So it is then...
"Respect the Irish vote"
the problem is: Which one?
In the times of "Enforced Democracy" in which we live the only vote to be respected is the last one. That is the one that gives the "expected", "desired" outcome. The Irish were too stubborn not to ratify the Lisbon Treaty -the evolution of the [in]famous European Constitution- through a parlamentary vote. Instead they opted for a referendum which gave a clear "No" last June. (I also had a few words to say back then).
Too stubborn they were, but not stubborn enough. EU policy is "vote till you drop", meaning till you drop the case, your case, till you realize that what you have to say doesn't really matter. What really matters is that you appear to be voting (even if it is time and again), justifying the republican "ideals" of the union.
Whether the Lisbon Treaty is a "step forward" or a "historical mistake" is irrelevant. It is now clearer than ever that the Europeans need not have any worries about whether their choices prove to be the right ones.
Because they actually have none.
PS. Greece is holding a general election today. Isn't it sad to see how similar a feeling of vanity the whole process yields to us Greeks?
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