[G. Adams]

The European Union is not 'fascist' because:

A) There is no movement to re-invigorate Europe back to traditional values. Fascism is ultraconservative, while the European Union is generally progressive.

B) There is no nationalistic tendencies in the European Union.

C) There is no subservience to a single, all powerful body. The commisioners do have far too much power for their unnacountable hands, but they are not all powerful.

D) The EU has not taken away or impinged upon individuals rights within the Union. Quite the opposite, the European Convention on human rights brought rights to many who had not had them before.

E) The European Union does not have a military, or an aggressive foreign policy. A core belief of fascism is that the strong should rule and the weak ruled. This does not reflect the European Unions actions or principles.


I do feel that the EU is a monstrous bureaucracy that needs reforming. It needs elections that matter, with power being in the hands of the MEP's, rather than appointed commisioners. Sadly, any attempt to reform the EU is opposed by conservatives who claim that it is trying to replace national governments. They of course at the same time whinge that it is undemocratic.