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Samizdata quote of the day – Europe’s fury at Trump’s criticism is breathtakingly hypocritical The EU is anti-populist to its core. Despite all the posturing of EU leaders as the valiant defenders of Ukraine, it’s clear they are opposed to national sovereignty. Instead of viewing patriotism as the sign of a healthy and cohesive society, the EU sees it as a threat to be snuffed out.
The consequences of the EU’s war on the nation state are plain for all to see. According to a recent poll, two-thirds of Germans ‘would probably not defend their country from invaders’. In Italy, a recent survey indicated that only 16 per cent of those of fighting age would take up arms if their country was under attack. Recently, the head of France’s armed forces, Fabien Mandon, said his country needs ‘the spirit that accepts that we will have to suffer to protect what we are’. But French public opinion is not having any of it.
– Frank Furedi
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Trump’s criticism is not only on point, but it is long overdue. We finally have a president that will openly put the US before other nations. For centuries in fact, and definitely for generations starting early last century, European elites and the masses of their population [unless they were trying to immigrate here] have done little but express various forms of contempt for our country, our people, and our governance. This is despite us saving them in WW-I, WW-II, and expending vast amounts of treasure and commitment to defend them in the Cold War. As Europe Islamifies, it is joining our open enemies and it still expects us to support them. I think that those days are over. If Europe does not get its . . . act . . . together; they are going to be on their own.
Subotai Bahadur
The question is why ? And do you think that Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama and Joe Biden with their electors are better ? I don’t ..
I’m guessing that we in the USA define the phrase “the democratic choices of our citizens” very differently than the EU does.
We in the USA have that icky kind of democracy in which citizens get to express and vote for their own choices, while Europe seems to value the decisions of its self-selected lords. Yarvin is winning over there.
Trump is swinging a sword at those he sees as threats, while the libertarians of Europe limit themselves to critiquing the hollow-ground sword blade he uses.
Good luck with that.