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Plain old backroom deals. Same way she got the job.

The EU isn't a democracy, it is actually governed by backroom deals between member states' governments.

I'll take my good old backroom deals EU over the shitcoin peddling US officials any day of the week.
Well yes of course but don't think this couldn't happen here either. A lot of countries like France or Germany are very close to falling to the same extreme right forces the US has.
I don't. The US has flaws, but the EU is like having an STD.
For everything else, there's Monarchy.
EU propaganda really pays for itself if people still fall for this false dichotomy.
I would say there is a much stronger incentive for anti EU propaganda nowadays.

Certain state level actors would love some more anti EU sentiments right now.

On the other side, who the hell would pay for pro EU propaganda?

> Certain state level actors would love some more anti EU sentiments right now.

EU is great at creating anti EU sentiments. They don't need foreign actors. Chat Control is just one example.

Chat Control is indeed terrible. But they've done a lot of good too. Like RoHS, GDPR, DSA/DMA.
An Essay on EU’s DSA Censorship on Freedom of Speech

https://profdenoli.substack.com/p/an-essay-on-eus-dsa-censor...

> On the other side, who the hell would pay for pro EU propaganda?

The EU, countries governed by pro-EU governments.

> Certain state level actors would love some more anti EU sentiments right now.

Why? What means do they have to produce it?

What means? Are you unaware of the massive Russian government sponsored misinformation and political influencing?

And no, whatever the US or the EU do, it is not the same.

> On the other side, who the hell would pay for pro EU propaganda?

No one - the EU gets its money from force: taxes on citizens and fines from companies created in more entrepreneurial environments than the EU can produce.

> taxes on citizens

1% of VAT goes to the EU, yes.

> fines from companies created in more entrepreneurial environments than the EU can produce.

Mostly the ones that have actually been imposed (on GDPR) go to the national governments.

Seems like we agree: you don't need to advertise when you can force money out of people through VAT and rent-seek your citizens as customers.