YUROP

We call on the European Commission to propose a binding legal ban on conversion practices targeting LGBTQ+ citizens in the European Union:

Conversion Practices are interventions aimed at changing, repressing or suppressing the sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression of LGBTQ+ persons.

Such practices, due to their discriminatory, degrading, harmful and fraudulent nature have been qualified as torture by the United Nations, and are currently being banned in a growing number of States.

The EU plays a key role in the protection of fundamental rights and should take actions to fight against all inhuman practices. The Commission should propose a directive adding conversion practices to the list of euro-crimes and/or amend the ongoing directive on equality (2008) to include a ban on these practices.

Furthermore, to fight against the legislative moratorium, the Commission should also enforce a non-binding resolution calling for a widespread ban of conversion practices in the EU.

Finally, we call on the Commission to amend the Victims’ Rights Directive to establishes minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of conversion practices.

All member states should introduce a ban on conversion practices or review their current ones.

The issue at hand:

USAmericans regularly claim that there's huge diversity of culture between states and that travel throughout the country is a cavalcade of cultural enrichment.

As Europeans, that clearly is an annoying and horrifying narrowness of perspective. In the spirit of cooperation and friendship we should provide USAmericans with educational materials to show that there is more to the world than deep dish vs thin crust pizza, sweet tea vs lemonade, Dr Pepper vs Coca Cola.

To be sensitive to the current state of the US educational system and sentiment, we should package this in a suitably diverting edutainment format adapted to an appropriate level.

Proposal:

Force said annoying USAmericans to listen to the entirety of the Eurovision contestants.

Final arguments:

Cultural enrichment of USAmericans offers both stimulating novelty, a more well rounded perspective, escapism through media consumption, and of course a more cultured lifestyle. Beyond that, the increased cultural sensitivity ensures smoother relations both between our continents, but also as a useful life skill for intrapersonal interaction.

I believe it's self evident that both Eurovison haters and lovers will unite behind this, albeit for different reasons.

Call to action:

Who votes aye?

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Around Germany and Greece there were other countries. They went by names like frugal four and PIIGS. They forced "austerity" and stricter working hours onto indebted countries to save their own banks.

The colours on this map show well that northern "productivity" is not about working hours, but about other topics that did not get addressed. Among these topics are also tax heavens (think the Netherlands) and money laundering (think Austria's special relationship with Russia).

So it was nothing more than poor political leadership without vision.

There are so many meme templates from USAian media, but there are lots of European movies, series, and art and it's not being used. The closest I found was https://framamemes.org/ but it's just USAian memes redrawn.

Is there a gated community where I can post European Propaganda?

I really want to post a shit ton of pro EU propaganda material.

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files.catbox.moe/8jhezr.mp4

A hymn for Europe, for freedom and peace. I hope it’s ok to post it here, even though it’s in German.

Here’s a translation of the lyrics:

Hello Europe, this is your child speaking
I want to tell you how tired I am
Do you hear, Europe, how angry they sound
How loudly my brothers sing the praise of the old
We stand for the good, we have sworn to each other
I have already lost some sisters in the fight
They give the old a new look
Deceptively tame but certainly not good

Europe, Europe, do you hear the wind
How it loudly sings of hostility and borders
As one of your children, I'm begging you
That the old can not win again

I heard stories, I thought they were old
But now I know, the time has come again
The old men are being worshipped again
And the old thoughts are being taught again

Europe, Europe, do you hear the wind
How it sings the reverberation of our history
As one of your children, I'm begging you,
That the old can not win again. (2x)

Europe, tell me, why are we so blind
Don't see that we all are your children
Europe, listen carefully how it sounds
When old hatred infiltrates the hearts

Europe, Europe, do you hear your child
how much it craves for peace and freedom
I am one of your children and I'm begging you
Be a home to us, and a peaceful country
Be a home to us, bring us together again

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