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EUROPE -- THY NAME IS COWARDICE
daily WELT ^ | Sa, 20. November 2004 | Commentary by Mathias Döpfner

Posted on 12/12/2004 10:48:29 PM PST by cfhBAMA

Some Europeans are beginning to see the light.

EUROPE -- THY NAME IS COWARDICE

Matthias Döpfner, Chief Executive of German publisher Axel Springer AG, has written a blistering attack in the daily WELT against the cowardice of Europe in the face of the Islamic threat.

A few days ago Henryk M. Broder wrote in Welt am Sonntag, "Europe -- your family name is appeasement." It's a phrase you can't get out of your head because it's so terribly true.

Appeasement cost millions of Jews and non-Jews their lives as England and France, allies at the time, negotiated and hesitated too long before they noticed that Hitler had to be fought, not bound to agreements. Appeasement stabilized communism in the Soviet Union and East Germany in that part of Europe where inhuman, suppressive governments were glorified as the ideologically correct alternative to all other possibilities. Appeasement crippled Europe when genocide ran rampant in Kosovo and we Europeans debated and debated until the Americans came in and did our work for us. Rather than protecting democracy in the Middle East, European appeasement, camouflaged behind the fuzzy word "equidistance," now countenances suicide bombings in Israel by fundamentalist Palestinians. Appeasement generates a mentality that allows Europe to ignore 300,000 victims of Saddam's torture and machinery and, motivated by the self-righteousness of the peace-movement, to issue bad grades to George Bush. A particularly grotesque form of appeasement is reacting to the escalating violence by Islamic fundamentalists in Holland and elsewhere by suggesting that we should really have a Muslim holiday in Germany.

What else has to happen before the European public and its political leadership get it? There is a sort of crusade underway, an especially perfidious crusade consisting of systematic attacks by fanatic Muslims, focused on civilians and directed against our free, open Western societies. It is a conflict that will most likely last longer than the great military conflicts of the last century -- a conflict conducted by an enemy that cannot be tamed by tolerance and accommodation but only spurred on by such gestures, which will be mistaken for signs of weakness.

Two recent American presidents had the courage needed for anti-appeasement: Reagan and Bush. Reagan ended the Cold War and Bush, supported only by the social democrat Blair acting on moral conviction, recognized the danger in the Islamic fight against democracy. His place in history will have to be evaluated after a number of years have passed.

In the meantime, Europe sits back with charismatic self-confidence in the multicultural corner instead of defending liberal society's values and being an attractive center of power on the same playing field as the true great powers, America and China. On the contrary-we Europeans present ourselves, in contrast to the intolerant, as world champions in tolerance, which even (Germany's Interior Minister) Otto Schily justifiably criticizes. Why? Because we're so moral? I fear it's more because we're so materialistic.

For his policies, Bush risks the fall of the dollar, huge amounts of additional national debt and a massive and persistent burden on the American economy-because everything is at stake.

While the alleged capitalistic robber barons in American know their priorities, we timidly defend our social welfare systems. Stay out of it! It could get expensive. We'd rather discuss the 35-hour workweek or our dental health plan coverage. Or listen to TV pastors preach about "reaching out to murderers." These days, Europe reminds me of an elderly aunt who hides her last pieces of jewelry with shaking hands when she notices a robber has broken into a neighbor's house. Europe, thy name is cowardice.

"All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: appeasement; axisofweasels; cowardice; elbaradei; equidistance; europe; europeans; facism; georgebush; iaea; iraq; islam; jews; mediawingofthednc; murder; muslim; neoeunazis; nonjews; religionofpeace; saddam; torture; wot
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1 posted on 12/12/2004 10:48:29 PM PST by cfhBAMA
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To: cfhBAMA

I wish there were more Europeans like this guy around. Geez, what a breath of fresh air. Too bad his fellow countrymen probably will never see the folly of their cowardly ways.


2 posted on 12/12/2004 10:54:22 PM PST by RacerX1128
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To: cfhBAMA
"For his policies, Bush risks the fall of the dollar, huge amounts of additional national debt and a massive and persistent burden on the American economy - because everything is at stake. "

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THIS Guy gets it! I hope Europe wakes up, before it's too late. Come to think of it, I hope the Democrats in the US wake up, before it's too late also./

3 posted on 12/12/2004 10:54:28 PM PST by FairOpinion
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To: cfhBAMA

Das-ist-Gut Bump

Hoppy


4 posted on 12/12/2004 10:54:54 PM PST by Hop A Long Cassidy
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To: dirtboy
Somebody got the wake-up call.
5 posted on 12/12/2004 10:55:43 PM PST by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: IGNORANCE ON PARADE)
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To: FairOpinion

Come to think of it, I hope the Democrats in the US wake up, before it's too late also./


Quite an optimist aren't we?


6 posted on 12/12/2004 11:01:12 PM PST by conshack
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To: potlatch; PhilDragoo; devolve; MeekOneGOP

PING


7 posted on 12/12/2004 11:01:26 PM PST by ntnychik (Proud member of the Bush-wazee)
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To: RacerX1128
For forty years the USA and Briton staved off the Soviet in Europe, now it is time for the Europeans to suck it up and take care of them selves.
8 posted on 12/12/2004 11:09:53 PM PST by oyez (¡Qué viva la revolución de Reagan!)
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To: cfhBAMA

This is one brave German dude.
When it is too late for Europe to defend itself against Islamofascism, it will be the Americans ,again, who will do the fighting for them.


9 posted on 12/12/2004 11:15:35 PM PST by citizencon
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To: RacerX1128
Too bad his fellow countrymen probably will never see the folly of their cowardly ways.

They have the appeasement gene, it dominates their DNA.

10 posted on 12/12/2004 11:16:22 PM PST by Mister Baredog (PLEASE be sure you have a flag up on your FReeper homepage.!!!)
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To: cfhBAMA
Finally, a European with some integrity. Maybe next, Europe will bring Christmas back, instead of foolishly appeasing trying not to offend Islamofacists.
11 posted on 12/12/2004 11:16:49 PM PST by Retief
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To: cfhBAMA

Wow!...cookin on the front burner!!!...wake up the Euro-weenies before it's to late!!


12 posted on 12/12/2004 11:18:42 PM PST by Route101
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To: ntnychik
How did China get to be one of the great powers? Was there some great contribution to the world that I missed? Confused
13 posted on 12/12/2004 11:21:00 PM PST by Always Independent
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To: cfhBAMA

Shouldn't it be Cowardice, Thy name is Europe?


14 posted on 12/12/2004 11:21:07 PM PST by Texaggie79 (Did I just say that?)
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To: cfhBAMA

Nothing better would right the world, dismantle the UN, and stop the spread of Islam than a Europe left to defend itself. It has relied on America to defend it for too long. As the Islamic invasion continues in Europe, the Crusades may reawaken. It won't if it's left to America. I say get out of NATO as well as the UN.


15 posted on 12/12/2004 11:21:25 PM PST by LoneRangerMassachusetts (Some say what's good for others, the others make the goods; it's the meddlers against the peddlers)
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To: Landru; Happygal; joanie-f; rogerv; wu_trax; Happy2BMe; ApesForEvolution; BraveMan; broadsword; ...

a good read:

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"Matthias Döpfner, Chief Executive of German publisher Axel Springer AG, has written a blistering attack in the daily WELT against the cowardice of Europe in the face of the Islamic threat.

A few days ago Henryk M. Broder wrote in Welt am Sonntag, "Europe -- your family name is appeasement." It's a phrase you can't get out of your head because it's so terribly true."


16 posted on 12/12/2004 11:29:00 PM PST by FBD ("You have enemies? Good-That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." Churchhill)
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To: USF

European appeasement ping


17 posted on 12/12/2004 11:30:10 PM PST by jan in Colorado (Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas...anyone offended?)
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To: FBD

bump for later


18 posted on 12/12/2004 11:39:27 PM PST by ApesForEvolution (You will NEVER convince me that Muhammadanism isn't a death cult that must end. Save your time...)
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To: FBD

"Matthias Döpfner, Chief Executive of German publisher Axel Springer AG, has written a blistering attack in the daily WELT against the cowardice of Europe in the face of the Islamic threat.

A few days ago Henryk M. Broder wrote in Welt am Sonntag, "Europe -- your family name is appeasement." It's a phrase you can't get out of your head because it's so terribly true."


>>>

At this pace, the Moos might need 10 years, not 5, to take over those places where Muhammadanism isn't defeated and utterly wiped out soon....


19 posted on 12/12/2004 11:40:59 PM PST by ApesForEvolution (You will NEVER convince me that Muhammadanism isn't a death cult that must end. Save your time...)
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To: FBD

Thank you for this ping. It really does describe where America is headed with Islam.


20 posted on 12/13/2004 1:06:53 AM PST by Happy2BMe (It's not quite time to rest - John Kerry is still out there (and so is Hillary))
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