>>I have always believed there is much more to the EU than meets the eye. Germany is definitely the dominate country in the EU. And Germany historically has been an aggressive, power seeking nation – always. They’re militaristic in their bone marrow. I can visualize, in time, Germany taking over the EU and making Europe the greater Germany. That was a goal of Hitler’s in WWII. Of course, Britain, Poland and Hungary would cause some problems but Germany would prevail.<<
Except for an important fact, and one you didn’t mention, your prognosis would be very accurate. However, since the end of WW-II the German psyche has been radically transformed by virtue of the universal and never-ending condemnation brought on by the Holocaust. As a result, the German martial spirit has been extinguished, and that once-proud race of warriors is gone forever. My family came here from Germany, I’ve traveled extensively throughout the country in recent years, and to me the transformation is palpable.
The German people have a mental toughness superior to most. At the right moment I would imagine it will rise again.