The Fate of Freedom and Democracy in Europe

Pajamas Media ^ | Nov. 26, 2010 | Roger Kimball

[JSDude1]

Here’s a typical headline from the Associated Press today:

“Debt turmoil, contagion fears sweep Europe.”

Yikes. Yesterday it was Greece: they’re in debt to the tune of $175 billion. Now that may seem like small potatoes in the age of Barack “the sky’s the limit” Obama. But keep in mind that there only about 11 million Greeks. ..snip..

Of course, Greece will never pay back this money. In the time-honored custom of Third World nations across the globe, it will default.

But now it looks like the habit may be catching. Yesterday it was Greece, today it is Ireland — remember the “Irish tiger”? Turns out it was an inflatable pussy cat: pumped full of gas by artificially low interest rates underwritten by the EU.

..snip again..

before spreading to Spain, the continent’s fourth-largest economy — a scenario that would threaten the 16-nation euro currency itself.”

Want to open a book on that?

Now, the money situation is bad, very bad. But worse news concerns politics, in particular the fate of freedom and democracy in Europe.

The European project has always been a game played by unelected political elites and foisted on the people. When EU leaders couldn’t get the Lisbon Treaty, a.k.a. the European Constitution, ratified by a popular vote, they did what any sensible totalitarian would do: they circumvented the people and declared the treaty passed.

Enter Nigel Farage. Who is Nigel Farage? He is a former Conservative British politician who left the party in 1992 when John Major’s government signed on to the Maastricht Treaty, thereby selling out a large measure of British sovereignty. Mr. Farage is now leader of UKIP, the United Kingdom Independence Party, as well as a member of the European Parliament for South East England.

[JSDude1]

Go Mr. Farage, go UK of ages past or God save Britain and The Queen (I am a fan across the 'pond' a sypathetic American)~

-J.S.

[RetiredArmy]

Oh goody, goody, goody, we are going to be like Europe . . . . . bankrupt!!!!!!!

[coloradan]

Do you mean, they are going to be like us?

[goldstategop]

The EU project is failing because Germany is no longer willing to bail out the EU. Now its only a matter of time before the southern dominoes in Portugal and Spain collapse. And the Eurocrats have no idea how to stem it.

[ZAROVE]

Actually Democracy is not goign to provide Freedom. Thats anothe rpetext. What they need is to scrap the whole Neo-COmmunism and go back to Old Europe, which despite havign Strong Monarchies and Aristocracies, had far greater Freedom. Ironiclaly they also had mroe Democracy in real elected officials too.

I think a Hapsburg restoration for Austria-Hungary would be nice, myself.

[Whenifhow]

The EU project is failing because Germany is no longer willing to bail out the EU. Now its only a matter of time before the southern dominoes in Portugal and Spain collapse. And the Eurocrats have no idea how to stem it.

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‘The Euro Game Is Up! Who the hell do you think you are?’ - Nigel Farage MEP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyq7WRr_GPg&feature=player_embedded

[VRW Conspirator]

Of course, Greece will never pay back this money...it will default.

So be it. Let us get this collapse over with.