9
Jun
2022
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Parliament’s right of initiative (A9-0142/2022 - Paulo Rangel)
Mr President, it’s a bit mad that the only body that’s directly elected in the EU is not allowed to legislate, but we should still question what we do when we get here. This week we continued the long legacy of neo—colonial interference in the democratic processes and internal affairs of sovereign states like Nicaragua, who try to break with the abuses of white supremacist elites and the most brutal excesses of capitalist exploitation. When the US and its allies pull off their coups through organised violence, lawfare, election—rigging and the influence operations orchestrated through the likes of the National Endowment for Democracy and USAID, then all is well – the complete undermining of the democratic process that ushers in Western—business—friendly comprador ready to gut social services, rip up environmental protections, sell off state assets, rip up environmental protections, and drive the general population into poverty. According to the logic of the liberal ideology, this has when democracy has won. And when the people vote for those ready to stop capitalist plunder, we call them authoritarian, so sanctions must be imposed to punish them. Who’s being authoritarian?