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Europe simply cannot have it both ways. Either human rights really matter, or

You can stop right there.

Human rights is like the bunting they hang on the platform at political rallies: inessential, and finally pretty cheesy.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Jun 30th, 2015 at 04:05:33 AM EST
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Yup, a garnish of parsley on a dog's dinner.

'The history of public debt is full of irony. It rarely follows our ideas of order and justice.' Thomas Piketty
by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Wed Jul 1st, 2015 at 05:05:34 AM EST
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