European Parliament Laser Eyes Edit

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Strasbourg, 21 November 2013 DEBATE: Action programme for taxation in the European Union for the period 2014-2020

A bald European Parliament speaker in a dark suit and bright yellow pocket square delivers an intense speech at a debate on taxation. As the clip progresses, the serious parliamentary footage turns into a surreal laser-eyes edit with a giant smiling version of the man against an orange floral background, followed by a distorted purple glitch ending. The dramatic music and escalating visual effects turn an ordinary political speech into an absurd, overpowered reaction meme. EN: A bald European Parliament speaker in a dark suit and bright yellow pocket square delivers an intense speech at a debate on taxation. As the clip progresses, the serious parliamentary footage turns into a surreal laser-eyes edit with a giant smiling version of the man against an orange floral background, followed by a distorted purple glitch ending. The dramatic music and escalating visual effects turn an ordinary political speech into an absurd, overpowered reaction meme.

Thank you very much, Mr. Blooming, one minute. Well, Mr. President, I'm minded actually to quote the great American philosopher, Murray Rothbard here, that the state is an institution of theft, writ large. Tax is just about a system where politicians and bureaucrats steal money from their citizens to squander in the most disgraceful manner. This place is no exception. Fascinatingly, and I really don't know how you manage to keep a straight face when you're talking about tax evasion. The whole commission and the commission bureaucracy avoid their taxes. You don't pay taxes, like citizens pay taxes. You have all sorts of special deals. Composite tax rates, high tax thresholds, non-contribute pension schemes. You are the biggest tax avoiders in Europe. Here you sit pontificating. Well the message is getting home to the people of the European Union. You're gonna find that Eurosceptics are coming back in June in ever greater numbers. In ever greater numbers. And I can tell you worse, as the people get your number, it won't be long before they storm this chamber and they hang you and they'll be right.

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