One of the most encouraging trends in global politics in the past few years has been the rise of euro-skepticism, the term applied to those resisting the undemocratic tyranny of the European Union. I was in London when the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) shook the corrupt political establishment in Britain to its foundations by winning the country’s European Election. It was a political earthquake which caused my heart to leap with seismic abandon! The same resistance to Euro-Tyranny has swept through other parts of Europe, even those parts of the so-called Euro-Zone which were considered the very core of its power. The Front National, under the charismatic leadership of Marine Le Pen, is now leading the polls in France with its demands for the restoration of the French Franc and the abandonment of the Euro. Now, in recent elections, there has been a similar upsurge in Euro-Skepticism in Germany, traditionally the most pro-EU of all the nations in the Euro-Tyranny. It can only be hoped that this is the beginning of the end for the multinational monolith at the darkened and decaying heart of Europe.
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To those of us perhaps less directly involved in this question of the unity of/among other nations, the recent decision of Scotland to remain a part of the United Kingdom was interesting in more than one way: When it was reported in the U.S. news, it was followed by commentary like this: “And why should this matter to us? Well, it would be economically dodgy, and maybe even more serious, for the U.S. economy….Scottish oil fields…and for NATO…nuclear sites…etc.” No mention of any other consideration.
But there are many in the U.S. of Scottish descent for whom the outcome was more personal, whether or not they had a “right” to care, and there are some in the South for whom independence from a monolithic union which eradicates identity along with homeland, and of course, power, the question was more than mildly interesting.
The decision made, the winning side rejoiced; the losing side grieved; and many Americans simply sighed, some with relief because of the reported potential economic problems were avoided, and some, well, just mournfully. It seemed to me that the entire episode, from the raising of the independence issue to its conclusion, was a reiteration of Scotland’s history … and of Scotland’s basic character–which has determined that history.
This is most encouraging! Despite efforts from the usual suspects to portray the people who yearn to be free from the EU yolk as unenlightened barbarians or worse, people are revolting against the monolithic monster of modern imperialism.
Fortunately, there appear to be enough people still left who value their communities, their values and their shared culture enough to combat the global elite and their plan to deracinate, homogenize and secularize us into obedient consumers in an Orwellian nightmare.