> Let's create policies that all European nations can agree on > Let's start with immigration Yeah, good luck :)

@uninstaller2860

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@nene11123

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr volt is a foolish party

@ianbirchfield5124

2 жыл бұрын

a migration policy all europeans can agree one? easy! close the european borders borders. i guarentee you no europeans will complain

@nene11123

2 жыл бұрын

@@ianbirchfield5124 okay you're right about that

@herculeskoutalidis1369

2 жыл бұрын

Right now, every nation in Europe rejects any distribution of immigrants, with the possible exceptions of Germany and France.

My uncle voted volt because he's an electrician😑

2 жыл бұрын

Electrifying.

@praxz4171

2 жыл бұрын

based

@bapo224

2 жыл бұрын

Shocking

@denis_denis05

2 жыл бұрын

Energetic man!

@howler6490

2 жыл бұрын

Stick to what you know

Reading through the comments I think a video about "centralisation"/"centralised state" and "federalisation"/"federal state" might be very useful.

@Molhedim

2 жыл бұрын

@Anakiana this right here.

@IONATVS

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, people who don’t live in a country with a federal system seem to think Federalism is a jump straight to fully centralized rule and not the compromise BETWEEN centralized and local rule that it’s always been. They see the US or Germany or Brazil and only see their unified foreign policies not the many more policies decided at a regional/state level.

@user-nf9xc7ww7m

2 жыл бұрын

@@IONATVS One must also look at weak federalism vs strong federalism. A key is are the governors (state/provincial heads of state) elected/appointed by the national govt (strong federalism) or the state govt (weak federalism).

@IONATVS

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-nf9xc7ww7m Most people mean what you call weak federalism when they say federalism. Because if the State executive isn’t independent of the national executive, that’s not really “independent levels of government with power over different policy domains,” which is kinda the whole point of federalism

@user-nf9xc7ww7m

2 жыл бұрын

@@IONATVS Iirc, Russia and India, which are both federations, have the national govt appoint the state/regional governors.

I never get tired of those little guys with their sneakers.

@thehiker_7860

2 жыл бұрын

Neither do i

@runedyrting8476

2 жыл бұрын

?????

@leoross1606

2 жыл бұрын

My guy the leader of you party is literally called o’tool your in no position to make fun of name

@ducdarcot4131

2 жыл бұрын

Hi JJ!

@lexergaming

2 жыл бұрын

same

Fun-fact: In Portugal, even in tiny cities, the party Volt has created a list and is candidate for the municipal elections in September. Besides that the main candidate in one of the cities is Portuguese-Ukrainian.

@anti-emo4721

2 жыл бұрын

Portuguese-Ukrainian!? I guess he knows how the Soviet, oh I mean European Union works...

@tissohann8457

2 жыл бұрын

@@anti-emo4721 lmagine comparing soviet union to european union. What a world we live in

@user-rq7zm9uw7d

2 жыл бұрын

@@anti-emo4721 there are a lot of Ukrainians in Europe, and, according to how they voted in Embassies and Consulates, they are REALLY anti-Soviet and anti-Russia

@propagandalf577

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-rq7zm9uw7d Not that suprising considering Russia annexed crimea and is keeping the war in eastern Ukraine going. The West meanwhile is leaving Ukraine to it's fate...

@exarder1377

2 жыл бұрын

They already broke campaign promises in The Netherlands, very dissapointed in them.

I'd be interested in a more in-depth video on Volt's policies!

@dredfell

2 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@rioalfacinha

2 жыл бұрын

@@dredfell What topics interest you the most? Maybe I can give you some pointers.

@niklas300

2 жыл бұрын

Fill out the TLDR EU Google form :D

@Molhedim

2 жыл бұрын

@Quixotic me too

@Tovalokodonc

2 жыл бұрын

It's obvious what they want. Overrun Europe with outsiders.

I am very much for a federalized Europe. Us small countries need to unite so our values and democracies can survive the coming turbulent times.

@feelmehish8506

11 ай бұрын

you want to live in a oversized bureaucracy/ Go live in China

@radored7750

11 ай бұрын

I agree, but it will take a lot of time until it happen, united Europe have so much potencial, and it would protect democracy,i live in the Czech republic and i"am still waiting when we will accept euro, i hope that it will be in the next ten years.

@foxival5150

11 ай бұрын

I agree with you

@miagatwa2457

11 ай бұрын

Agreed, there is a strength in numbers

@imperialhistati2348

7 ай бұрын

I don’t think federalism fits Europe. Rather confederation

Thank you TLDR for creating this video back in the day, without this, i would probably not have found Volt when I did, and now i am the Co-president of Volt Sweden and was the list leader for the Swedish General Election.

Could you make a video about all the political groupings in the EU parliament, and the national parties they're made of? And perhaps explain the trans-national groupings a bit more detailed (I still didn't quite get it)? I'd love to find out more! Also, a video about DiEM25 and other pan-european parties would be great too :*

@nicolaspeters2812

2 жыл бұрын

In the description you will find a link to suggest a video topic

@SchwertKruemel

2 жыл бұрын

talking about all national parties would take way too long, the epp alone consist of 51 parties where of 42 have at least one representitive in parlament

@avgeek707

2 жыл бұрын

YES YES YES

@KarlSnarks

2 жыл бұрын

@@SchwertKruemel They wouldn't have to mention all national parties within the trans-national groupings. They could just explain the general ideological affiliation of the groupings and talk about a few prominent national parties within them.

@Tysonhayter

2 жыл бұрын

@@KarlSnarks they aren't always as coherent at the EU level as they tend to be at the national. Depends on their pet issues and where they're prioritised.

I am pro EU but I do think they need to be careful. There are strong anti-EU voices in the EU and if further integration were to push a country like France to leave then the whole project is seriously at risk.

@GASummary

2 жыл бұрын

You're right. "European federalism" means "Countries will stop to exist as sovereign state". Many countries won't want that. Especially France, who have a history of wanting to maintain independence, and eastern Europe, for obvious historic reasons.

@bogdanmeoff2399

2 жыл бұрын

@@GASummary Im pretty sure everyone is scared of Germany as usual

@radugherman8026

2 жыл бұрын

France has a veto vote, and they are landlocked to many neighbours. People in France are also very largely pro-eu, so much so even the France en Marcche party had to change their euro-sceptic stance to maintain polling. Doubtful they`ll leave.

@GASummary

2 жыл бұрын

@@radugherman8026 You do understand there is a huuuuuge margin between being pro-EU as it currently exist, and accepting your country will cease to exist, right?

@happyelephant5384

2 жыл бұрын

@@GASummary even states in US didn't fully cease their existence so unlikely it will happen in EU

Volt is a very young party with young members and are trying to get the issues that younger people find more important. I also like the fact that they are reachable. They actively try to listen to the people who voted for them and explain their reasoning. It's something more parties should do.

@Tysonhayter

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah happens every decade or so. Never achieve enough support to make an impact and end up alienating most who did lend their support because of it. Youth are a great asset in politics but also have downsides - very easy for them to drink the Kool-Aid and become true believers, only to then be rocked to the core and utterly destroyed when it all flops, ending up alienated, or worse, apathetic

@belstar1128

Жыл бұрын

Zoomers that live in lala land.

@moisuomi

Жыл бұрын

I am young and no support for volt

2:16 Volt doing Slovakia dirty leaving them out of federal Europe

@Ronnet

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that was used a bad image used by TLDR. Is there an Volt-Slovakia story I don't know about?

@radohanculak1740

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ronnet As a Slovak, I've never heard of Volt from any of our media outlets, must be a mistake in video-editing.

@slendysmapping9038

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm Slovak and never heard about Volt, I don't know what's happening about the whole thing

@bobthebox2993

Ай бұрын

@@slendysmapping9038 I mean, I am from Belgium and I only first heard about Volt 1 year ago, so I guess you heard about them sooner than I did.

As somebody from N. Ireland this party sounds quite interesting. We are still in the customs union but have been dragged out of the EU against our will and have no representation. Having members of a pan European party elected here could see us get some say again.

@NaiveDJack

2 жыл бұрын

Volt UK is known as the first party campaigning to rejoin the EU

@shaunfowley2584

2 жыл бұрын

🇮🇪❤🇪🇺

@galaxyred7

2 жыл бұрын

@@shaunfowley2584 from a fellow Irishman, I agree, EU really helped Ireland 🇮🇪💚🇪🇺

@rjtimmerman2861

2 жыл бұрын

Northern Ireland is probably one of the most forgotten places in the world lol No disrespect btw

@neodym5809

2 жыл бұрын

@@rjtimmerman2861 It is in the center of attention of both the EU and USA.

I would like to see a video on DiEM25, it is different to Volt as it has different parties within the party like Together (razem) in Poland which affiliates with DiEM25

@lucasamorelliribeirokornex60

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see it too. True, DIEM25 isnt quite a pan european party, more like an umbrella that support different left leaning parties across the EU.

@twojstarypijany3182

2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see a video about Diem25 too

@lucasamorelliribeirokornex60

2 жыл бұрын

@@kosinusify It's different because they are also not a Faction at the EU level (the EPP is a faction), and they dont have anyone at the European Partliament (as far as I know). But the dynamic has some similarities. Additionally, but are not centralized, and they are different parties with some key similar policies.

@hannahg8439

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@royblekman8186

2 жыл бұрын

Same

Volt is a great party, and their swift electoral success suggests a vacuum of European politics that ought to be filled. However, DiEM's policies seem much more thought out. I would love to see an alliance between the two. They are more alike than different. Just like Europeans! 😊

@lukas54cz71

9 ай бұрын

Is it? They will remove you if you disagrew on lgbt stuff

@bread2546

9 ай бұрын

Europeans lost their shared values after WW1 u muppet

@tinfoil6626

9 ай бұрын

@@lukas54cz71 What are those disagreements? Depending on what those disagreements are, they might be proven right or you made it clear it's a genuine concern.

@lukas54cz71

9 ай бұрын

@@tinfoil6626 Let me guess. Wanting for children to consent to puberty blockers even when they do not have that ability to concern. Pronoun issue is in western world but we did not agree to change our grammar to please beliefs of small group of individuals, then terminology concerning trans women and trans men, wanting them to be called something they ain't and then xenogenders. I think that is all. Homosexual issues are quite none as you cannot be converted to love same sex.

I was really curious about Volt! Glad you guys made the video.

2:45 "Alternatives for prisons" UK: Heard of Australia m8?

Volt has a Discord Server btw, feel free to join

@isaks7042

2 жыл бұрын

Go the the webside, scroll down and the link will be there. See you there soon :)

@iceylore7767

2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see y'all here!

@Sitethief

2 жыл бұрын

It's an awesome server!

@vlad8241

2 жыл бұрын

Make sure to join so you can find out even more about volt! 💜

@imnotjustiny.5926

2 жыл бұрын

Looks great! I will join!

*The multi-speed Europe thesis envisions an alternative type of European integration, where the EU countries that want a more integrated EU can accelerate.*

@lamebubblesflysohigh

2 жыл бұрын

nothing is stopping Germany and France from forming their own federation within current EU

@squirrel287

2 жыл бұрын

@@lamebubblesflysohigh that's exactly what I want the actuel EU is stuck but it's way harder than it looks.

The whole "accept more 'refugees' out of solidarity for the south" argument is such a strange line of thought. If mass migration of Middle Easterners and Africans is indeed such a horrible plague, surely the answer is not to encourage even more migration by rewarding those who successfully make the trip, but to discourage it by returning them to their countries of origin. I'm aware that the 1951 Refugee Convention, written for the completely different context of WWII, are seen by some as Holy Gospel, but an increasing segment of the population is growing exasperated with this endless self-flagellation. Elites are holding the south hostage, and it's transparent.

@ietomos7634

2 жыл бұрын

These people are not refugees. They are migrants. Illegal migrants.

@nonames9935

2 жыл бұрын

My argument was always "How many Jews migrated to Nazi germany?"

@eljanrimsa5843

2 жыл бұрын

But they don't argue "accept more refugees", they argue "the refugees should be spread more evenly".

@thomas3236

2 жыл бұрын

@@eljanrimsa5843 They argue "we must make more legal ways for illegals to enter the EU", which does increase immigration. And the distribution of them rusults in the normally obvious problems (like increase in crimes) being less easy to spott. They wanto activly import people who have negative effects on countries and hide it, by trying to distribute the negative effects equally.

@eljanrimsa5843

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomas3236 Regarding refugees, they argue they need to be split more evenly among the member countries. Regarding economic migrants, they argue if we create legal paths to immigration, there will be less illegal attempts.

I'm in favour of parties like Volt. I think the principle of Subsidiarity applies here: local issues should be dealt with locally, national issues should be dealt with nationally and transnational issues should be dealt with transnationally.

@korndogg82

2 жыл бұрын

That's indeed the idea behind Volt.

@KommentarSpaltenKrieger

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know about Volt, but I like this argumentation.

@pierren___

2 жыл бұрын

Thats not the idea. Volt is a federal state. They want Europe to become the new usa. We have To fight against that. Its the worst model ever.

@dog-ez2nu

2 жыл бұрын

@@pierren___ Why is it the worst model? If subsidiarity is being applied?

@pierren___

2 жыл бұрын

@@dog-ez2nu it will not be and Europeans face more problems than subsidiarity. Federalisation would enworse the problems, ans they clearly said they want more migrants etc. They have no care for Europe and Europeans. Words =/= reality

I would definitely like to see a separate video on DiEM25.

@jvgama

2 жыл бұрын

For sure!

@republicoflagistan5624

2 жыл бұрын

I'm greek and I'm sure you aren't

@mkb6418

2 жыл бұрын

What? The founder drained Greece into even more debt, he bluffed the whole country against EU and pushed for Grexit. He should be in prison.

@herculeskoutalidis1369

2 жыл бұрын

@@mkb6418 I hate him, but neither did he indebt Greece any more, nor did he push for Grexit. Exaggerating = lying. Do not do it. :)

@mkb6418

2 жыл бұрын

@@herculeskoutalidis1369 He did both. That's why he resigned, Grexit was not implemented.

It might be interesting to see how they do if elected in 2 or 3 neighbouring countries, in terms of being able to implement regional ideas (e.g. transnational wildlife corridors, bullet trains in tandem with local flights ban). I would imagine that it would be hard for them to secure a majority at the EU level, of having been voted in in enough countries, so I am not sure how they would pass their ideas into law. They may have an interesting influence on other parties, though.

Volt seems truly interesting, and the idea makes sence in the long run.

@kevint7649

2 жыл бұрын

It makes less sense than your spelling of sense

@GeertTheDestoyer

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevint7649 lol dyslexic and not my main language but ye, true i guess..?

@GeertTheDestoyer

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrShocktopus While i do agree on most of what you stated, my main concern at this point is climate change and policies concerning this, as it is a global issue it calls for global solutions, and i thing some more centralization would not be a bad thing, when it comes to Europe.

@WhichDoctor1

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrShocktopus Also the chaos demonstrated in Europe's response to covid shows that the EU needs a Europe wide public health infrastructure. You cant have free movement of people unless you have a unified approach to public health

@jejh600

2 жыл бұрын

No it does not

Volt is an alternative for all those who believe that policy can be better created together than separately, addressing issues from a broader than local point of view.

@exarder1377

2 жыл бұрын

Volt has already broken campaign promises in The Netherlands, can't be trusted.

@basapon7074

2 жыл бұрын

@@exarder1377 Lol no.

@exarder1377

2 жыл бұрын

@@basapon7074 Yes they have, look into the nuclear energy motion they voted against, whilst claiming they wanted to see more nuclear energy in The Netherlands.

@comradeofthebalance3147

2 жыл бұрын

@@exarder1377 And what reason did they provide?

@basapon7074

2 жыл бұрын

@@exarder1377 That was not a motion for nuclear energy. It was a motion to add nuclear energy to a European definition called "EU taxonomy". The definitions of whether nuclear energy could fall under that is currently being investigated by 2 research teams, and Volt said "We are pro nuclear energy, but we want to wait for the results of the research to see if they would fall under the EU taxonomy". Political party who puts trust in research, I know, it's crazy.

This video literally just found me a party to join.

@EliasFabricius

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, join us! We'd love to have you🤗💜

@tomasroque3338

2 жыл бұрын

And Volt will welcome you! May I know which national branch you'll be joining? 😉

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome then :)

@lucasamorelliribeirokornex60

2 жыл бұрын

We are always open to new members! A strong Europa that we envision it just starting! :D

@Elderrion

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the club 😉

This seems to be one of the most interesting and compelling political parties I've seen in awhile.

@eurolorenzo

5 ай бұрын

indeed

I voted for volt as a 19 year old Dutch applied university student 😅

Would the Pirate party fall into the same group? They have national parties all over Europe, and I assume they also have similar ideas for how to handle politics on an EU-level. But I haven't researched their exact ideas on that level - and they seem to have fallen out of relevance in many places.

@gwenxgoddess3331

2 жыл бұрын

pirate politics isnt necessary about federalization + pirate parties are created on national level

@ulrichbrodowsky5016

2 жыл бұрын

To my knowledge: No. The way I understand it, they sprung up every where somewhat simultanious but unrelated. Sure they consider each other friends, but they are each very much their own party

@mathieuleader8601

2 жыл бұрын

I'd say yes

@vojtechpikal183

2 жыл бұрын

I think, that we are somewhere in between. We are much closer to each other, then - let say social democrats, bud each national party is its own thing and the Europian Pirate Party is not a real coordinator or governing body of the individual parties.

@Janoip

2 жыл бұрын

In Germany, they were once relatively good, then there were scandals, e.g. with Gerwald Claus-Brunner: "On September 19, 2016, a suicide note reached Claus-Brunner's constituency office,[32] whereupon the police were notified. The latter found Claus-Brunner and 29-year-old Jan Mirko L. dead in Claus-Brunner's apartment on Schönhauser Straße in Berlin-Steglitz. A homicide squad and the Berlin public prosecutor's office began an investigation.[33] The autopsy revealed that Claus-Brunner died by suicide. The victim, Jan Mirko L., was himself a member of the Pirate Party,[32] had been acquainted with Claus-Brunner for several years, and was at times a staff member in his constituency office. Claus-Brunner is said to have been romantically attracted to the 29-year-old. The latter lived in a relationship with a woman and apparently did not return Claus-Brunner's feelings.[34] Jan Mirko L. had filed charges of stalking against Claus-Brunner in the spring of 2016, but these were allegedly not pursued further, as L. had not responded to police questions in this regard. [35] In addition, there had been a complaint by Claus-Brunner against L. for defamation.[2] The police investigated that on the evening of September 15, 2016, Claus-Brunner killed L. in his apartment in Berlin-Wedding by blunt force against the upper body[36] or by strangulation[20]. Claus-Brunner is said to have then taken the body to his apartment.[37] Five days after the two bodies were found, police were given a package that Claus-Brunner had sent to a former partner before his suicide and that had not reached the addressee. It contained a document in which Claus-Brunner confessed to killing the 29-year-old, as well as personal items. This document contained information about what the prosecutor's office called the "highly personal" motive. The public prosecutor's office then discontinued the investigation because dead bodies are not being investigated and further participants in the crime were ruled out.[35] During his last plenary speech on June 23, 2016, Claus-Brunner had said to the deputies addressed, they would for him "in the current legislature [...] at the beginning of any plenary session times may stand up and be silent for a minute", which was interpreted in retrospect as a hint at his later suicide.[38] According to the then chairman of the Pirate Party Berlin, Bruno Kramm, Claus-Brunner claimed to suffer from a chronic disease that leads to organ failure. According to a doctor's statement, he still had a life expectancy of about one year.[39] The Berlin public prosecutor's office stated that the autopsy showed no evidence of such a disease.[32]" Then a very leftist woman took over the party leadership and it went downhill with the polls, also because she had very specific statements about men, etc., which she voiced privately. For a few years now, the party has come out of oblivion again, because they have led a campaign against Article 17 and the other Eu plans and have organized protests. But they will not get over the 5% hurdle, because for most people they have become too left-wing and for leftists there are already the Greens and the Left.

I feel like there are a lot of misunderstandings about volt trying to take all power away from national governments. That is just not true. Volt advocates for federalized Europe in which topics of European scale (climate change, migration, foreign policy etc) are addressed by a European government while other topics still get solved on the Regional or even local level. This also won't mean that people will have to give up their culture, tradition or identity. Also Volt is very much a Grassroots movement and despite them having a shared (top down) platform the organizational culture is built around citizen empowerment and engaging with topics on all levels of government. This is why Volt is also very active in local politics and started multiple citizens initiatives.

@JC-to5by

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf migration and foreign policy are absolutely not the topics of European scale, they are competences of the member states. No way in hell should some kind of European government get to decide on these issues.

@nxibba

2 жыл бұрын

@@JC-to5by finally a sane person in the comments

@Emil215p

2 жыл бұрын

@@JC-to5by exactly

@calibvr

2 жыл бұрын

@@JC-to5by Finally, a normal person

I think if this was to even happen it would need more than just two levels being National and Europe. There’s probably need to be European regional levels too, like Northern (Scandinavian) level, Western, Mediterranean (perhaps a separate Iberian one idk) to focus on regional European affairs. So you’d have the Federal European level that has laws that cover the entirety of Europe. Then you’d have the more Regional European level which would be a bit bigger but the laws would only affect the countries in that region. And then a national level which would focus on nation specific things like local taxes and building houses and healthcare and stuff.

*sees a TLDR video* *sees it’s about a political party that wants to turn the EU into a federation* “You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention!”

Volt UK operates as the 'rejoin' party in the UK; it got 28,000 votes in the London Elections, or 1.1% of the vote. Mind you, this was the first time the party actually ran... if it can actually pick up the momentum, it might do better into the future, and in other elections.

@kingofbengland

2 жыл бұрын

Interestingly enough the fact that no one was espousing the ideals of getting the EU into a more federalised model, and I think that we (the UK) need to as well, was in part why I voted for Brexit. Another being I'm not sure I like the idea of the UK being a part of a more federalised EU, I suppose that it would depend on the details.

@billcipherproductions1789

2 жыл бұрын

The UK ain't rejoining.

@jahbrenpanvilla

2 жыл бұрын

@@billcipherproductions1789 idk about that, the uk could end up in a desperate situation that forced them back to to the eu.

@lucadesanctis563

2 жыл бұрын

@@jahbrenpanvilla we don't want them. They never adopted Euro or fully EU legislation. They only took the pros without cons which is typically British

@sutenjarl1162

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucadesanctis563 Why would anyone want to adopt a failing currency

Yes because centralisation of power is always a good idea long term

@fact6360

2 жыл бұрын

That’s why Volt wants a federation. Not a centrist EU Power

@lyca0n535

2 жыл бұрын

@@fact6360 You mean central EU power. Do you honestly think the EU could survive becoming a federalist institution like the US ?. How would you feel about decisions impacting the economy and social policy of your neighbors being imposed on your nation without consent of majority in your nation ?.... Especially considering the EU may be liberal leaning conservative right now but could become majority far right or otherwise in the future.

@nik021298

2 жыл бұрын

@@lyca0n535 It doesn't need to be "a federal institution like the US". It could be like Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Belgium, Germany or Switzerland (to give examples other than the US). Switzerland especially is what I think could be the more closely comparable given that they use several languages and ethnicities as the "official" one. A federal Europe could even be distinct to other models and made to fit European necessities. The idea of a Federal institution is that each state has a say in what would be implemented throughout the federation while being able to make laws and policies individually. The fact that in countries like the US or Russia the central government is so much more powerful than the individual states doesn't mean that it has to be like that or that it would be like that for the EU.

@lyca0n535

2 жыл бұрын

@@nik021298 do yourself have faith in the banks and future political parties composing the EU succeeding in giving regional autonomy where all other world powers have failed ? As I certainly don't, I think more of a Confederation structure at best allows for decent regional autonomy while maintaining the goals set out by the union with trade, movement, environmental policy ect. But even then I genuinely worrying about the strife that this will bring

@bentels5340

2 жыл бұрын

@@lyca0n535 I think it's unavoidable. Europe has been going through accretion for 1800 years now, why would it stop?

Voted for them on the last EU elelctions and even though no one got a seat from my country it still felt nice they got seats from another country.

@mathisbenderradji4724

2 жыл бұрын

I voted for them in the first round of the 2021 French regional election. They did 0,26% but the only fact that i can vote for a Pan european and federalist party is awesome. I hope they will have seats in Bundestag

@FoxiStuff

2 жыл бұрын

@@mathisbenderradji4724 Kind of a bummer they didn't make it but their vote skyrocket every election

After hearing about Volt, I would like to hear about DiEM25. I want to know all about the pan-European parties that want a European federation or any other type of united Europe.

@MicahErfan

2 жыл бұрын

DiEM is amazing! You should look them up when you get the chance, also look at their sister organization Progressive International

@baklavaconsumer1080

2 жыл бұрын

You should look up on manifestos or even their KZread channel. Don't just wait on other people to make videos

in my opinion Volt's major downfall is the immigration policy. At least they could make a better plan like reconstruction, rebuilding, job policies for the migrant's origin countries. But their environmental policies and elimination of bureaucracy are quite good.

@LoSpotItaliano

2 жыл бұрын

The things you say are not in contrast with immigration policies, both can be achieved.

@karimelfeky3340

2 жыл бұрын

I believe that volt thinks more jobs in EU will arise with their environmental policies, which would make use of the migrants workforce given the EU low replacment rate.

@creativedesignation7880

2 жыл бұрын

While I see how creating safe conditions and stable jobs in the countries of origin of the migrants would be the optimal solution (as it tackles the problem at it's root), I think it is far more realistic to look for solutions inside the EU. The reason simply being that the EU has no jurisdiction and limited influence in third countries and therefore all efforts in those countries would be much more difficult, hard to push through and hard to maintain. Not saying we should not also persue those efforts, since migration to the EU is a symptom rather than the core problem, however there should be a back up plan in case the EU can not convince third countries to stop their wars or civil wars with the "Oh, come on, please?" method. (I know the EU has some more influence, but if a country is not interested in genuine cooperation and they don't depend on access to the EU markets, there is not much that can be realistically achieved.)

@endthisnonsense7202

2 жыл бұрын

When an apartment building is on fire you don't plan for building safer, you rescue people. When loads of apartment buildings are on fire continuously you keep on rescuing people AND you start planning for and building safer buildings at the same time.

@calibvr

2 жыл бұрын

I do think we should stop climate change as quickly as possible, and their policies are quite good in that, but the EU alone isn't enough, while the USA has done very well with stopping coal, they still need to get better. Same with China, Korea, Japan, Austrlia, the rest of Oceania & Asia, Africa, & South America.

Thanks for making a Video about Volt! Watched till the end and subscribed. Do i get a Bagel now?

@kragot1539

2 жыл бұрын

No. Cry about it

@WidoWeidema

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Enjoy it.

Your videos are always very informative! 😃💪 I recommend adding some little background music to help keeping the focus. Think to Kurzgesagt for example, and how much the music makes an impact ☺️🎧

As the world continues to develop and become more interconnected, it will be unavoidable that we need trans-national and pan-continental politics to solve issues.

@alexm8047

2 жыл бұрын

I would say as automation, 3D printing, AI and energy independence increases, counties will become less dependent on each other and more independence.

@nonames9935

2 жыл бұрын

How about global ones right? Hey why even have politicians at this point, let's just leave it all for the corporations to be in charge. I agree, why even listen to citizens in a democracy.

@TheSlyngel

2 жыл бұрын

But the world always swiches between globalisation and nationalisation. Only modern no nothing liberals think that history is a straight lime towards ”progress”

@dimmadometv

2 жыл бұрын

Economic globalization isn't inevitable though

@joseguerreiro5943

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexm8047 Even with all those things, countries would still trade and exchange ideas. Not to mention there are some issues, such as pollution or climate change, that are global and therefore require global solutions.

I dont think europe can maintain any kind of international power or influence in the long run without federalising at some point, otherwise i dont see how it can compete with the likes of usa or china

@EliasFabricius

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed👍🏻

@a030055

2 жыл бұрын

I always think EU is more or less a federal country.

@havoc3742

2 жыл бұрын

I don't see Europe ever becoming a proper union or Federalize government. too much bad blood and too much of a long, bloody history spanning back generations.

@bgluiz

2 жыл бұрын

I think that the ideal would be a democratic and solid swiss-like confederation, over a federation similar to the USA. But I agree with the premise given today's context

@swanky_yuropean7514

2 жыл бұрын

@@havoc3742 Thats just not a really good argument. Scotland and England have been in a Union for 300 years and their history wasn't less bloody. the only reason they were in that Union was because of monarchical politics.

will vote for them, not because I'm 100% pro federalist, but because its a needed voice. Democracy is about multiple voices having their say, I think this is a voice want to hear.

@Spallding75

2 жыл бұрын

No you will vote for them because you are for their project. There are thousands of other parties with very little representation that I'm sure you won't vote for.

Hey! Just wanted to mention that you forgot to include Slovakia in one of the pan European animated scenes! Great video though!!

Have you made a video about the merits and downsides of emission trade systems vs a general carbon tax? I think it's a very important topic.

I live in the Netherlands and am excited by the progress volt has made here! It was one of vote options in the election but I decided on voting for a larger party which had more chance of success (since I didn't want to throw away my vote in case volt didn't make it into parliament). Seeing their success, I am quite a bit more likely to vote for them in the next election. Their goals are going to be hard to achieve, but I am firmly on board with the federalisation of Europe. While I believe the EU can survive without it, it cannot do so as a fore-runner in global politics. Europe will be overtaken economically and in population by China, India, and other developing nations in the future. Europe's strength is crucial to ensure these nations eventually develop to embrace the ideals (human rights, social mobility, universal healthcare, etc) that have made the EU one of the best places to live on earth (for the average person). Good luck volt! You'll need it, but you've got the will required!!

@freakyvisser

2 жыл бұрын

Same here next election they wil have my vote

@haltor8821

2 жыл бұрын

I would have voted for them myself if i didn't suffer from the disadvantage of being Norwegian.

@yurichtube1162

Жыл бұрын

You're foolish. This party is dangerous.

I am a Volt Member in Germany and think it is amazing, that you talk about Volt. And unsurprisingly I do indeed think that today we need to think politics from an EU level. Just like it was right to base partys on a national level before the existence of the EU. For Example in Germany after 1871. But the world has changed and many problems require bigger solutions. Which is why we aim for a federal European state that can more efectively deal with those problems. While of course leaving issued which dont require a european response at the other political levels. In my opinion more european integration is also necessary to enable Europe to be a counterweight in the world against China and the US, which boath have very different ideas about core issues of the future, like data security and privacy, as compared to many in the EU. But all of this is of course a long term goal and will be difficult to achive. But then again, if we dont try it, nothing will happen.

@xellos5262

2 жыл бұрын

As a member of DiePARTEI I cannot believe that you would waste your energy on small splinter parties like that! I only affiliate myself with successful people, and nobody has shaped German politics more successful than DiePARTEI.

@thogy1996

2 жыл бұрын

just entered the party yesterday, seeing this video today was indeed a surprise.

2 жыл бұрын

@@xellos5262 Looking at your posters under our posters I can only surmise that your statement is in jest, as you are clearly trying to surf on the wave of our sucess by plagiarising our posters ;)

@xellos5262

2 жыл бұрын

@ You must be mistaken. Our plagiarism policy clearly states to only copy successful strategies. Which is why we have such great... respect is the wrong word... awareness, of the AfD. Learning from their tactics of catching idiots, we reversed it to catch intellectuals, who just don't know any better, than to vote for us. There is nothing really left for you to ride on, meaning you're riding on the dead horses others left behind. While we advocate recycling that one goes even too far for our tastes.

@LoSpotItaliano

2 жыл бұрын

@@xellos5262 what can be more successful than a party which is the same in all EUROPE and not only in Germany? You’re thinking locally meanwhile these guys and girls are thinking globally.

Volt has done quite well during the dutch elections. They went from 0 to 3 Seats and in coalition nagotiations they Where a possiple member but its pretty unlikely.

@eurolorenzo

5 ай бұрын

Sadly last dutch elections gave a huge boost to xenophobe eurosceptic PVV. Luckly Volt kept its seats in Lower Chamber of NL ☑

It's like Volt was made for me... Literally EVERY political opinion I have is supported by Volt lol Let's go Volt!

@emib6599

2 жыл бұрын

I don't have too much ideas in common, but the willingness to protect Europe sovereignty in a world dominated by superpowers is enough for me to vote them.

@linush8670

2 жыл бұрын

Same goes for me, I hope they will grow more popular througout Europe

@justsomerandomguynoonecare8923

2 жыл бұрын

Let the Thunder Roll!

@rubensolinger17

2 жыл бұрын

@@linush8670 They won't, its simply a party that will ruin the whole continent.

Please a video on DiEM. I think understanding and promoting Pan-European parties is important especially since they are very under represented and advertised nationally.

@dylanrichter9735

2 жыл бұрын

To be a bit of a pedant, DiEM is not actually a Pan-European party in the same sense Volt is.

@orderofazarath7609

2 жыл бұрын

I SPECIFICALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEIR POLICY ON BAGELS IS...

@dylanrichter9735

2 жыл бұрын

@@orderofazarath7609 what are bagels but a circle of bread? And since bread is a culturally important food in Europe, and the EU flag has a circle of stars, ergo Volt must love bagels!

@joaobaptista320

2 жыл бұрын

@@dylanrichter9735 Genious...

I was number 2 in Volt Sweden before it became a political party. It is a very innovative approach. I do not agree on all their policies and I hope that more Europeans will get organised in real EU wide parties

@Alex-df4lt

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think you can have a true pan-European party as it will face still competition from established parties, therefore attract very little support.

@TKUA11

2 жыл бұрын

So these type of globalist parties force you to vote for things you don’t like? That seems kind of dumb

@WhichDoctor1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TKUA11 That's literally every political party though. You have to be astonishingly lucky to find a political party on any level that has a platform you agree with 100%. Every time you vote you're voting for a party or an individual who has more policies you agree with than ones you don't.

@andrepettersson175

2 жыл бұрын

Afs has a bigger chance of getting into parliament than Volt does in Sweden.

@edvindenbeste2587

2 жыл бұрын

@@Alex-df4lt the good thing in Sweden is that we separate votes on 4 different levels, so you can vote for a party in your municipality, your region and to the riksdag in the normal election. And in the EU election you can vote for someone else, this has led to things like the pirate party getting like 0,5% in the normal election but 13% in the EU one

Thanks for the video. The moment I saw the thumbnail, I first thought that wouldn't this undermine national sovereignty? Can't wait to find out their thoughts

I love TLDR videos and how they put information across. The only thing that worries me with this one (and is purely only one of sensitivity) is the KZread label......The Party Trying to Take Over Europe. Many regard the EU Parliament as being dictatorial and Federalist in nature and are strongly opposed to it. Using the term "take over" imo only enforces their belief and antagonism and probably stops them even watching the video 🤷‍♂️

Would love to see more success for pan European parties and volt in particular. Unfortunately most European voting systems strongly favour existing parties from a game theoretical standpoint.

@deanromania6748

2 жыл бұрын

Nazi

@ianbirchfield5124

2 жыл бұрын

yes, because building large empires ruling across ethnic and cultural borders worked so well in the past and weren't at all hated by their subjects and ended up collapsing and dying.

@prkp7248

2 жыл бұрын

@@saberswordsmen1 you can't create working democracy with 300 milion population, that speaks 30+ different languages, belive in different religions, have different culture and history and really doesn't have anything in common (like Americans have, as it is dominated by English language and culture and people who live there are almost all from the same immigrant background. The same goes for China and India - those states have one "dominant" culture of one nation inside their border). More power to EU =less democracy and more power to bureaucrats from "Core" european countries.

@MDP1702

2 жыл бұрын

@@ianbirchfield5124 Several of these empires actually lasted a pretty long time and did fairly well, the problem is any empire (and even nation) eventually comes to an end regardless. The oldest nations currently probably exist for a thousand years, having gone through a lot of changes in that time (for example France today vs France 500 years ago or France 1000 years ago, big difference). Some empires (like the Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans, ...) lasted for several hundred years, longer than several large nations today (US +-250 years, modern China +-70-100 years, Russia +-500 years, ...). Now, if we look at why these nations fall, it usually is more due to corruption and internal powerstruggles together with outside pressures then ethnic and cultural differences, these usually started to really cause trouble once the empires already were in decline (essentially when things go great/fine, people don't really care, but when things start to go more difficult/badly, they start to look at reasons and often they use culture and/or ethnicity as a possible solution, even if this is not the best thing to do).

@tomendruweit9386

2 жыл бұрын

@@deanromania6748 how? WHY?

the YUROP subreddit is having a stiffy

@GTA5Player1

2 жыл бұрын

What's that?

@joaolaja5961

2 жыл бұрын

@@GTA5Player1 It's a very pro-european, pro-european federalization subreddit

@ZsoltLauter

2 жыл бұрын

Should rather be EUSSR.

@zedero8

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZsoltLauter more like EUr mom 😎

@andrijaerceg4600

2 жыл бұрын

Oh god those idiots

Wow, that triple lightning bolt symbol sure looks familiar, particularly in the realms of a united europe.

Although I like them in general, there is one fundamental problem: they ignore the fact that the vast majority of Europeans want less migration, not more. 1:44 - so no, thanks, volt.

Going through the Estonian model, mega Ross!

@tankart3645

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect to hear about Estonia, when I clicked on this video. So as a Estonian, I was quite surprised.

@jayfraxtea

2 жыл бұрын

Volt has no clue about Estonia's digital government. They only look for positive examples without understanding them and use them for their campaigning. They are like politicians in Africa: no clue, but many promises.

@user-xu2pi6vx7o

2 жыл бұрын

@@jayfraxtea If you are more knowledgeable on the issue, then please enlighten us on what exactly is wrong with the Estonian model.

@jayfraxtea

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-xu2pi6vx7o, nothing is wrong with Estonia's e-government. I'm a huge fan and e-Residency user for years! What is wrong is that the incompetent wannabe-politicians of Volt copy all great ideas together without understanding them. They are nothing more than political Buzzword-Bingo players.

@user-xu2pi6vx7o

2 жыл бұрын

@@jayfraxtea You build on the shoulders of giants. Why not copy something, if its merits are clear for all to see?

Interesting ! I'll check them out before next elections. Did not know about them before this so : great vid ! Thanks !

I would love a video on Volt's manifesto and policies

Also, the legal separation of parties by nation was the first issue I saw when I tried to get involved in DiEM a few years ago.

I don't know Volt good enough to answer the last question, but the concept is needed, because anti-EU parties get more popular every day

@Kalimdor199Menegroth

2 жыл бұрын

If you want to get them even more popular, vote for these guys. Most of their policies would anger even the pro-EU side.

@deanromania6748

2 жыл бұрын

Nazis

@wietsenouws6207

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kalimdor199Menegroth Which is a good thing as most pro-EU parties are not pro-EU enough to make the change that EU needs.

@Kalimdor199Menegroth

2 жыл бұрын

@@wietsenouws6207 The change EU needs right now is called decentralization. More power and decision to national governments as well as flexibility when it comes to policy enforcement. Bruxelles was envisioned by the founding fathers as a mediator, not a lynchpin. Most pro-EU parties are not pro-EU enough because at the end of the day those people still care more about their country of origin. Which is only normal.

@jayfraxtea

2 жыл бұрын

@@wietsenouws6207, Volt is so "pro-EU" that they would destroy it. They have no clue about anything, but tons of wishes that they blend together without adding up the costs.

This is a clickbait-y title. You didn't touch much on the Federal EU side of things. The title should be "VOLT - The party Trying to Unite Europe". I'd like to formally request a deep dive into Federal EU in a new video.

@ZugloHUN

2 жыл бұрын

I second this

@herculeskoutalidis1369

2 жыл бұрын

Immigration from the south to the north must become forbidden (and obviously, parties like Volt would make sure this never happens). Change me mind. :)

@ZugloHUN

2 жыл бұрын

@@herculeskoutalidis1369 if we were to fix the south we wouldnt need to close the borders. The only reason they are coming to the eu is constant intervention and war.

@herculeskoutalidis1369

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZugloHUN so why are Hungarians and Greeks moving to Germany then? is there a war in Hungary and Greece right now? :) The reason immigrants come to the EU, is because their lives would almost instantly be improved, as a result of a better economy, and a better culture. (better houses, better cities, better climate, better clothing, better countryside, and obviously, better purchasing power).

@ZugloHUN

2 жыл бұрын

@@herculeskoutalidis1369 I can personally comment on the Humgarian part since I'm one aswell. Hungarians are leaving en-mass because of the economic situation hungarian monthly minimum wage is about 450 euros a month, you cant possibly live on that and even our best payed jobs are worthless compared to germany or the UK. Secondly the government is corrupt and stealing from the people constantly, many people don't want to put up with this and just leave. As for the culture, and economy, you are right, if there were no constant wars in the middle east and everything was stable maybe they would have nice houses not torn down by bombs and a livable environment, but that doesn't seem to be the first thing on the mond of the wealthy elite.

I‘d really like to see both a video on DiEM and if possible a side-by-side comparison of the two.

I do believe Volt's way of doing things is the best way to tackle climate change and a lot of other issues. So I do hope they'll be able to get elected because frankly at this point I think climate change is almost the only political issue that matters, we need to change how we do things fast. But I still don't think it's gonna save the EU, I think it's gonna do the complete opposite. Let's say Volt's become very popular in the Netherland and Germany as well as somewhat popular in France, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, Portugal and Spain which I really don't think is that unlikely. Then let's say this allow them to get a good share or even a majority of the seats in the EU parliament. The problem is, they still aren't and will never be popular in Poland, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Sweden and the Balkans. Now, this won't stop Volt from becoming powerful but given that their plan is to use that power to change the laws of countries that never voted for them, well, I just don't see how that's supposed to save the EU. That kind of thing is already what fuels separatist sentiment in all of those countries. Mind you, might say if they don't want to change their laws they might as well leave anyway and sure, it might be better to just rip the bandaid off and stop trying to compromise with countries that don't want to follow the EU laws. But my point is, this will fracture the EU even more, not save it.

@jonathanazzopardipaul5048

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was having similar thoughts throughout the vid. What do you think of the idea of a two speed Europe, having the states who (in future) want to further integrate/federalize do so within the EU but separately to those who don't want to / aren't ready yet. Somewhat similar to how the Eurozone is managed at the moment... In that way perhaps further integration amongst some states can occur without tanking the EU in its current form?

@huguesfreville1575

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah i dont think they will made it at all in all europe, their policies stand more like north european social liberal policies, they wont be popular in eastern Europe, and i have doubt that they can get success in southern Europe as well considering their policies.

@Corc-Duibhne

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't expect Volt to gain a foothold in Ireland tbh. Young voters who desire radical change are likely to vote for Sinn Féin, a left wing nationalist party which would not be supportive of a Federal EU. Also climate change is very far from the only important political issue at the moment. There's wars, famine, genocide, racism and a whole lot else going on in the world atm. Even in the west, multiple countries have housing shortages and a homelessness problem. You go and tell a homeless person today that the only important political issue is that rising sea levels will make them homeless again in 20-30 years. They already have serious issues now, they're not going to give a flying fuck about problems of migration or whatever in 30 years. And that's only one serious issue, there's hundreds more in each country. Climate change and other serious issues need to be tackled hand in hand. Focusing on just one won't cut it.

Please TLDR I would love to see a video on the DiEM 25 movement please. I think it's very interesting and important project and very few know about it.

3:11 If thats their actual stance on bagels, they have my vote guaranteed

@RobinKoenig1917

2 жыл бұрын

What is wrong with you people. Nothing beats a fresh bagel with smoked salmon and cream cheese.

@octavianpopescu4776

2 жыл бұрын

We may agree to disagree on politics and ethical things... BUT NEVER ON BAGELS! I declare war! Long live Bagels!!!

@ShivanshPlays1

Жыл бұрын

Bagels are worse than donuts

The thing I like about Volt is they try and solve things together, especially on those large issues I feel like we can really benefit. But I also like that they are critical of the functioning of the EU, they do not tolerate countries like Poland or Hungary with their dubious laws and also want to make it possible to have more sanctions or not need a unanymous vote on certain subjects.

@R.-.

2 жыл бұрын

The EU exists to solve EU-wide problems. If EU-wide problems persist, then the EU isn't fulfilling it's purpose that's it's employees are paid for. The fact is across the EU the democratic electorate don't want asylum seekers invading their communities, so why not respect that and stop accepting more of them? Apply some logic to the problem: root cause analysis. The problem with asylum seekers isn't with the EU, it's with the failed states the asylum seekers are leaving. That's what needs to be fixed, otherwise those failed states will persist.

@milantoth6246

2 жыл бұрын

@The505Guys no, as a hungarian, those laws are dubious. They violate the terms we joined on back in 04. Not to mention all the things happening that aren’t clearly written on paper. We need a (democratically elected) authority that doesn’t tolerate this, because otherwise my homeland will be lost.

@lamebubblesflysohigh

2 жыл бұрын

can you name one dubious law in Poland?

@milantoth6246

2 жыл бұрын

@The505Guys to corruption, tyranny, communism, the east, authoritarianism, and through the current government and/or its spiritual successors.

@user-nf9xc7ww7m

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how the UN would function if each nations ambassador was like an MWP (member of the world parliament) and directly-elected. Keep everything else the same and that would still be much more democratic at the UN level.. thst and eliminating the p5 of the Security council and its absolute veto of the world by one nation.

Could you make a video about ukraines constituional court crisis? In that crisis, the constitutional court tried to overturn all anti corruption decisions made, but at the end 2 judges got dismissed and now im kinda confused what happened. I think its an important and intresting topic and its still relevant. Please, thank you

Pan-european parties seems like a good idea in my opinion. Didnt know it existed so good that you brought this to a bigger platform!

@marinalisgara

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely, we need to have more of them. DiEM25 and Volt are the only ones as far as I know.

@You-mr3lo

2 жыл бұрын

European parties must mainly operate at a European level. It is not desirable for many countries to bring European affairs to a national level. This would mean that a country's culture has to adapt to the whole of Europe. The Netherlands without drug regulation? Spain without Tomatia partying? Germany without Indeterminate speed on the autobahn? Small countries such as Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands, which are not allowed to have tax benefits, suddenly have nothing to say anymore. Strange, because Volt uses the position 'it doesn't stop at the national border'. That's right. But the European tax system is not a solution for tax havens. it ensures that tax havens move outside the eu. By the way, the small countries are not tax havens according to the law, but simply champion bookkeepers. They transfer money and profit margins back and forth..which is just legal. So you can choose to "make a little money and create work" or make no money and lose jobs".

@takeyourdamnmeds

2 жыл бұрын

average amerilard

@molobio7497

2 жыл бұрын

@@You-mr3lo I honestly dont know what to say, but there were actually some very good points you brought up. I am simply not informed enough to give you a concrete answer. I just though that pan-european parties sounded like a cool idea.

@molobio7497

2 жыл бұрын

@@takeyourdamnmeds im swedish...

The world has experienced so much change towards the end of the 20th and start of the 21st century. We are long overdue for political reforms to solve our international problems, the time of competing with each other is over. Collaboration is the way forward and is a much better means of keeping the peace than suppression and force.

@EdgelordOfEdginess

2 жыл бұрын

@Robert Kaevur you don’t need to lose your culture in a federal states of Europe

@exarder1377

2 жыл бұрын

All for it as long as the transfer of wealth from North to South /East stops.

@Molhedim

2 жыл бұрын

@Robert Kaevur ah yes, the great country of estonia that has the biggest economy on the planet that can compete with china, india and usa. Also the biggest millitary in the world that puts US, Russia and China to shame. Don't kid yourself....there are vilages in China with bigger population than your entire country. Small countries like estonia can only survive in federations such as Europe might be.

@1995pieter

2 жыл бұрын

@Robert Kaevur and out of the federation all alone you dont think that will happen? the question is not IF we in the EU become a federation, but when.

@Molhedim

2 жыл бұрын

@Robert Kaevur not sovereign in a federation? do you even know how stupid that sounds? Do you even know what a federation is? nobody rules you in a federation. So stupid.

My view, even as I voted for Brexit, was that pan-European parties are only ever going to be the way to democratise the EU. One key reason for my voting Brexit at the time was that there was no direct voting for policies at an EU level because there were no EU parties asking for a democratic mandate at an EU level, so the EU was inherently undemocratic. Parties such as Volt (but importantly, not a single party, but many such parties) are a key to legitimising the EUs democratic credentials. Although the question in my mind still remains about the direct electoral accountability for the Council of Ministers, even if we do create better democratic accountability for the European Parliament.

@sirati9770

2 жыл бұрын

Volt wants to replace the council of ministers with a government formed by the European parliament

@leif_____8579

2 жыл бұрын

How does not having a direct influence on the EU lead to you voting for Brexit??

@Hfil66

2 жыл бұрын

@@leif_____8579 If one believes and desires democracy and transparanacy. then does it seem unreasonable to vote against remaining in a system that is undemocratic and opaque?

@leif_____8579

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hfil66 You don't have a direct say in it, but that doesn't mean it's totally out of control. Plus, it's not like it's getting any better for anyone if Brexit happens

@Hfil66

2 жыл бұрын

@@leif_____8579 Brexit has happened and there is little point continuing the arguments about it now. All I was saying is that it might have made a difference to my decision making at the time. Whether you agree or disagree with my decision making at the time is now too old history to spend too much energy over at this point in time.

Sounds like a nightmare

Yessss they’re gaining so much momentum rn. Thanks for making a vid on them, to show other options to the EU. I’ve been following them for a while. I hope more pan EU parties pop up the next years, which VOLT wants btw.

@deanromania6748

2 жыл бұрын

Nazi

@ianbirchfield5124

2 жыл бұрын

dirty imperialist!

@deanromania6748

2 жыл бұрын

@@ianbirchfield5124 Exactly.

I used to be a european federalist but I changed my opinion a number of years ago. I don't see how it's feasible to look past centuries of cultural differences, if we are to thrive however we must allow trade across borders but I think a hard push for a federation will disrupt european cooperation. If I'm being honest a potential federal europe would probably push me into a swexit position.

@franknwogu4911

2 жыл бұрын

and i agree with olof

@martinwhitney9343

2 жыл бұрын

The world has changed and culture must change accordingly. New global culture has already won, we're just seeing the old nationalists ones die off. I personally like this new world, the real question is how can we stop the billionaires and Thier corruption from hijacking it?

@joaofernandes2827

2 жыл бұрын

So europe is destiny to internal war ?

@franknwogu4911

2 жыл бұрын

@Mr Polish nationalism is evil

Federated EU is a fever dream, Europeans have been raised in spirit of of independent nation-states for centuries now, even if it somehow came to fruition, first medium sized crisis would shatter it within weeks

@CartoonDrama44

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! The whole identity of European nations was built on the fact a lot of them struggled for centuries to gain independence from 'unnatural' superstates like Austria-Hungary or the Holy Roman Empire. Just look at Yugoslavia, if 6 states speaking basically the same language and having similar cultures couldn't get along, how should vastly different 27 states do that? Also, if the past 70 years of peace in Europe have taught us anything, it is that peace is kept by NOT changing the borders of nation-states we have now unnecessarily.

@belstar1128

Жыл бұрын

Yea i can imagine a huge civil war after just a few years of this.

"Damian Evil Camp" great name for a politician.

I'm a proud supporter of Volt in Holland :D I agree with them on most topics but not all. No party is perfect including Volt. But if you look for a perfect party, you won't find it.

@sanderlmgent

2 жыл бұрын

@@ishaannag4545 there are many things I want but mostly: Stronger Europe Carbon tax Digitization Nuclear power What they all support 😄

@sanderlmgent

2 жыл бұрын

@@ishaannag4545 Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland

@ruzzsverion2728

2 жыл бұрын

@@sanderlmgent How sad you are.

@ruzzsverion2728

2 жыл бұрын

@@ishaannag4545 Supporting just an other liberal party with the same globalist policy as all other liberal parties and then pretend like you are part of some sort of revolution in politics, its just sad. Almost as sad as lgbtq pretending to be an rebel group fighting a homophobic system all the while they get support from not only said system but all the corporations aswell.

@ruzzsverion2728

2 жыл бұрын

@@ishaannag4545 Offcourse its my opinion, what else did you want? An essay?

I'd much rather have a tiny (compared to the present-day coverage of the EU), but centralized and United EU (with possibly still having a EU as-it-is-now equivalent for the non-federal member states) rather than a not so powerful EU like it is now.

@neodym5809

2 жыл бұрын

Centralized? Why? Centralization only benefits the center.

@nussbert5878

2 жыл бұрын

Good thing Volt doesn't want a centralized EU

@dariusgunter5344

2 жыл бұрын

Cebtralisation will only hurt the European project the only viable way to move forward without it leading to a terminal struggle where nationalistic party's want to tear it back up again is a federation of equals.

@Daisy_3011

2 жыл бұрын

Centralisation is impossible in Europe for foreseeable future. We're not USA where we say I'm American and then ie Californian. We are saying ie French and after EU

@snare5903

2 жыл бұрын

centralisation is an awful idea, keep to decentralised federal Europe.

I totally agree with Volt and DiEM25 that we need to work across national borders to adress and solve global issues and I really like the idea of pan-European (and even transcontinental) parties. And yes please to a video on DiEM25.

@Tovalokodonc

2 жыл бұрын

It's never gonna happen on the issue of migration at least, that is.

@onestrangeanimal3212

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tovalokodonc One thing I've learnt in life is that things change and can't be certain about most things when it comes to the future.

@Tovalokodonc

2 жыл бұрын

@@onestrangeanimal3212 Well, one thing you definitely not learnt in your life yet is that Central Europe with the exception of Germany wants nothing to do with outsiders. So, good luck with a more centralized union.

@onestrangeanimal3212

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tovalokodonc Again, things change. In fact change is the only constant in life. I'm not saying it would be possible now, but we just can't be certain about the future. And since you mention Germany, remember that 80 years ago Germany was a hyper racist Nazi state, but then things changed.

@Tovalokodonc

2 жыл бұрын

@@onestrangeanimal3212 Except these things won't. Immigration is a senseless thing and usually things do not change for the worse especially in a society. By the way, Germany and N@sisim didn't passively change. Germany got "liberated" and the people were sick of him of dragging them into another losing war.

I am a big fan of the channel but I have one small recommendation: the sound volume on the opening (first 10 seconds) is much louder than the rest of the video. It is a bit annoying that I always jump of my chair once the videos starts and have to reduce the volume, only to later increase the volume again. Just a tip, I like the videos though

It is optimistic,kinda revolutionary and i love it.

@ianbirchfield5124

2 жыл бұрын

the only revolution i want to see is a nationalist/traditionalist one.

@justhowgoo752

2 жыл бұрын

Volt, what a horrible idea

@prkp7248

2 жыл бұрын

There's nothing revolutionary abput them, they are just a bunch of liberals.

@Mayonaisa502

2 жыл бұрын

@@ianbirchfield5124 this is not a revolution, this is a regretion

@tomendruweit9386

2 жыл бұрын

@@prkp7248 they have new and revolutionary ideas

EU needs to go for a more federal system only way to remain a big player on the world stage Volt is on the right track

@JosefHabdank

2 жыл бұрын

I agree we need stronger peneuropean parties. Although I would hope to see a conservative European party too.

@RafaelW8

2 жыл бұрын

I want to see Federal Europe in my life-time. I even signed up as a volunteer for VOLT. I agree with almost all of their policies, except the immigration one. I agree that the EU needs more migrants, but they have to be educated, speak the language and be here legally.

@Spallding75

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I thought when I was younger but now I think the exact opposite. Instinctively it is logical to think "the bigger we are the more powerful we will be" but in fact it is different because the EU is not a country, does not have a European people but is made of nations with different histories, languages, cultures and interests. Today and for years, Europe is the economic zone with one of the lowest growth rates in the world, while very small countries such as Switzerland, South Korea and Israel are doing very well economically because they show agility and strategy. Since its creation, Europe has been a vassal of the Americans at all levels, military, economic, cultural, political and diplomatic. Besides, this is the original goal of Europe, to create a block powerful enough to resist the USSR and be allied to the Americans. I think that more federalism would continue to precipitate the decline of Europe and that in order for us to get out of the water we should return to inter-state cooperation, besides all the great European successes such as Airbus or even the ESA are inter-state projects and not community projects.

@RafaelW8

2 жыл бұрын

@@Spallding75 You are wrong. If the EU doesn't federalize, it will fail. There are big issues that smaller countries can't face themselves. If there is no EU and no EU democratic values, single EU member states will be susceptible to Chinese, Russian and US interference, like they have been for decades. Furthermore, looking inwards, like you suggest, will cause in-fighting between member states. This is the worst thing that can happen, we don't want a repeat of WW2 and I sincerely hope people who share your opinion will never be in a position of power to make those changes. Nothing personal to you, I just wholeheartedly disagree with your analogy.

@sionsmedia8249

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah because before Europe was united, Europe was a backwater and definitely didn't control over half of the world. The EU has defintiely made Europe more important in the world not diminished as a percent of global economy from 35% in 1980 down to almost 15% now.

Recommendation Transnational Europe is the national European party party dynamics would be very useful.I suggest a series on each of the EUMAP blocks and the various parties whose it's the party's who's and the peas tend to make up that block and their position is there positions in their respective governments . So that would have one video on the green MEP block and green parties across Europe. Similar videos for the center left, far left ,, center right, and separatist blocks

Oh god this will end like that one where the funneh moustache man took over isnt it?

I always thought we needed a more centralized system to handle issues affecting the entirety of the union, I didn't know that there is a party already that wants to do that.

@deanromania6748

2 жыл бұрын

Nazi

@user-nf9xc7ww7m

2 жыл бұрын

@@deanromania6748 Nationalist says what?

@user-nf9xc7ww7m

2 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to see. Just as the us breaking up would harm the global economy and themselves, so too would the EU breaking up. Perhaps the EU needs a Shay's rebellion to actually create a federation like it did in 1787 US (previously a confederation). The other thing to look at is a compromise: libertarian-style minimalist govt (preferably regional, national, and EU wide). An EU that can only handle immigration quotas/border protection, monetary & fiscal policy (we've seen what happens without), and self-defence (Japanese-style article 9). Nations could handle culture & tourism promotion, zoning guides to keep the national look, and incorporation of businesses. Local govt could implement the zoning guides, education, and healthcare. As for other non-criminal(?) laws we have now, business associations and unions would need to negotiate for 3-5 year contracts on policies (some done by govt now) and could do so EU-wide as those contracts would only apply to the businesses and their workers.

@deanromania6748

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-nf9xc7ww7m Well... I'm talking to a Japanese, so I'm not shocked by your opinion given the fact that you played a major role 80 years ago...

@user-nf9xc7ww7m

2 жыл бұрын

@@deanromania6748 Who's Japanese? 🙃

finally, volt got covered

A powerful and united Europe would be amazing, and I'm not even genetically European!

I dream of an Europe that works together, and where nations function more like the states of the US. It would be a dream, and we would all become more inclusive and better off.

@ShadowriverUB

2 жыл бұрын

But reality is way different, specially in Europe where there heavy historical scars. Poland fought for independence over 200 years, just to be take over by yet another force, by throwing money at out corrupted polics that are ready to sell there country for there own benefits, leaving nation on ice unable to do anything and demonized for trying to be themselves in there own territory, because they "wont be european enought". I can tell you there be a lot of internal conflicts, and pretending that people with diffrent opinions don't exist or are strigh up demons only will heat up situation..... it something that happens in US but we are way more divided the them

@ktm1125

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowriverUB I said I dream of a world like that. Not that it would actually be possible of even feasible.

@revertnicolas5977

2 жыл бұрын

It will be a nightmare

Great video!

I think federalisation might have a better shot if it was seen as a more centrist position, both economically and socially. If it's only a policy of the middle to far left, I don't think it'll get enough support.

@UnknownUser-kp4nb

2 жыл бұрын

It is quite a centrist position in the eyes of many

@ai-d3982

2 жыл бұрын

Far left? What?

@thephantomofyoutube7346

2 жыл бұрын

I am Center-left and I support a European Federation

@mix3k818

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, such a party already exists - the European Democratic Party. It's in the Renew Europe coalition.

@13597g

2 жыл бұрын

What if a right wing pan European party was also formed, thus moving the debate in each country from the national to the continental level? The EU federalism would get stronger from the nature of the debate between the two parties, and the idea of a United Europe would no longer be an issue of right or left wing politics.

It would be interesting to know more about the major European political groupings and the parties that are in them

Yes, I would be very interested in a videao about DiEM and its stance. And also more explanation about the current organisation of national and "European" parties in EU, because I'm no sure I really understand that.

We as Europeans don’t want this

@nathanshaw5037

2 жыл бұрын

Considering I am also European i can safely say that you don't speak for all of us

@Timonster007

2 жыл бұрын

@@nathanshaw5037 well I’m 100p pro EU, but due to polls made here in Denmark at least. I can speak for most Danes, we do not want federal EU. It got the perfect size now

@chickeninyeezes3759

2 жыл бұрын

@@nathanshaw5037 I'm irish and I want out of this shitty union

@TheSlyngel

2 жыл бұрын

@@Timonster007 Same here in Sweden no party is propagating for more EU, everyone is pissed because a bunch of hippies in Europe think they know anything about forestry and is trying to legislate and regulate outside of the treaties. (even the few people who agree whit the policy are not arguing in favor of the EU but in favor of the policy). There is a telling silence about Europe in the political discourse. The Swedes are trying to figure out where the line goes were we say here but not anymore, if we should negotiate a Norway solution or if there are other alternativs. No one wants to adopt the Euro no one wants more Europe we like the common market and travel area that's it.

@padishahemperor708

2 жыл бұрын

Yes we do

As soon as the video mentioned Farage, an ad for the Scary Movie played XD

This has disaster written all over it.

I voted for Volt in the Dutch elections this years. I hope they'll grow in time.

@electricangel4488

2 жыл бұрын

I am dutch to can i ask why you chose to do so?

@Markwjansen

2 жыл бұрын

@@electricangel4488 I usually vote D66 and Volt is similar to them in most stances, except Volt is more aggressively pro-European, which matches my ideals. I'm especially strongly in favor of a European defense force.

@endthisnonsense7202

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto. And I also hope in time they take over/merge with D66. Having started a Pan European Party is great, I would also have stated that (not voted for) if conservatives or socialists would have done so.

@Markwjansen

2 жыл бұрын

@@endthisnonsense7202 Yeah Volt and D66 are very closely matched ideologically, so if Volt continues to grow and becomes more relevant a merge may happen someday.

@LaurensHouweling

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, I turned 18 last year just in time to vote. I did my research and a lot of their policies resonate with me. I strongly believe in rehabilitation instead of punishment, and in legalizing drugs and sex work in order to combat crime. I also stand by their ideas about nuclear power. From what I’ve heard nuclear is the safest, fastest way we can get clean energy before the climate tipping point. Also, working together just makes sense. I believe the fundamental principle of nature is codependence, even tho a lot of people today think it’s survival of the fittest.

Yes, please make a video on DiEM!

Those federalist dont understand some common ideas. They consider countries as geological juridical places. But countrys is foremost a cultural and national homes for people who share culture. Countrys are not just places where random people live. And this is main idea that defines country. To culture or nation to stay independent they need to have an independent country. And countrys have different natural resources that can be beneficted on people. Country who dont have its own energy production will be dependent on they trade partners good will and if they trade partners think they can force some rules or behavior by denying necessity it will take away independence and uniqueness. And when all uniqueness of people and countries are revoked then there will rise question why we need contrys why we need rules what countrys impose on people and what right they have to impose those rules. Every country is different on their main idea. Big proportion of countrys are established to defend they national identity without this people could ask why they need a country to tell them how to live and tax them. Some countrys are established as economic communions to stay on people well being and some main idea is stay for they own people civil rights. But there is already clear pattern. Some countrys revoke they own people civil rights and try to expand foreign right by own people expense. Thouse people could ask what loyality they own to country who have betrayed them?

@yeout4386

2 жыл бұрын

a federal europe will not intrude upon culture anymorenthan the current system what it will do is ensure the safety security and stability of the continent from aggressors a divided europe is weak and easy then we will just be small say nothing country's that can be trampled over by other superpowers but united we are the strongest on earth

@asjaosaline5987

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeout4386 I think you are mistaken. Its federal idea to allow here immigrants. immigrats that will endanger our safety and or cultural ways. Immigrant heavy european countrys we cant even celbrate Christmas couse its insulting for immigrants and only in france there is over 1100 churches burned since immigration started our culture and way of life ding so fedealist can form new order of infused cultures and destroy our roots. Even me who is not religios mour our chistian culture being destroyed. Couse its part of who we are. that is shaped or world and way of life. Without it europe is not a europe this is just place to live who struggles with global superpowers fo wealth and power.

@yeout4386

2 жыл бұрын

@@asjaosaline5987 it did not say they want more immigrants what they want is creating a legal pathway into the eu for refugees if you read the plans the party has no where it says that they want more immigrants they where talking about refugees

@asjaosaline5987

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeout4386 on federalist6 agenda all immigrants are defined as refugees. No one asks even what country they are they dont even ask documents and most cases they say documents are lost. And so on federalist eyes they are all refugees and need to be helped. Refugees should be humble and accept our way of life and learn to live with it or if they realy feel our way of life is not for them they should leave. But back in federalist idea is that. all who are defined as refugees will be hospitaled all countrys and they dont care if local culture is compitable with them. I undrestand France will wish to accept people as refugees from french speaking colony countrys but thouse people are not compitable with other countrys so its wrong to say we need to be all in boat to accept them couse french can take them all board. Main idea why its not working is couse some countrys know they cant take more refugees couse it will hurt they society stability and then they defend they countrt borders. But same time other country dont defend they country problems and when too much refugees come they say they cant handle them all and all country need to help out. Reasonable solution would have been that they defend thy country borders and only take thouse who they can accept and handle. Federalist wish to end that every country decides for it self . federalist idea is expand they wish to have more people in europe so europe can long term grow its economic and political power. And they dont care if some cultures die out or will be marginalized they anly care about power.

@21preend42

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeout4386 yes they want more immigrants. It's so obvious.

This video came just in time. Now I know who to vote for in the german general election in September

@lube6966

2 жыл бұрын

I know the major parties are shit, but please don't use that as an excuse to vote for Volt of all things

Yo, something I'd actually finally vote for lol