[GOPJ]

Is there any chance at all that the European people are more conservative than their socialist leaders and press? If it's true, we'll never read about it in their MSM...

I'm reminded about the "angry white men" thing in this country that turned out to be the "angry at all Democrats" thing. Republicans took over Congress before the MSM figured out what was happening.

[Quinotto]

Is there any chance at all that the European people are more conservative than their socialist leaders and press?

Absolutely...the last EU vote of the French and the Dutch was clear indication on how "the people" really felt! Chirac has the lowest job approval rate in French history and the French people are fed up with his rhetoric.

[ellery]

I don't think this is a case of Europeans as a whole being more conservative than their leaders (some are, some are even more liberal). I think this is more about people wanting to chart their own destinies, even if said destiny is a socialist pit.