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'Tis a strange thing to have a public post. I have been vastly busy these past couple of weeks and every moment I sit down to write my blog, I think of ten other things I must do instantly or I will lose one of three things; a friend, some money, or good academic standing. In my absense, people have been leaving comments on my last post. It was not a significant post. Three people, whose identity I do not know, left me comments: Loxley, John Galt, and Pooh. The occassional visit by Mr. Galt is still something that vexes me greatly. However, I have to say that I agreed with the vast majority of his last comment that he left under my creepy guy post. Despite any disagreements I might have with these random commenters, I greatly appreciate hearing these notes from people I don't know. I just wonder how they come across my blog. I wish that, like company sites, I could add to my comment boxes the "How did you find out about us?" question before one could add a comment.
I have a number of things I wish to discuss, but I have found that short posts are much better for readers. They tend to actually read them and then leave comments. But, if you get the chance, do tell me what you think about Europe. I'm taking a course called "Superpower Europe?" and I should like to know what people think about Europe--even if they don't think about Europe at all.
I have a number of things I wish to discuss, but I have found that short posts are much better for readers. They tend to actually read them and then leave comments. But, if you get the chance, do tell me what you think about Europe. I'm taking a course called "Superpower Europe?" and I should like to know what people think about Europe--even if they don't think about Europe at all.
posted by Jesi E. at 7/13/2005 07:15:00 PM
1 Comments:
Europe is as much a superpower as Africa is a first-world nation. The obvious contradiction arises in the latter, pointing to similar fallacy in the former. Africa is not a first-world nation nor is it a nation in itself. Europe is neither a superpower nor a united power in itself. Super-power status would dictate an ability to unite substantial economic, military or political force against an opponent or an object necesary to secure national interest; this would suppose reasonable victory against a capable 1st world foe.
The bonds that hold the European nations together are feeble and routed in an usurpation of power over the last 20 years by the commercial elite and political media of Europe; a usurpation only now taking obvious form in the eyes of the European peoples. The rejection of the EU constitution in founding countries the Netherlands and France have shed serious light on the matter. The Euro's future is in doubt. Europe itself has failed to act united in nearly every attempt either economic, political, or militarily. Europe lacks the cohesion to organize in either area toward a common objective; the only real and moderately widespread economic cooperation is on a common currency which it will probably soon be forced to abandon in the near future; politically the EU commission or any other multilateral political organization officially representing Europe is non-binding, and military cooperation and capability necessary to project even an Iraq scale war is currently impossible at best.
The people of Europe are separated by culture, history, language, and a stagnant statist economic structure which further prevents and discourages the socialist elite's of Europe from yet truly selling their nations sovereignties nor would such factors even allow such a united effort to succeed. The people of European countries have allowed their limited freedoms to slowly be usurped by a vocal minority of ideological heathens.
Because the representative structures of European nations lack the constitutional protections and accompanying philosophy, they have easily chosen to ignore the gradual transfer of sovereignty from their own hands (limited to begin with) to supranational/world organizations. One will notice that only a handful of nations require a referendum to approve the EU constitution; this includes France and the Netherlands who rejected the constitution. German and other nations who's parliaments bypass the specific consent of the people on the matter, passed the EU constitution with success.
If there is hope for Europe, it is in the mumblings of the German parliament who may have recently seen a glimmer of light in the cracks of the welfare state. The burdensome statist mechanisms finally become near unbearable and popular opinion toward state controls seems to be waning; though the media refuses to make such judgments. Germany is central to the currency union and to the economies of Europe in general. If the archetype of the welfare model can reverse its course toward economic meltdown, perhaps the rest of Europe can take it's example.
Superpower indeed.
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