Maybe it’s ‘translation difficulties’, but I’ve detected an increasingly imperious tone - and sometimes a hint of ‘veiled threat’ - in Merkel’s utterances over the past couple of months....
It has me looking for Germany to execute a naked power grab over the EU in the near-to-intermediate future....
Question - would that be a good thing, or a bad thing??
Judging by Germany’s two previous attempts to execute a naked power grab in Europe, I’d say it’s a bad thing.
Bad thing. The EU is Germany's baby to begin with, and they designed it just like the USSR for the purpose of doing away with accountability.
It has me looking for Germany to execute a naked power grab over the EU in the near-to-intermediate future....
Question - would that be a good thing, or a bad thing??
“Question - would that be a good thing, or a bad thing??”
The real question is would Europe be better off in the current regime or under, say, Emperor Charles V or another Habsburg?
I’d go with the Emperor.