The European Oligarchy

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24 points | by gidellav 6 hours ago ago

3 comments

  • dlcarrier 26 minutes ago

    It reminds me of the IAU vote to not classify Pluto as a planet, despite most members being against the motion.

  • hackernews682 4 hours ago

    It’s time to rehydrate The Tree of Liberty.

    Get your hoses ready.

  • rvz 5 hours ago

    > This time, they managed to do it by voting as a second reading just before the summer recess, but next time they will find another way; the European Parliament confirms, once again

    Just when some people here thought that Chat Control was "defeated" in [0] when I and many others said "Until next time". [1]

    4 months later, everyone is surprised that it was green lighted in [2]. Tells me everything I need to know how the EU preaches "privacy" while also tactically passing unpopular laws in support for more surveillance.

    The EU does not care about you.

    [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47529609

    [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47532154

    [2] https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/eu-parliament-greenlights-c...