I don’t want to get on a rage here, but…….
The Socialists, former PDS leaning, heel clicking “Leaders of Europe” are now Goose stepping arm in arm together to enslave the new European democracies into their diminishing economic quagmire. The revolutionaries Schroeder/Fischer, together with “King” Chirac and the opportunistic Putin are trying to reset the old Pinball game that the U.S. has forced into Tilt mode for the last 58 years. They believe that their anti-American rhetoric will show the world that it is better to be dominated by the old aristocratic class conscious ruling elite, which will let them eat cake, than being able to determine their own destiny by setting their own agendas, laws and purpose. Their goal is so transparent that it would have to anticipate a great amount of stupidity on the part of the former Eastern block countries not to notice their true intent. Gone would be self-determination, freedom of speech and liberties associated with the normal democratic concept. The only purpose would be to milk these new countries for their Tax Euros and to be indoctrinated into the socialist melting pot that is called the EU ?
The “old Europeans “have shown time and time again, that their goal is to create different classes within their societies. The Master race concept was a failure and reinstituting it won’t work again this time around. The “Krautiots” for instance want to have someone else work for them while they can collect the ample Government subsidy, just like it should be awarded to these Super humans. They determined to abandon Atomic Energy, only to encourage other countries to build new reactors from which they can purchase cheap energy. They will do anything to show the world that they are ecologically pure and socially just.
Well, History does have a way of repeating itself, it won’t work this time either. The idea of taking over Europe without firing a shot to create Lebensraum has hurdles that neither Chirac or his new Komrades: Schroeder, Fischer and Putin will be able to overcome. To bank on the stupidity of others for your own gain has always been futile.
Of course this is only my opinion and I could be wrong.
What Lebensraum for the shrinking populations, for Lord sake? Russia in its present model has maybe 40 years to run, before its oil and gas get seriously depleted. Then (if not earlier) its extractive (and destructive) economy will run in the ground, and will take its society with it.
Russian studies used to be compulsory in East German schools, but with the end of communism, interest in Russia quickly evaporated there and eastern Germans focussed on the West. Putin, once a Soviet intelligence officer in East Germany, speaks fluent German.
Another agreement up for signing next week provides for a German astronaut to join an upcoming Russian space mission.
Russian Railways is to sign a contract with Deutsche Bahn, the German rail operator, and engineering group Siemens.
Volkswagen will issue a declaration of intent to build a car assembly plant near Moscow for VW-brand cars and European aerospace group EADS will sign up for closer cooperation with Irkut, the Russian manufacturer of fighter jets.