The Swiss are to be punished by the EU for voting badly in
a democratic process over the burning issue of free movement. Naughty democrats
are at it again.
All sorts of appropriate retaliatory actions are flying about from the Eurocrats' munitions store. Most of it is hot air of course. Even
a fool can see if Brussels moves against Switzerland in any form of sanctions
then skeptics will win another battle in convincing the electorate the EU is
dictatorial by nature.
For some countries this nature is already established as
de facto. There is no going back for the UK over Europe. It is difficult to locate any meaningful support
for the EU among the populace, either in the papers, cafes, bars, homes or on TV.
Over-reaction from Brussels to democratic votes, through displays
of rage and recrimination, smacks of paranoia. Eurocrats, Bureaucrats and Technocrats
just can’t keep up with the changing political landscape sweeping across the
continent.
This sweep is about two options for Europe. There is one Europe which doesn't mind following the EU and all its Technocratic mechanisms. For
this Europe the democratic deficit is expendable to a point where the means
justifies the end. Just what that ends is, is very unclear.
The other Europe is the rest, the northern and central Confederate
Nation States. If the UK leaves, and it is looking very likely, the question is
who will follow to create the democratic balance to Eurocracy.
Little Switzerland may be about to deliver more to Europe
than just the cuckoo clock.