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I wouldn’t call them fanatics, as it implies they have a deep emotional commitment to something. Instead I would put it down to a combination of naivete; a craving for the “good old days” of monarchy punctuated with a great loathing of their former nobles; an utter lack of understanding of why and how America came to exist, etc.

They desire unelected elites to rule, federalism among nations with people who have vastly different cultures, languages, and legal systems, the welfare state, and after 1500 years of almost continual war, they are terrified of it, and reject any reason for it.

It is like the fantasies of abused children who crave a normal life and abundance, and think that by superficially mimicking a healthy and happy family they will become one.

[Olog-hai]

There are plenty of war hawks among the EU elites. Don’t be mistaken about that. When they mention “solidarity”, it’s chiefly in the context of a war footing, and the Treaty of Lisbon makes that clear enough.

Like Vladimir Bukovsky said in a 2006 interview, the EU is just as ideology-driven as the USSR was, but perhaps even more so. That kind of ideology does take fanaticism to carry out . . .