EU: Empire Looming

Yesterday, a certain Swoboda (a nobody, I met a lot of European nobodies as an interpreter) gave a statement to the effect Croatia must first conclude negotiations to "join" EU before having new elections. On FB I was mild indeed: I called him a European cunt. But let's review this issue in more civil terms.

Putting aside the question of why on Earth Croatia, after finally having won its independence, precarious as it is, would rush to join another empire, Swoboda the bureaucrat presumes the following:
- that he is expected to counsel the Croatian Government on what to do in vital internal affairs,
- that he is aware of the outcome of the future referendum,
- that Croatians like being lectured by somebody like him through mass media.

Latest polls indicate Croatians are less than willing to "join". Just the about the sole argument for it would be foreign help for restructuring our feeble institutions and servicing our loans. However, I see no advantage, really, to replace one foul situation with one that smells even ranker.

The situation reminds me of a great documentary on Iceland I saw this summer; I think it's called the Dreamland. World tradesmen and organisation officials come to the country, only to plunder and devastate its resources and - mindfuck people in the process, rewarding corrupt officials that later become "consultants". Gross.

However, we are left with some dignity. It is expressed in the so-called drunken cafe talk, where, if you get closer to locals, you can hear: "And I'll tell you something. When we have finally joined, they'll fall apart".