Dimocracy, Huh?

Writing in Dutch daily Trouw, Patrick van Schie, Director of Teldersstichting – a think-tank closely affiliated with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s VVD party – argues that “Brussels-style democracy apparently means that voters are only allowed to agree with the policy of the ruling elite. If voters have the courage to vote differently, it is concluded that European integration is ‘too difficult’ for them.” Trouw: van Schie