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preisschild 2 hours ago

"Unelected EU bureucrats"

Clearly shows you have absolutely zero idea about what you are talking about and just take your talking points from people like Elon Musk

barnacs 42 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I happen to live in the EU so I may have a slight clue what I'm talking about.

But if you want an authority on the subject, look up Yanis Varoufakis and how sovereignty and democracy worked out for Greece when shit hit the fan.

blell 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Educate us, tell us when did we vote for the commission and the likes of von der Leyen. (If your answer is "you didn't vote for it, but you voted for someone who voted for someone who voted for it in a secret ballot" I am going to chuckle)

SkiFire13 a minute ago | parent | next [-]

By that logic the president of the USA is also "not elected"

sekai 30 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Educate us, tell us when did we vote for the commission and the likes of von der Leyen. (If your answer is "you didn't vote for it, but you voted for someone who voted for someone who voted for it in a secret ballot" I am going to chuckle)

Voters place their trust in representatives who then act on their behalf during the EP voting process and other legislative matters, such as electing the President of the European Commission

casper14 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Do Americans vote for the supreme court or the chair of the fed?

raincole an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And when did Americans vote for the director of FBI? Chair of the Fed? The local judge who can sign a warrant permitting the police to rummage your house?

smallnix an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Even that would be wrong. Von der Leyen was strong armed into her position by Merkel and the other heads of states, overruling Timmermans nomination.