The Netherlands is making preparations for the United States to sanction the International Criminal Court, in the last escalation of the Trump Administration’s attacks on the global tribunal.
Independence from the US does not mean independence from fascism however, and all the dubious chat control and id verification stuff that they’ve been pushing for does bring it more in kine with policing thought.
The EU is one of the most polycentric political entities, still capable of creating laws. That in itself is quite against fascist ways of doing things. It also means, that all of what you mentioned here has supporters but also faces strong oppositions by parts. The main pushers are in the national capitals, the Commission is complicit, the European Parliament is, as could be expected largely torn by party affiliation and the court of the European Union is pretty strongly opposed in general.
In the end it comes down to the voters. Contrary to the claims of some, we actually do have a choice to vote the fascists in power or keep them away from it.
Independence from the US does not mean independence from fascism however, and all the dubious chat control and id verification stuff that they’ve been pushing for does bring it more in kine with policing thought.
The EU is one of the most polycentric political entities, still capable of creating laws. That in itself is quite against fascist ways of doing things. It also means, that all of what you mentioned here has supporters but also faces strong oppositions by parts. The main pushers are in the national capitals, the Commission is complicit, the European Parliament is, as could be expected largely torn by party affiliation and the court of the European Union is pretty strongly opposed in general.
In the end it comes down to the voters. Contrary to the claims of some, we actually do have a choice to vote the fascists in power or keep them away from it.