; Americans regarded European countries [singly and collectively] as definitively foreign and probably hostile to American interests. Then we had about a century when we were drawn in and regarded them as allies and friends. Perhaps it is time to regard the increasingly totalitarian Europeans [once again singly and collectively] the way we did before the early 1900’s.
Subotai Bahadur
Nigel Farage wrote about this on the Brugesgroup website. The eu gives funds to organisations such as charities and youth groups to name but two types. I cancelled my RSPB membership when I saw they were accepting eu money. Scouts had their noses in the trough. The BBC had loans from the EIB. The NSPCC. Pre school children’s milk.
Corruption, corrupts. Who knew?
Actually, pretty much anyone who has picked up a history or economics book ever.
Well, of course. That’s what it’s for. Why do people think so many of us are against it?
Oh yes, “xenophobia”. And who tells them that? The NGOs and “journalists” it’s shovelling all that money towards. Say what you like, but it’s a clever setup.
The European Union made the standard excuses “we want to prevent children seeing sex and violence” but the real objective was, as always, to crush political dissent.
The British government, and many other governments, play the same dishonest game.
The “New Liberals” used to say “we support government benefits and public services – but we support Freedom of Speech, so we are still liberals” – now they are consistent, they seek to crush BOTH economic liberty (by ever more government spending) and Civil Liberties – such as Freedom of Speech.
To be a “liberal” today is to be the opposite of such Classical Liberals as Gladstone and John Bright in Britain, or such Classical Liberals as Senator Roscoe Conkling in the United States.
And made no mistake “liberals” (really anti liberals – haters of liberty) in the United States would crush Freedom of Speech – just as it is crushed in other nations.
The European Union is (like the British government – and the governments of Canada, Australia, and so on) a faithful part of the “International Community” – and the philosophy of the International Community can be summed up in one word, liberticide.