The state education system is completely biased in favour of the EU

[toughbutfair]

There are 3 main ways the capitalist state gets people to consent to being exploited
1. Control of ideology
2. Ensuring the press is owned by right wing billionaires
3. Control of the Education system and syllabis which they then have the cheek to present as neutral

From an early age in school kids, are thought the European Union is the best thing since apple pie. In junior cert history we were told that europe was once a place of war and barbarism until and the EU was founded and everyone lived happily ever after. In civics we were told that the Commissioners and bankers of the EU are so kind that they give bags of money to Ireland every year with no strings attached.

In university I did a module on EU studies. We were told that the whole purpose of the Nice Treaty was to extend freedom and democracy to the poor backward people of eastern europe and only racists opposed it. No mention was made that the real reason for the Nice Treaty was to encourage labour migration and force down wages in the west to boost profits. Our europhile lecturer even said that France and Germany would be at war today if it wasn't for the EU.

The EU is never shown up for what it really is. A capitalist free trade bloc where the corporations are given ultimate freedom to exploit the factors of production while ordinary people are left powerless and clueless. While the right wingers and employers groups are consistent in their views by supporting the EU, the liberal left really need to cop on. The economic left have long seen the EU for what it really is but these trendy liberals in Labour and the Greens need a massive kick up the arse. Unfortunately they will only switch to an anti-EU position when it is far too late and all soverignty has been surrendered.

Neutral post ?

[Passer-by]

You wont find any Monnet Professors in Blanch IT or Dundalk IT.

The ITs are typically focused on computing and/or business studies rather than on European Studies and/or Law (which is where you usually find Monnet Professors) so this isn't any surprise.

As it is, the EU provided the money to build the ITs (or RTCs as they then were) back in the 70's and 80's. Why have a Jean Monnet chair at the ITs when those entire Institutions could be just as easily be called the Jean Monnet Institutes of Technology?

[dunno]

Nugget is now RIP so condolences.

[evercloserunion]

The ITs are typically focused on computing and/or business studies rather than on European Studies and/or Law (which is where you usually find Monnet Professors) so this isn't any surprise.

As it is, the EU provided the money to build the ITs (or RTCs as they then were) back in the 70's and 80's. Why have a Jean Monnet chair at the ITs when those entire Institutions could be just as easily be called the Jean Monnet Institutes of Technology?

Excellent idea. Or how about the Jean Monnet Republic of Ireland

[setanta]

As it is, the EU provided the money to build the ITs (or RTCs as they then were) back in the 70's and 80's. Why have a Jean Monnet chair at the ITs when those entire Institutions could be just as easily be called the Jean Monnet Institutes of Technology?

+1 ... great point!