Portugal Just Banned Democracy by Rash <http://mindsetsathreat.com/author/rash/> · October 23, 2015
An anti austerity coalition consisting of various left wing parties and led the the Portuguese socialist party gained majority of votes in parliament only to be refused entry to government by Anibal Cavaco Silva, Portugal’s constitutional president on the grounds of “national interest”. The Telegraph reports <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11949701/AEP-Eurozone-crosses-Rubicon-as-Portugals-anti-euro-Left-banned-from-power.html> ; Portugal has entered dangerous political waters. For the first time since the creation of Europe’s monetary union, a member state has taken the explicit step of forbidding eurosceptic parties from taking office on the grounds of national interest. Anibal Cavaco Silva, Portugal’s constitutional president, has refused to appoint a Left-wing coalition government even though it secured an absolute majority in the Portuguese parliament and won a mandate to smash the austerity regime bequeathed by the EU-IMF Troika.” According the Portuguese president; “In 40 years of democracy, no government in Portugal has ever depended on the support of anti-European forces, that is to say forces that campaigned to abrogate the Lisbon Treaty, the Fiscal Compact, the Growth and Stability Pact, as well as to dismantle monetary union and take Portugal out of the euro, in addition to wanting the dissolution of NATO,” Although this is certainly the most obvious display of the European Union’s truly undemocratic nature in recent times, it is unfortunately not the first time that a European Union member state has spat in the face of actual democracy. When Ireland voted no <http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2015/10/19/asking-the-public-twice-why-do-voters-change-their-minds-in-second-referendums-on-eu-treaties/> to the Lisbon treaty, a treaty that vastly consolidated political power in the E.U away from member states and into the hands of Brussels, the Irish government, being unhappy with the outcome of democracy, simply held another vote. ‘Yes vote’ propaganda was intensified by Irish establishment media outlets and the rest is history. A very unhappy, poverty stricken and austerity riddled history. With the prevailing attitude of “you can vote but only the way we want you to” coming from Brussels and their European puppet governments it will be interesting to see how much more blatant fascistic behavior Europeans will stand, especially with secret trade like TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) on the cards. Euroskeptic groups are gaining traction throughout Europe in response to issues that seem inseparable from being in the E.U, like austerity. Both the left and the right have made major gains <http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27559714> since the 2008 financial crash. Unfortunately, in the case of countries like Portugal and Ireland the established response is to simply suspend democracy. If you want to see more content like this be sure to like our FB page <https://www.facebook.com/Mindsets-A-Threat-752974618153202/> and Twitter <https://twitter.com/MindSetThreat> ! http://mindsetsathreat.com/2015/10/23/portugal-just-banned-democracy/
