Why do people think the government as a whole care about the poor? Surely it is obvious that they don't as why would they, as they are mostly all rich. The majority of governments all around the world are made up of the rich, resulting in a lack of care for the poor.
"Member States shall undertake progressively to improve their military capabilities." Art. 42.3 TEU of the Lisbon Treaty.
"Member States shall make *civilian* and military capabilities available to the Union for the implementation of the common security and defence policy" Art. 42.3 TEU of the Lisbon Treaty.
"The common foreign and security policy" will use "national and Union resources." Art. 26.4 TEU of the Lisbon Treaty.
"Public opinion will be led to adopt, without knowing it, the proposals that we dare not present to them directly - All the earlier proposals will be in the new text, but will be hidden and disguised in some way."
- V.Giscard DEstaing, Sunday Telegraph, 1 July 2007
*YES SIDE: all international chambers of commerce, most independent economists, 3 main political parties, IFA, IBEC, IDA, ISME, SIPTU, ICTU, most major trade unions, Small Firms Association, Pfizer, Ryanair, Intel, Microsoft.
SAY IT AGAIN!! AND SAY IT LOUDER!!!!! I am from germany, I hope and "pray", wish and I am on my knees, that you VOTE NO!!! please irish galant people, SAVE OUR SOULS!!! freedom is everything!! pro europe, contra lisbon treaty!
Here in Germany we are protected from large bits of the Lisbon Treaty/Constitution....you are not !
Voting YES will not bring you any gain and voting NO will bring you no loss.
"Germany's Constitutional Court forced the government to approve new laws to repair the damage the Treaty did to national democracy. Since the Irish have not taken similar measures,the Irish people should vote NO to the Treaty on democratic grounds" (Prof.Murswiek,University of Freiburg).
NO SIDE: Shinners, Ganley, Socialists, Coir, Eirigi, UKIP, Le Pen, BNP.
YES SIDE: all international chambers of commerce, most independent economists, 3 main political parties, IFA, IBEC, SIPTU, ICTU, most major trade unions, Pfizer, Ryanair, Intel, Microsoft.
This vid, is for those with short attention spans.
Its full of fast motion graphics and misdirection.
I'ld like to see something impartial like this but slower with more explaining.
Anyway it says clearly at the start of the vid that its the re-worded rejected constitution from 2005 and surely theres the hint on the whole morality of this sneaky legislation that cant take the hint.
how about you read the treaty yourself,or the parts that matter to your nation,or personal interest(there are excerpts from it everywhere on the webz).
NO SIDE: Shinners, Ganley, Socialists, Coir, Eirigi, UKIP, Le Pen, BNP.
YES SIDE: all international chambers of commerce, most independent economists, 3 main political parties, IFA, IBEC, SIPTU, ICTU, most major trade unions, Pfizer, Ryanair, Intel, Microsoft.
1.Big business looking for cheap labour like Dell who left Ireland for Poland and Nokia who left Germany for Rumania.
2.The "elite" and overpaid politicians and burocrats in Brussels,most members of the EU Playmobil "parliament" in Strasbourg & Brussels.
NO side : France,The Netherlands,Ireland who have already voted NO + Austria,Germany and UK whom would all vote NO if "allowed" by the un-elected commission of millionares.
Do the maths and vote YES to democracy,NO to Lisbon 2.
So let me get this right, this video says that there are problems, that Lisbon tries to reform to tackle these problems, but some people say it doesn't go far enough?
Surely some reform is better than none, which is exactly what we get if Lisbon isn't passed.
Yote NO for germany, for france, for the dutch and off course for yourself and your children. Do'nt give in to dictatorship. The Lisbon treaty is nothing less than a high treason. Politicians all over europe who has been elected into force by their electorates grant these forces to an unelected bunch of burocrats in brussels. Those brusselarians rule in favor of the big corporations instead of the people. People if ireland please drop this monstrous thing once for all.
A very fine video. I'm in favour of Lisbon, but I'm delighted to see high-quality, unbiased pieces like this one, helping inform everyone on the arguments involved.
Why oh why would anyone vote for the Lisbon Treaty The only sensible vote is a NO vote keep Ireland free from those powers and countries who are only interested in the resources they can use and abuse from each and every country they have access too As a Protestant Irishman in the North of Ireland I would rather see a United Ireland than have the LIsbon Treaty Why oh who would Irishmen/women vote for a Englishman like Tony Blair to be their next President and rule over them No more English Rule
What a shambles as an Irish Protestant in the North of Ireland I was not allowed my democratic vote so I could NO to the Lisbon Treaty. Instead like the Good Friday Agreement Forced on the majority in the North of Ireland the Lisbon Treaty is being forced on the people in the 26 countries of Ireland. Like the English the Irish Government are using the threat of fear and proverty to obtain a Yes vote on the Lisbon Treaty. As a Irishman can I ask you all vote NO. Ireland will be eaten up by europe
5% of the country dont care about jobs They only want more money in their pocket Unite men and women of Ireland take to the streets and claim back Ireland As a Protestant Irishman i in the North of Ireland I am seething that fear and intimidation are being used against the mass populace Ireland and its people are being sold down the road and we and I mean all the Irishmen in Ireland are seen as nothing but serfs by the powers which would shackle us with the chains of the EEC which is repugnant
« Project Indect » is developing computer programmes to monitor & process information from web sites ;discussion forums ;file servers ;networks and individual computers.THIS PROJECT HAS EU FUNDING. All this info could then be used by SitCen ( the EUs « secret service »).
The EU already has its own para-military (EGF) and has granted its police (Europol) immunity from criminal prosecution.
They say vote yes for the ECONOMY; now let's not speculate here. How has the EU helped us in our current difficulties? Where are all these jobs? How did the EU protect jobs in the last 18 months? Why is the Polish economy the best performing in the EU? (I suspect its something to do with DELL and the like). Mark my words: THE RACE TO THE BOTTOM IN EUROPE IS ON FOLKS!!!
NEWS JUST IN - the EU has in the last hour (Saturday and all) announced they have a new fund for DELL workers...... Buy me Mr. Barrosso, buy me! To put this into context € 15 million would barely cover lunch money for the Dell employees and the others that are out of jobs because of these relocations!!! - (this comment has been sponsored by the NWO)
my god people of ireland please vote no we need to stand up for our rights as we wont have any with lisbon all we are doing is baleing out government and bankers thats it,nothing for the people only going backward in time,and what happens war we already have a new young IRA with guns rocket launchers and bombs that will be used i think it has alot to do with lisbon,i would let the government fix there problem and not bale them out they dont care about us as people only banks and money vote no
The EU is not Europe. Norway,Switzerland and Luxembourg are ALSO part of Europe,as is Iceland. Iceland is slowly coming out of recession thanks to having devalued its currency and keeping its fishing industry intact !
According to Brussels,Turkey is also part of Europe !
NO !
VOTE NO TO KEEP YOUR OWN CONSTITUTION ;CITIZENSHIP ;OWN LAWS & RIGHTS ;DECENT WAGES ;PUBLIC HEALTH & EDUCATION ;NEUTRALITY etc.
This treaty is nothing but a bunch of about 300-400 coorperate/political people planning on how to make an empire on the backs of 450 million oblivious people. Everything in this treaty smells like total shit, and theres not one single reason, i repeat, NOT ONE SINGLE REASON, to vote yes and every reason to vote no. The yes camp are pathetic with their "heart of europe" and "oh no the economy" bullshit. Any1 got a reason to vote yes that i cant shoot down 100%, bring it on.
My congrats to the makers of this video (although I was a tad dizzy by the end from all the motion). I will be voting yes as I think clarity was received on the questions posed last time. Considering Mr Ganly has jumped back in the ring - he has actually been very quiet imo. Considering the cockups that our gov has presided over in the last few years - I don't think we could be in a worse position than we are now.
europe is changing, the world is changing its no longer sustainable to continue making decisions in europe the way they have been in the past!Ireland NEEDS to say YES!!Like it or not we have been part of Europe since the 70s and we have done very very well, look at all our new roads etc!!Listening to the no voters who are only saying no for (a) the sake of it, (b) because they dont understand whats going to happen!!!! if you dont know anything about it either learn about it or dont vote!!
Theres no other referendum on this because our constitution requires us to have a referendum every time such change is proposed!people said no the last time marginly and the no campainers wanted clarity on our corporation tax and army neutrality for example, we went back negotiated and got clarity on all our issues!and people still want to say no. and on your corruption remark,power corrupts,thank god we live in a democracy and can choose to not elect these corrupted individuas again.
so soon????over a year later???do you want them to put it on hold for another while just for us so we can have a break from the hard work of ticking a box over a year ago!if they wait any longer it will need to be rewritten!thats what happens time,economy,populations evolve,hense the need for so many treaties,Amsterdam,Nice,Lisbon,etc!
You should feel privelaged that we get a referendum,its in our constitution,men died to give us this right!
When Turkey joins the EU,the Lisbon treaty will mean that voting is based on population size. This will give Turkey about 20 times the voting power of Ireland.
Unlike Ireland....Turkey does not have a social security system.
The "citizen's initiative" says it all really ! We are to become "citizens" of the EU without being asked (which is against international law). Should we "citizens" go to the trouble of raising 1 million signatures and present it to Brussels,...the un-elected commission can ignore it or use it to light their cigars (smoking has not been banned in the two parliament buildings) !
The EU it seems are not doing a very good job fighting poverty at the moment why should we think this will change? They've be at it for decades already. Tackling poverty is most effective at a community level.
Thanks for the feedback folks, it's much appreciated. EAPN Ireland is a small organisation (only five of us!) with limited resources so this is a great way to get our message out and add to the debate. Send it to your friends!
Nice video. "From Athens to Athenry" - OMG what about Connaught?!
We want to believe the EEC was set up to enhance trading in Europe, but Jean Monnet comments unfortunately suggest a different reality - small steps towards an empire.
But it isn't all doom and gloom, if people make sure to vote No to Lisbon, it would necessitate new thinking within the EU and hopefully a peelback of the previous treaties also, and a new, democratic, conception of the European neighbourhood.
"its your Europe its your vote its your choice"
if only. i would like to the chance to vote this empire down! down with the EU! BURNN!
HaiLsKuNkY 7 months ago
all people should ignore the lisbon treaty as we didnt vote for it and we dont want it
2010butchd 10 months ago
EU= European United Socialistic Republics
konradLxS 1 year ago 3
RUS Очень полезное видео, хотя и скучноватое...
atnerus 1 year ago
to deal with global problems we have to think and act globaly => Europe is the right way to do this!
shirakawa16 1 year ago
Oh dear! Give me a break!
The commission doesn´t care about the people. They don´t care about the poor.
Lisbon treaty= dictatorship.
Smulan45 1 year ago
GIVE ME A BREAK!
LISBON TREATY= DICTATORSHIP.
tHE COMMISSION DON´T CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE. THEY DON´T CARE ABOUT THE POOR.
Smulan45 1 year ago
Yes voters, are bourgeois sheeple with blinkers on.
Since when were the poor on any political agenda? Governements represent the interests of big money. Always have, always will.
The poor are treated as cattle , cheap labour reserves, they can dispose of at their leisure.
Nothing will ever change for the poor. They have no say in anything, never had any, nor will they ever have.
If they were not exploitable they'd probably just cull them. as the song goes:"culling them softly"
Beckyposhest 2 years ago
So true
Why do people think the government as a whole care about the poor? Surely it is obvious that they don't as why would they, as they are mostly all rich. The majority of governments all around the world are made up of the rich, resulting in a lack of care for the poor.
MidnightRun33 2 years ago
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MasterKawika 2 years ago
The Lisbon Treaty Needs You!!!!!!!!!!! ☛
"Member States shall undertake progressively to improve their military capabilities." Art. 42.3 TEU of the Lisbon Treaty.
"Member States shall make *civilian* and military capabilities available to the Union for the implementation of the common security and defence policy" Art. 42.3 TEU of the Lisbon Treaty.
"The common foreign and security policy" will use "national and Union resources." Art. 26.4 TEU of the Lisbon Treaty.
NoToTheNWO 2 years ago 2
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yyeeeessss...
ireland is back in the game europe.
GO FUCK YOURSELVES ANTI EU LUNATICS!
urfadder 2 years ago
"Public opinion will be led to adopt, without knowing it, the proposals that we dare not present to them directly - All the earlier proposals will be in the new text, but will be hidden and disguised in some way."
- V.Giscard DEstaing, Sunday Telegraph, 1 July 2007
Vote No!
NoToTheNWO 2 years ago 4
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*NO SIDE: Shinners, Ganley, Socialists, Coir, Eirigi, UKIP, Le Pen, BNP.
*YES SIDE: all international chambers of commerce, most independent economists, 3 main political parties, IFA, IBEC, IDA, ISME, SIPTU, ICTU, most major trade unions, Small Firms Association, Pfizer, Ryanair, Intel, Microsoft.
Who you going to trust?
urfadder 2 years ago
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SAY IT AGAIN!! AND SAY IT LOUDER!!!!! I am from germany, I hope and "pray", wish and I am on my knees, that you VOTE NO!!! please irish galant people, SAVE OUR SOULS!!! freedom is everything!! pro europe, contra lisbon treaty!
Prohumani 2 years ago
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Here in Germany we are protected from large bits of the Lisbon Treaty/Constitution....you are not !
Voting YES will not bring you any gain and voting NO will bring you no loss.
"Germany's Constitutional Court forced the government to approve new laws to repair the damage the Treaty did to national democracy. Since the Irish have not taken similar measures,the Irish people should vote NO to the Treaty on democratic grounds" (Prof.Murswiek,University of Freiburg).
Spenner56 2 years ago
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NO SIDE: Shinners, Ganley, Socialists, Coir, Eirigi, UKIP, Le Pen, BNP.
YES SIDE: all international chambers of commerce, most independent economists, 3 main political parties, IFA, IBEC, SIPTU, ICTU, most major trade unions, Pfizer, Ryanair, Intel, Microsoft.
Who you going to trust?
urfadder 2 years ago
This vid, is for those with short attention spans.
Its full of fast motion graphics and misdirection.
I'ld like to see something impartial like this but slower with more explaining.
Anyway it says clearly at the start of the vid that its the re-worded rejected constitution from 2005 and surely theres the hint on the whole morality of this sneaky legislation that cant take the hint.
dodonoghue 2 years ago 2
how about you read the treaty yourself,or the parts that matter to your nation,or personal interest(there are excerpts from it everywhere on the webz).
Kamadeva01 2 years ago
I tried its unreadable, its just a list of amendments to the rejected 2005 constitution how about you read it and prove me wrong.
dodonoghue 2 years ago 2
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NO SIDE: Shinners, Ganley, Socialists, Coir, Eirigi, UKIP, Le Pen, BNP.
YES SIDE: all international chambers of commerce, most independent economists, 3 main political parties, IFA, IBEC, SIPTU, ICTU, most major trade unions, Pfizer, Ryanair, Intel, Microsoft.
Who you going to trust?
urfadder 2 years ago
No to Lisbon.
RCIRL 2 years ago 4
YES side :
1.Big business looking for cheap labour like Dell who left Ireland for Poland and Nokia who left Germany for Rumania.
2.The "elite" and overpaid politicians and burocrats in Brussels,most members of the EU Playmobil "parliament" in Strasbourg & Brussels.
NO side : France,The Netherlands,Ireland who have already voted NO + Austria,Germany and UK whom would all vote NO if "allowed" by the un-elected commission of millionares.
Do the maths and vote YES to democracy,NO to Lisbon 2.
Spenner56 2 years ago 4
Stop LIESbon Treaty!!
Irish, SAY NO AGAIN!!
PortugalIV 2 years ago 5
So let me get this right, this video says that there are problems, that Lisbon tries to reform to tackle these problems, but some people say it doesn't go far enough?
Surely some reform is better than none, which is exactly what we get if Lisbon isn't passed.
Storinius 2 years ago
NO TO LIES - NO TO LISBON
Don't trust the our self-serving Elite who want to sell the country for a few Euros!
TheEuropeanAgenda 2 years ago 2
AMEN VOTE NO!
paddymourinho 2 years ago 2
Yote NO for germany, for france, for the dutch and off course for yourself and your children. Do'nt give in to dictatorship. The Lisbon treaty is nothing less than a high treason. Politicians all over europe who has been elected into force by their electorates grant these forces to an unelected bunch of burocrats in brussels. Those brusselarians rule in favor of the big corporations instead of the people. People if ireland please drop this monstrous thing once for all.
Frydward 2 years ago 2
A very fine video. I'm in favour of Lisbon, but I'm delighted to see high-quality, unbiased pieces like this one, helping inform everyone on the arguments involved.
stretchneil 2 years ago
Why oh why would anyone vote for the Lisbon Treaty The only sensible vote is a NO vote keep Ireland free from those powers and countries who are only interested in the resources they can use and abuse from each and every country they have access too As a Protestant Irishman in the North of Ireland I would rather see a United Ireland than have the LIsbon Treaty Why oh who would Irishmen/women vote for a Englishman like Tony Blair to be their next President and rule over them No more English Rule
UlidianPechts 2 years ago
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Germanys leading EXPERT ON THE LISBON TREATY is Prof. Schachtschneider of Nurenberg University. Here's what he said to the Irish Times :
"Without an Irish No, all people in Europe face exploitation, war and injustice. The Irish have the opportunity to save human dignity in Europe."
Google :
Project Indect (EU funded project to monitor You-tube,Facebook,blogs,our personal PC's etc)
EGF (the EUs own Para-military)
Sitcen (the EUs own secret service)
NO 2 increased EU power !
Vote NO !
Spenner56 2 years ago
PLEASE ireland vote no! the peoples of europe dont want this!
Allyness92 2 years ago 2
What a shambles as an Irish Protestant in the North of Ireland I was not allowed my democratic vote so I could NO to the Lisbon Treaty. Instead like the Good Friday Agreement Forced on the majority in the North of Ireland the Lisbon Treaty is being forced on the people in the 26 countries of Ireland. Like the English the Irish Government are using the threat of fear and proverty to obtain a Yes vote on the Lisbon Treaty. As a Irishman can I ask you all vote NO. Ireland will be eaten up by europe
UlidianPechts 2 years ago
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No means No.... nationalism is the only solution, I am not celebrating diversity.... it makes me sick
buckodcelt 2 years ago
Your Europe.
Your Vote.
Your Choice.
Really? Then howcome Ireland was the only Nation to actually have a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty?
But wait, why play this game? This treaty is nothing new, all they did was change the name of the bloody thing, to force Ireland to vote again...
isair81 2 years ago
I'm still voting No.....Again!
leenguy 2 years ago
Vote Yes keep our jobs
yesforworkers 2 years ago
You're an idiot!
Yougovian 2 years ago
5% of the country dont care about jobs They only want more money in their pocket Unite men and women of Ireland take to the streets and claim back Ireland As a Protestant Irishman i in the North of Ireland I am seething that fear and intimidation are being used against the mass populace Ireland and its people are being sold down the road and we and I mean all the Irishmen in Ireland are seen as nothing but serfs by the powers which would shackle us with the chains of the EEC which is repugnant
UlidianPechts 2 years ago
Say NO to this kind of EU !
« Project Indect » is developing computer programmes to monitor & process information from web sites ;discussion forums ;file servers ;networks and individual computers.THIS PROJECT HAS EU FUNDING. All this info could then be used by SitCen ( the EUs « secret service »).
The EU already has its own para-military (EGF) and has granted its police (Europol) immunity from criminal prosecution.
This is Europe NOT Pinochet's Chile !
Ireland,PLEASE stop Lisbon 2 !
Spenner56 2 years ago
Love your work! amazing, well done!
vfonsek1 2 years ago 3
They say vote yes for the ECONOMY; now let's not speculate here. How has the EU helped us in our current difficulties? Where are all these jobs? How did the EU protect jobs in the last 18 months? Why is the Polish economy the best performing in the EU? (I suspect its something to do with DELL and the like). Mark my words: THE RACE TO THE BOTTOM IN EUROPE IS ON FOLKS!!!
TheEuropeanAgenda 2 years ago
barroso has just announced €14.8 million for the dell workers
shayno125 2 years ago
NEWS JUST IN - the EU has in the last hour (Saturday and all) announced they have a new fund for DELL workers...... Buy me Mr. Barrosso, buy me! To put this into context € 15 million would barely cover lunch money for the Dell employees and the others that are out of jobs because of these relocations!!! - (this comment has been sponsored by the NWO)
TheEuropeanAgenda 2 years ago
A recent report from the European Parliament Committee on Employment showed that the majority of DELL operations did not go to Poland, but to China.
IrelandBoi1987 2 years ago 3
Sorry the source of your information was??
TheEuropeanAgenda 2 years ago
no means no
jcarroll1000 2 years ago
my god people of ireland please vote no we need to stand up for our rights as we wont have any with lisbon all we are doing is baleing out government and bankers thats it,nothing for the people only going backward in time,and what happens war we already have a new young IRA with guns rocket launchers and bombs that will be used i think it has alot to do with lisbon,i would let the government fix there problem and not bale them out they dont care about us as people only banks and money vote no
jcarroll1000 2 years ago
YES or NO arguments.
YES !
VOTE YES TO STAY PART OF A CONTINENT (Europe).
The EU is not Europe. Norway,Switzerland and Luxembourg are ALSO part of Europe,as is Iceland. Iceland is slowly coming out of recession thanks to having devalued its currency and keeping its fishing industry intact !
According to Brussels,Turkey is also part of Europe !
NO !
VOTE NO TO KEEP YOUR OWN CONSTITUTION ;CITIZENSHIP ;OWN LAWS & RIGHTS ;DECENT WAGES ;PUBLIC HEALTH & EDUCATION ;NEUTRALITY etc.
Yes or No ?
Spenner56 2 years ago
Irish Citizenship, the Minimum Wage, Health, Education, Neutrality and Social Issues were never under threat from the Treaty of Lisbon.
Show me the articles in the Treaty that support your argument.
And Turkey is part of Europe.
IrelandBoi1987 2 years ago
This treaty is nothing but a bunch of about 300-400 coorperate/political people planning on how to make an empire on the backs of 450 million oblivious people. Everything in this treaty smells like total shit, and theres not one single reason, i repeat, NOT ONE SINGLE REASON, to vote yes and every reason to vote no. The yes camp are pathetic with their "heart of europe" and "oh no the economy" bullshit. Any1 got a reason to vote yes that i cant shoot down 100%, bring it on.
Towerfallart5000 2 years ago
My congrats to the makers of this video (although I was a tad dizzy by the end from all the motion). I will be voting yes as I think clarity was received on the questions posed last time. Considering Mr Ganly has jumped back in the ring - he has actually been very quiet imo. Considering the cockups that our gov has presided over in the last few years - I don't think we could be in a worse position than we are now.
Fantasia90210 2 years ago
NO!
chucx 2 years ago
europe is changing, the world is changing its no longer sustainable to continue making decisions in europe the way they have been in the past!Ireland NEEDS to say YES!!Like it or not we have been part of Europe since the 70s and we have done very very well, look at all our new roads etc!!Listening to the no voters who are only saying no for (a) the sake of it, (b) because they dont understand whats going to happen!!!! if you dont know anything about it either learn about it or dont vote!!
damomcg 2 years ago
Ireland already said NO.
Are we just going to repeat the same referendum again and again until we get the YES?
I say NO to the Lisbon Treaty.
microphonix 2 years ago
YES! ariba ariba!
elmarcoco 2 years ago
Look at the United States right now:
- endless corruption
- endless welfare
- endless wars
- endless government spending
None of the concepts put forth in the Lisbon treaty have worked that well have they ?
The big problem is the politicians are too corrupt to follow any kind of rule of law.
Who is better governing Ireland some corrupt idiot in Brussels or an Citizen of Ireland that is ACCOUNTABLE to the IRISH TAXPAYERS.
boots920 2 years ago
really? I haven't seen much accountability for the mess Irish politicians have put Ireland in
and I'm talking mostly Fianna Fail here. I think actually Irish people need foreign leadership, it seems to be working with Trappatoni :P
elmarcoco 2 years ago
Well let's start with how come there's no other referendum on this bull shit ?
2nd hasn't there already been a referendum what right does the government have to impose another one so soon.
Look at the EU politicians corruption in action.
boots920 2 years ago
Theres no other referendum on this because our constitution requires us to have a referendum every time such change is proposed!people said no the last time marginly and the no campainers wanted clarity on our corporation tax and army neutrality for example, we went back negotiated and got clarity on all our issues!and people still want to say no. and on your corruption remark,power corrupts,thank god we live in a democracy and can choose to not elect these corrupted individuas again.
damomcg 2 years ago
Hey how come there's another referendum so soon ?
Also how come no other country gets a referendum.
Looks suspect to me, no benefit for the people.
boots920 2 years ago
so soon????over a year later???do you want them to put it on hold for another while just for us so we can have a break from the hard work of ticking a box over a year ago!if they wait any longer it will need to be rewritten!thats what happens time,economy,populations evolve,hense the need for so many treaties,Amsterdam,Nice,Lisbon,etc!
You should feel privelaged that we get a referendum,its in our constitution,men died to give us this right!
damomcg 2 years ago
Well I call bull shit, Ireland doesn't need the EU and their bull crap politics.
You might as well tattoo a ser # on your forehead...
I don't want them to put it on hold the results on the first referendum said NO. So the EU needs to piss off...
boots920 2 years ago
good but too on the fence
expectationlost 2 years ago
Excellent job, really thought-provoking!
Nephtys80 2 years ago
We ARE European! This is the first publication that compels the viewer to think like one.
antoinettehensey 2 years ago
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When Turkey joins the EU,the Lisbon treaty will mean that voting is based on population size. This will give Turkey about 20 times the voting power of Ireland.
Unlike Ireland....Turkey does not have a social security system.
Google Open Europe and No 2 Lisbon 2.
Spenner56 2 years ago 2
The "citizen's initiative" says it all really ! We are to become "citizens" of the EU without being asked (which is against international law). Should we "citizens" go to the trouble of raising 1 million signatures and present it to Brussels,...the un-elected commission can ignore it or use it to light their cigars (smoking has not been banned in the two parliament buildings) !
THIS is how far democracy has declined in Europe.
It is sad and a disgrace at the same time.
Spenner56 2 years ago
really beautiful graphics... more people should be doing things like this. Thanks EAPN!
dominiqueevemcmullan 2 years ago
Very slick presentation and the content is actually fresh, engaging and informative. Really great job!
orangekel 2 years ago
The EU it seems are not doing a very good job fighting poverty at the moment why should we think this will change? They've be at it for decades already. Tackling poverty is most effective at a community level.
TheEuropeanAgenda 2 years ago
Thanks for the feedback folks, it's much appreciated. EAPN Ireland is a small organisation (only five of us!) with limited resources so this is a great way to get our message out and add to the debate. Send it to your friends!
Mark (EAPN Ireland)
eapnireland 2 years ago
Feckin' marvellous. Really smooth and apt.
voteforjaundice 2 years ago
That was brilliant, graphics are savage. I finally get the Lisbon Treaty :)
elenaverling 2 years ago
Very good and really informative.
annakeal 2 years ago
Nice video. "From Athens to Athenry" - OMG what about Connaught?!
We want to believe the EEC was set up to enhance trading in Europe, but Jean Monnet comments unfortunately suggest a different reality - small steps towards an empire.
But it isn't all doom and gloom, if people make sure to vote No to Lisbon, it would necessitate new thinking within the EU and hopefully a peelback of the previous treaties also, and a new, democratic, conception of the European neighbourhood.
ProtectingDemocracy 2 years ago
clear and concise..well done
antoinettehensey 2 years ago
Looks very good.
motbag 2 years ago