EU citizens feel "disappointed, desempowered, disillusioned". And @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu 's truly disastrous capitulation before Trump just showed again why....

They have NEVER had real democracy, so how can they be against something they have never had/or allowed to have.

They are bored.

What's the alternative and why is it better?

If there was a single successful country to see as a model of neoliberal government, wouldn’t we want that ? There isn’t.

Yup, right wing propaganda doing its job until it ends up in another big reset (war) Humanity is doomed

Except voter turnout is generally higher than in the US...

Yeah. That will happen when politicians get voted in and then do the opposite of what they say they would. Do that often enough and people get fed up. Go figure.

Well, let's see how they like living in an autocratic society. People are spoiled and have no idea.

I suspect this is from the perspective of those who have only ever known, and taken for granted, all the benefits of living in a democracy. Maybe they should live under an authoritarian regime for a while and then see if they still view democracy with the same apathy.

Let's face it, the relationship between what voters vote for and subsequent policies is virtually zero.

wow

Break up the Axel-Springer group and investigate the crimes of its executives and major shareholders.