The 6 Most Disturbing Aspects of the EU | Frank Furedi

Frank Furedi (United Kingdom) is a British sociologist and social commentator. He was formerly Professor of Sociology at the University of Canterbury. Using his insights as a professional sociologist, Furedi has produced a series of agenda-setting books that have been widely discussed in the media. He regularly comments on radio and television and has appeared on Newsnight, Sky News and BBC News.
In this clip, he talks about populism and the most disturbing aspects of the European Union. EU.
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[@MoonBurn13]

Glad this man is calling out NGOs; been wanting to see that for decades.

[@cx3268]

Lesson of human history More power is centralized the quicker that power will become corrupt. Too often that power was already corrupt

[@isaacolivecrona6114]

It’s not necessarily that power corrupts but that malicious people trade on the population’s good will to entrust them with power.

[@frankyfourfingers8913]

Power always corrupts.

[@isaacolivecrona6114]

Mr Heidelberg Corrupt people love power.

[@elpidagiallagi361]

So simple and true

[@nikkid4890]

This is also true. But I also believe those narcisists and psychopaths seeking power do so by controlling the masses. The bigger the mass, the more power they gain

[@Run.Ran.Run1]

Fantastic summary of what I've discovered about the EU after investigating why the Brits wanted to leave. At first I thought they were crazy, not anymore.

[@isaacolivecrona6114]

The goal seem to be to grab power and resources, and the strategy appears to be to exploit _social capital_ (societal trust) by first building up well-working institution and then, once people have stared to fully trust the institutions and agreed to hand over to them all the power and resources, to pull the rug underneath the feet by ignoring goodwill and instead turning the institutions against the very population it was proclaimed to have been set up to serve.

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

And they will fail. The English/British yield to no one.

[@isaacolivecrona6114]

James Watson Atheist Gamer Don’t be over-optimistic. Just because you were able to take a step back from the precipice doesn’t mean that you aren’t still dangerously close to the precipice.

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

@@isaacolivecrona6114 And if they get in our way. They will be the ones going over the precipice. They will never run this country or rule us. Case Closed.

[@isaacolivecrona6114]

James Watson Atheist Gamer I fear your boastful optimism is but a symptom of a naïveté to the dangers the West is facing.

[@Reinhard753BC]

@@isaacolivecrona6114 The West isn't dead I fear for your pessimism. Everything happening today points to broad conservative future. Looks bad now things quickly change in the future

[@eKoush]

fascism in disguise

[@barkebaat]

what is ?

[@jasetheacity]

The 6 most disturbing aspects of the EU according to Frank Furedi: 1) The EU has depolarised public life, while increasing the legalization of public life by various non-elected institutions & technocracies 2) The EU has denationalised public life, and tends to demonise nationalism 3) The EU sees popular or individual sovereignty as bad; when it is inextricably linked to national sovereignty 4) The EU has eroded of the meaning of citizenship 5) The EU promotes a notion that there are no alternatives to the current economic structure 6) Many feel patronised by the EU

[@pledgestone]

Everyone should study what this guy is saying. Hearing it is not enough, listening is not enough, people must understand what he is saying. Of course, that will never happen. Unfortunately.

[@williamaylen]

(regarding nationalism) You are allowed to feel good about other things, sports are something they encourage. So why tribalism for sports but not for your own country? What's the difference.

[@hugo3222]

Good example. So, after Brexit is done, when can I expect the national football team of the now sovereign and independent nation of Britannia to win the world cup … oh wait … your "nation" doesn't have one … how strange …

[@Tounushi]

Can't have democracy without a unified demos.

[@pipsantos6278]

No tax no tyrants. You being made to contribute involuntarily is the root of all evil.

[@nickames3808]

Thank God, that we here in the U.S. practice Sovereignty down to the level of Homeonwners Associations, Zoning Laws, City and County Governments, Sherrifs Departments, Tax Assessors Offices, etc. "They" will NEVER Take Us Down or Control US !!!

[@sbbinahee]

IREXIT!

[@shyama5612]

Excellent points. So much of this applies to India too: The left calls everyone else intolerant; nationalism is equated to Nazi, any sense of pride is considered xenophobic or racist. Its so true about the rule of the technocrats - the previous leftist government was run by an unelexted 'National Advisory Council' comprised of the leftist activists that usurped power and emasculated democratic institutions such as the prime minister and cabinet and made for great employment for otherwise unemployable leftist activists, cronies and propagandists. The point about contempt for the people exerting their choices/liberty is so true too: I recall one conversation in SF when a colleague, upset with Hillary loss asked, rather innocently in a company wide meeting"How can we as a company help empower the middle America voters with better information?" Implying that they voted 'wrong' because they had wrong information, else how could they have voted for Trump? the whole Russia hoax was built on this assumption. So if we give them better information, they'd think like us and make the right choice. Even in Brexit vote, the left/EU/remainers love to quote only the misleading bus ad about NHS as the reason why Brexit vote won. If you don't vote left you're misinformed. I recall in Democracy Now, after Indian elections in 2019, the left intellectuals were upset the masses didn't agree with them and threw phrases like 'fascism won' 'death of democracy'. Islamists of course ride on their coat tails and speak the Social justice jargon of victimhood and oppression. In the US, the chruches/christianity is attacked by the left but in india, interestingly they are the allies of the left and Hindus are the common enemy of Left, Church lobbies and Islamists..

[@sucapizda]

Border security, cultural security and financial security. Threaten any of these and the populous goes national. And so it should. And so it is.

[@MGTOW-nn9ls]

Very well formulated and laid down

[@reaneya]

That was fantastic, going to share with as many as I can.

[@andrecostin1288]

I guess the crux is that an expert has a very narrow understanding, and to allow experts to rule would result in many important things being overlooked. Also that they should know what is best for every individual is absurd.

[@nikkid4890]

Excellent! Making sense of the nihilistic nonsense.

[@Slarti]

Remember that horrifying story of the Washington cyclists and their attempted trip through Tajikistan? That's why a sense of national pride is important, there are aspects of Western civilisation that should be cherished and seen as better than some other cultures. If you disagree with this maybe head off on a world cycling tour spreading love where you go...

[@meedily]

Who the F uploads the audio at -24dB? When I get any other system sounds it blows up my speaker.

[@shadowartist8892]

I have come to see the EU as creeping communism. Here we have corrupt politicians who have sold parts of the west coast to communist China. How is that legal? Its creeping communism from both ends. The UN is a huge problem as well.

[@1Infeqaul1]

Evil is action, without this action, evil would not even exist. Do nothing and you will lose all freedoms because the actions of evil will take your freedom away. while you do nothing.

[@drweetabix]

That's it in a nutshell basically

[@georgemargaris]

eeeeeewwwwww! that‘s how I pronounce EU

[@nikkid4890]

Love this! I'm definitely stealing it and making it my own now 🤗💝

[@hcwcars1]

I guess I'm just trailer trash. I never knew.

[@long-timelistenerfirst-t-us2yy]

*Great video, it'd have been even better if I could have heard any of it :-/*

[@shosugino6716]

Western Europe decided in 2005 to compete with the USD by becoming a union of 300 million people with one currency. So you appointed non-elected officials to tell your nation's leaders what do do... problem. There's also the issue with Greece. At the end of the day, it wasn't a good idea but apart from that, you can't beat the USD.

[@shosugino6716]

@Trunk McEight I don't know nothing.

[@Rickuo]

False. The same people who own the FED and therefore the US also own the EU. The Bank of England is owned by the Rothschild's since 300 years. Mayer Amschel Rothschild stole the treasury of Wilhelm IX Prince of Hesse-Kassel and bought with it the Bank of England.

[@Rickuo]

@Doctor Detroit If that were the case, then why is Germany putting on itself the same hardships which will ultimately lead to its destruction? It wouldn't make sense. It would make sense, however, if Germany were governed by the same kind of globalist traitors, serving either the same masters or those with similar interests.

[@rronaldreagan]

@Doctor Detroit they are indeed the germans...but a specific type of germs who were sent to labour kamps not so long ago

[@Caspaah151]

wow never expected a video of De Balie on here. Very leftwing institution.

[@aksukovala181]

Just denouncing the algorithm to boost the video.

[@s0lid_sno0ks]

Yes let's vote on every aspect of life that's the solution...

[@dvosburg1966]

The arrogance of the current elite is hilarious; 1917 with different actors.

[@DK12322]

unfortunately with AI and technological progress, technocratic centralized decisons arent going anywhere

[@nPcDrone]

No nation should dictate another nations decisions. Soon the EU will be just Germany

[@John3.36]

Preparation for the global beast system...

[@mystique0417]

I learned very little from this.

[@brianp2780]

Yes, does not apply to Mars.

[@lucianofreire1848]

DELENDA E.U. UT NE PEREAT EUROPA!

[@sonofode902]

EU elites is like Thalmor in Skyrim. Subjugating the entire European people, seing them (European people) as low class being, casting confuse spell among them (European people). There will come a Dragonborn who will cast away this Leviathan (EU). Gin,

[@rronaldreagan]

Gee that sounds exaclty to j3wish religion with them ruling over all of us filthy go...yims