Posted on 07/09/2006 4:46:50 AM PDT by Leifur
The EU will allways be what it was founded to be, an undemocratic, elitist tool for those that hate the US and all what it stands for, and want to replace our old values and old nationalities with some kind of socialliberal European values and identity.
Iceland shall not join the EU, we must continue to be free.
I don't think continental Europeans are going to warm up to American values anytime soon - even in the face of their own extinction. Part of what America became was because Europe's freedom loving people took a risk on a new life and left their more timid and complacent brethern at home to replicate and deepen their intellectual and moral crisis. Like the third world brain-drain, there may be a point where their own recovery is now hopeless without intervention.
BTW, friends just returned from Iceland and said it was the most fantastic place they'd ever been.
I fear Europe is too cool to save itself by becoming more American. Better dead than American.
Excellent article, but perhaps they'd have better luck importing American values if they called it something else and left out the 'A' word altogether.
If only this were true. Sadly, I am afraid America is trodding the path of European totalitarian socialism rather than the other way around. We are a divided nation, with half wanting to be like Europe, and the other half resisting, clinging desperately to our freedom. Fortunately, the wisdom of our founders enshrined the second ammendment, which ensures that we can never plunge totally into despostism. Even so, this safety mechanism is under attack daily, and we plod ever onward toward a bigger government with more and more power.
Lately, (last 40 years or so) our judiciary has begun to act like a dictator, ascribing to themselves the sole power to determine all things constitutional. Since the spineless congress refuses to act to reign them in, we are now living in a oligarchy, with federal judges handing out edicts like mullahs passing out fatwahs.
despostism=despotism
I had an interesting conversation with a Dutchman not long ago. He's lived in the US for the past four years. When I said world events were worrisome (discreet reference to Muslims overrunning the EU and Holland in particular), his answer was that we can't do anything anyway. Governments do whatever they want, so we shouldn't worry. Just go to work and keep your head down. (Nice man, but even after four years in the US he doesn't get it.)
That's very interesting indeed. I think I heard that today's Virginia accent is most faithful to the original.
I'm more concerned about the state of Massachuttes than Europe. All North of New York is going down the EU crapper.
Great article. A keeper. Thanks for posting.
The stereotypical English Accent (clipped, haughty, veddy veddy proper) is a very recent construct (not much more than 100 years). It's called Received Pronouncuation (or BBC English) and it was created for reasons of class. It was (still is) something that has to be learned and acquired. Americans think it is the natural way the British speak, but it's something they have chosen -- lower classes in England are easy to spot because they don't talk in RP. This allows the "best people" to easily recognize each other.
Thanks for that, say hi to your friends from me
But maybe you are correct in some way, but I beliewe the immigration issue, the failure of multiculturalism and continuing economic failure of the EU is opening up more and more people´s eyes.
But the thing is, there are more structural barriers for such a new "old" movement here as the governmental process is not as open, at least not on the local levels. The media is all part of the elitist movement that now calls the shots and although the internet is opening thing up a little it is a difficult process ahead.
And because of these barriers, and because of the past (both interconnected) it is sad that many that have the right general thinking in these matters initially go towards the far right, because they are the only ones that speak up as mainstream voices are subjugated. And then the facists rein the people in and bring them toward their evil other agendas.
At least this seems to be the case on the mainland.
Agreed. They've got modern kings instead of Democratic leaders no matter how they slice, dice and parse. Oh well, as long as they can holiday five weeks a year in someplace warm and get free medical care, all is well...
From that perspective, the EU and America aren't so far apart.
All the more reason for Americans to band together and drive all of the socialists on our soil into the seas.
That is at least the feeling of the socialliberal left. But the patriotic of the various nations feel a kinship toward the americans, and although we would not call it americanism, we must pick and choose what the US has done right and apply it in the various European countries. Specially things like assimilation (and openness for individuals to become part of the new nation), the reawakening of our old values (Christianity and capitalism) and national pride.
The thing is that european nations are probably nearly as divided in these issues as Americans, but only one voice is allowed to be heard unlike across the pond.
Of course it could not be called Americanism or anything like that. But as a resurrection of National Patriotism (of that respected country) the lesson of America, both of what we lost and what we need to take up fresh, is a lesson we must learn.
But as many here have said, the fight is in many ways the same in the US, you just have more freedom to fight back as you can elect more of your officials and influence the political process in more ways than we. You can even elect your own judges, weather directly or through the various officialities.
Here we are lost in a notion of judges beeing able to be impartial and professional (and in that almost superhuman), wich is only another way of saying they will follow the current road.
Ps. Sorry all for my english, I often lack the words best describing what I am trying to say.
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