EU Consumer Re-education Programme
Der Spiegel reports:"Only a select few VIPs are allowed to park on the paved lot directly next to the entrance to the enormous Berlaymont building in Brussels, the headquarters of the European Commission. The luxury sedans lined up in the parking lot include Audis, BMWs, Jaguars and Mercedes. The chauffeurs keep the engines running in the winter to stay warm, and in the summer to keep their energy-consuming air-conditioning systems going.
The contents of the Berlaymont's parking lot are especially impressive on Wednesdays, when European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and the 26 European Union commissioners gather around the conference table on the 14th floor. They often discuss climate protection, and what ought to be done to promote it."
Now, in furtherance of their selfless eco-crusade, they have decided to impose tough new EU regulations on advertising for gas-guzzling cars. "According to an EU strategy document, the plan is about nothing less than "rebuilding society" and "changing habits in consumption and production."
Indeed, the plans go far beyond car advertising. "From breakfast cereal to Coca-Cola, everything is being classified as being either good or bad for citizens, who apparently have lost the ability to make that judgment on their own. Brussels... is staging "a gigantic reeducation program for consumers and producers."
Did you vote for this?
Well, no, of course you didn't.
Nobody voted for it.
It's just one more example of the fascist superstate doing just what the hell its Obergruppenführers decide. Whatever we may think.
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