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Shane McBryde
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Date Posted: 07:27:16 06/11/09 Thu
As it appeared on WND.com
Here's my take on the result of the elections in Europe. I see it as a way of lulling the world, and in particular Americans, into a false sense of security about the true direction the world is taking. This will be an opportunity for Rush Limbaugh and Fox News to say, "See, 'conservatism' is on the rebound, no need to worry." But, let's look at the broader picture here.
Sarkozy and Merkel are indeed right of center, right of center as far as European socialists go. Measured against politics in the U.S., these guys are committed socialists; they are the leaders of socialist countries, France in particular, where there are still communists in the parliament.
I noticed how adept our leaders have become at distracting us with their right hand while picking our pockets with their left (no pun intended). We're all very keen to keep fighting the communists in Cuba with our trade embargo, but we're happy to do business with Red China. They massacred their own people in Tiananmen Square just 20 years ago! And, last time anyone checked they were still communist.
The so-called victory for "conservatives" in Europe will not herald the rolling back of the European Union, and it will not signal the curtailing of the massive welfare state that exists there. Look at it: Europe is governed by a double layer of bureaucracy. You have the national governments of the respective countries and then you have the European Parliament, which essentially has the authority to overrule upwards of 75 percent of any decisions that might made by the national parliaments.
So, don't be deceived; these "conservatives" are not going to take a single step to reduce the size of government, significantly lower taxes or roll back the social safety net. The homogenization of Europe will press on unabated.
This is being reported as conservative victories only to make us think what's happening isn't happening. Europe has had more or less socialist governments in place since at least the end of World War II, and nothing that happened recently will change that. No, it will continue to grow, expand and get stronger. China and Russia are not becoming less communist so much as they are becoming more socialist.
One last thought – if you read enough history you will learn that the socialists never liked the communists to begin with. The two ideologies have historically been at odds. So, just because one says they're fighting communism doesn't for one second mean they're not fighting for socialism. One case in point: Václav Havel.
Shane McBryde
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