The EU was a trade deal that turned into merchant kings who owned entire countries.
People look back at the Venician merchant-princes and were like "how did random merchants wind up controlling more than royalty?" But then they looked at the EU and went "seems legit, I can see no way this at all might turn into new merchant princes. Now, let's ask the unelected economists controlling the markets from the shadows if we're allowed to buy toilet paper or not unless we build statues in their honor."
The EU was a trade deal that turned into merchant kings who owned entire countries.
People look back at the Venician merchant-princes and were like "how did random merchants wind up controlling more than royalty?" But then they looked at the EU and went "seems legit, I can see no way this at all might turn into new merchant princes. Now, let's ask the unelected economists controlling the markets from the shadows if we're allowed to buy toilet paper or not unless we build statues in their honor."
If we must kill the lawyers first, the second to go will need to be the economists for sure.
Progandists.....errr journalists tho
They're third.