Think of Farage what you want (I do 8-), but his rants in the European Parliament against the members of the European Committee were brilliant, as was his kicking in the doors of the establishment. Very useful, even if you don't agree with him.
It's not necessarily a bad thing when the masses rise, maybe it's even long overdue, it's just scary which way they sometimes choose to rise, and that also depends on the options presented to them. My vote would have gone to Bernie Sanders, but he wasn't an option, and I'm on the sidelines anyway, what with my being Dutch and all, so I probably shouldn't comment and just watch the circus.
Donald Trump reminds me a lot of Lech Wałęsa in Poland in 1989 - huge swathes of the marauding working classes under his control rising up against a corrupted system of control.
Re Brexit: In view of the lack of democracy in the EU, and the clientelism and gross lobbying going on in Brussels, and the strange economic and monetary policies, it seems the EU has become some sort of super-establishment serving the interests of a very select few only. I'm not so sure Brexit was a bad idea, but that's beyond what we're talking about here.
that's been the plan all along
I know our own Mr Brexit (Nigel Farage) was advising him on how to get those cursed pitchforks rising!! ... Oh look! ... it worked!! ;)
Think of Farage what you want (I do 8-), but his rants in the European Parliament against the members of the European Committee were brilliant, as was his kicking in the doors of the establishment. Very useful, even if you don't agree with him.
Farage gloated in draining the Euro swamp alright! ... next up ... Mr Trump ;)
It's not necessarily a bad thing when the masses rise, maybe it's even long overdue, it's just scary which way they sometimes choose to rise, and that also depends on the options presented to them. My vote would have gone to Bernie Sanders, but he wasn't an option, and I'm on the sidelines anyway, what with my being Dutch and all, so I probably shouldn't comment and just watch the circus.
Donald Trump reminds me a lot of Lech Wałęsa in Poland in 1989 - huge swathes of the marauding working classes under his control rising up against a corrupted system of control.
No. Not at all. I mean, maybe "reminds you", but in reality: no. No.
Correct @gtg. Wałęsa was not racist or homophobic in any way like Trump is. That was not the way the Solidarity Party coaxed people into joining them.
Re Brexit: In view of the lack of democracy in the EU, and the clientelism and gross lobbying going on in Brussels, and the strange economic and monetary policies, it seems the EU has become some sort of super-establishment serving the interests of a very select few only. I'm not so sure Brexit was a bad idea, but that's beyond what we're talking about here.