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7 Repairing capitalism in Europe?
miss to be explained convincingly according to the people’s experi-
ence.
Alas, how to conquer EU administrations to implement the Modest
Proposal? By a “surge of democracy”? For most of us this stayed an
open question while basic-democratic DIEM25 discussed different
campaigns not caring about stabilizing European capitalism, - till a
couple of days ago! The latest “Organising Principles”-paper, in par-
ticular sect. 7 (“Legal & Financial Structure (International Associa-
tion)”) 22 lets the cat out of the bag! DIEM is going to be furnished
with two identities, an internal and an external one.
“DIEM25 will acquire a governing structure, as specified by
Belgian law, which will remain totally separate from the actual
governance structure envisaged under (A), (B) and (C).” 23
7.4 On two identities of DIEM25
Nothing and nobody can have two identities unless he/she/it is bur-
dened with a split consciousness. Nevertheless, DIEM shall be split in
two structures, a legal, governing one and a totally separated internal
one, - two in one - a really strange construction for a political move-
ment. The official Belgian Association with a Board of Directors and a
Secretary General on top will be publicly addressed, hyped and made
responsible, controlled and sued as DIEM. They shall be the proper
DIEM. But the Organizing Principle Paper naively dreams on page 8:
“The bodies and executives demanded by the legal governance
structure will have no authority over DIEM25’s political work
and will only be responsible for conveying to Belgium’s legal
authorities and in a manner consistent with Belgian Law, the
decisions of DIEM25 bodies described in the Organising Princi-
ples.” 24
What a walk on eggshells! 25 DIEM is meant to pursue consequent
pan-European politics with and for the peoples against EU-strategies
22
Document: DIEM 25 – Organising principles, sect. 7, pp 7-15. In the meantime the Organisation Principles have been
internally agreed by vote.
23 ibid. Preface.
24 Ibid., sec.7
25 In the first draft of the Organising Principles the splitting of identity and consciousness is formulated still more openly:
“The bodies and executives demanded by the legal governance structure … will have no authority over DIEM25’s political
work and will only be responsible to Belgium’s legal authorities.” The Secretary General is solely responsible to the Bel-
gium State and has nothing to do with DIEM politics. In the meantime DIEM office holders have to sign a Letter of Agree-
ment by which they have to confirm their identity splitting, since the offices according to DIEM Principles and DIEM legal
constitution are hold in personal union.
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