The EU announced its 800 billion euro plan to re-arm the EU with Trump being an unpredictable partner and Putin in the east (read more here if you want to know more).

I would like to get your opinions on this from an anarchistic viewpoint because I struggle to give one. As an anarchist I don’t like the idea of a central army (let alone an EU one). Also, to get this 800 billion, countries and the EU have to borrow more money in a world that is already effectively running on debt without a proper way out.

On the other hand, I also understand people I speak to their opinions. Both Trump and Putin are unpredictable so I also understand that people want to feel safer by investing in the army. They also find it a waste of money but if we neglect the army, we might one day face the consequence of that.

  • Avincentor@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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    8 days ago

    But a local autocratic government feels more reachable to change. The EU actually costs you a lot of money - and true, we also earn money by trade and other collaborations so it is not all negative - but after we vote, it feels like things just continue as normal. They interfere in areas where they should make policy for and now they decide that we as EU should spend 800 billion on defense.

    • poVoq@slrpnk.net
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      8 days ago

      Afaik only 150b of that is actual new, the rest is just relabled national funding already previously committed. The EU likes to pretend they are doing something big, when in reality its the individual states doing it mostly.

      As for not being able to change anything at EU level… that is of course by design so that the national governments can retain control. Very little is actually decided on EU level, most of it is backdoor deals of changing groups of national governments.