Newsgroup: it.politica
Titolo: The reason for the Danish NO/NEJ

There have been said so many thing about the Danish NO and also the voters
behind the Danish NO in the foreign press. I will try to explain the NO to
all people outside Denmark, that have some trouble in understanding the
reason behind it. May actually also help some people in Denmark!
It is clearly my own private opinion but I feel it is a valid analysis of
the situation in Denmark and in Europe today, which may help other in
understanding the NO.
I will not state what I voted myself because I feel it has no relevans to
this message, let just say that it could just the same have been NO or YES.
This is also a very good reflection of the situation for many other voters
that day.
Pia Kjaersgaard and her nationalistic opinions have nothing to do with the
Danish NO. It cannot be a surprise that the extreme left and right wings of
the political scene always is against the common political agenda. The NO
was only possible because a big amount of voters from all parties in Denmark
is against the EURO or actually against the current state of EU, as I will
try to explain lather.
The No have nothing to do with the future integration process. Denmark has
always been one of the key supporters in the integration process. We really
do not like the situation if the Danish NO will result in a slower
integration of the countries outside the EU. But this possible problem
cannot be because of the Danish NO, but more related to the framework of the
integration as defined by the EU.
One thing is for sure, for the Yes campaign to do so badly despite the vast
amount of money/goodwill poured into it, the No campaign has won a moral
victory over them.
The Danish NO was also a result of a lengthy and fiercely fought campaign
that does not give away any real information to the voters. It is just a
battle on words where nobody seams to be able to understand the other side
in any way. They just hold on to the positive sides of both a NO and a YES
and they are unable to see the negative sides of their own opinion (or at
least their supporters tell them it is a very good thing to show only the
good sides). This leaves only one possible thing to do for the voters. Say
NO and keep things as they are.
The main problem with Europe and the reason for the Danish NO is the missing
definition of Europe's final state. Shall it be the United States of Europe
as some people prefer, or do we stop somewhere on this path and define a new
solution. I know a lot of people will say that this has already been
defined. Wake up people you have been unable to explain this to the people,
so in my opinion it has absolutely not been defined. It is the elite's
Europe; they do not have the support of the people from many parts of the
European Union. The Danish people have absolutely nothing against Europe,
they would really like to work together with the rest of Europe, it is the
frame of this work we do not like in the current undefined state.
The people in Denmark hear a lot of statements in the press from key EU
persons that can be laid out as a 100 % accept of the United States of
Europe and the path to this final state. The NO was not a NO directly
against the EURO but a NO against the path to the United States of Europe.
It is also a big problem that many people in Europe never could or can vote
about the implementation of Europe. The Danish NO can also be seen as a NO
to the lack of democracy in Europe.
Some countries in Europe and also a vast majority of the people in them
really seam to go for the United States of Europe. The other half does not
seam to like this final result. It may turn out that a Europe in two speeds
will be the best solution to the current situation in Europe. It just needs
to be clearly defined so the current uncertain situation can be avoided in
the future.
I consider myself both a European and a Dane and really hope that people
outside Denmark can understand this and we together can find a way to work
together inside EU that will satisfy all member states of EU.
A European.......

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