Post #1339731
2026-03-26 10:07 UTC
@Kerplunk @chatcontrol
About that HN comment stating that bribing is de facto legal.. a number of years ago there was this consumer interest series on Dutch TV (forgot name) where presenter Teun van der Keuken (known from Tony's Chocolonely slave-free chocolate) investigated the lobbying practices in Brussels.
It was really shocking and eye-opening to see how some of these MEP's only function was to accept legislation proposals written entirely by lobbyists, which they blindly supported and helped bring to a vote. Literally putting these documents onto the pile without ever reading them.
It was also painfully obvious that an EU that wants to be more and better than it is today, must find a way to deal with this legalised corruption.
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@EF@mastodon.bsd.cafe 2026-03-26 14:27
@smallcircles @Kerplunk @chatcontrol this is why Brexit was important and just how far the EU has deviated from the free-trade organisation it was set up as.
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@Kerplunk@mastodon.scot 2026-03-26 14:46
@smallcircles @chatcontrol It was also painfully obvious that an EU that wants to be more and better than it is today, must find a way to deal with this legalised corruption. Still is painfully obvious. Widely reported in Germany was the cardboard boxes found in EU Offfices, full of Banknotes and expensive articles. Those are probably now exchanged on dark non surveilled supermarket parking areas or in busy trains and buses.