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Different perspectives within the dimension of Euroscepticism
When looking deeper in to the realm of Euroscepticism, you can distinguish multiple ways and perspectives in criticising the European Union. Some criticisers find the European Union too socialist while other criticisers find the European Union too capitalist. Another contrast is that some criticisers find the European Union too libertarian, while other criticisers find the European Union too authoritarian.

Capitalist/socialist perspective

The two perspectives, capitalism and socialism, are a direct opposite of each other. The critique that the European Union is too capitalist consists of a few arguments. The main argument is that the economic plans in the European Union are too much focused to represent Europe as whole and as a world economy and not on the member states itself. Criticisers argue that the economic plans of the European Union are not helping to resolve the economic inequality in some member states. And criticisers often point at the big economic crisis in 2009 as a consequence of the capitalistic direction of the European Union.

Another perspective is the camp that argues that the European Union is too socialist. This is a sentiment which is very prominent in the critique of eurosceptic parties, mainly the eurosceptic parties in northern and western countries in Europe. The criticisers in these countries argue that the richer countries in the European Union are obliged to pay for the economic mistakes that were made in other countries in Europe (countries like Greece and Portugal). The criticisers think that’s not fair to the people in their own countries who, via taxes, are obliged to pay for the financial support that the European Union gives.

Libertarian/authoritarian perspective

The two perspectives, libertarian and authoritarian, are also a direct opposite of each other. The criticisers who say that the European Union is too libertarian argue that the focus in Europe on resolving certain problems should be on collective European action and not on the individuals in the individual countries. This concerns problems like climate change and the refugee crisis. The criticisers think that proper action only can be taken when the countries in the European Union take action together as one force. They feel like that’s a good way to make a fist against other superpowers (China, USA), which becomes more difficult if the responsibilities are mainly laid on the shoulders of the individuals.

The other perspective is the camp that argues that the European Union is too authoritarian. The criticisers in this camp argue that the European Union has too much power in decision-making and that the sovereignty of the individual countries is slowly being taken away by the European Union. These sentiments are also very prominent in the critique of eurosceptic parties and was, famously, one of the main arguments for the British people to vote for a exit out of the European Union