[MadIvan]

One of Andrew's better efforts. I quite agree.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[BOBTHENAILER]

Well thought out and very well written. Thanks for the post.

[Tacis]

In defense of France and the French way, let me say that Chirac, in one month, gets more in bribes, kicbacks, and payoffs than Rumsfeld has in his entire career! The German Prime Minister gets a million dollars at a time. So, the old Eurowhore politicians do very well for themselves, thank you!!

[LouD]

Good post, Ivan.

But - I would take exception to his comment regarding le Legion Etangere, however tongue in cheek. Whatever the shortcomings of the French (and they are many) the Legion is a fine fighting organization (maybe because it is made up of non-frogs) with a history of gallantry. While we certainly don't need their help, they would be a welcome addition.

Now if he were talking about regular French troops...

[clintonh8r]

Thanks for the post, Ivan. Anglosphere is an intriguing concept.

[Savage Beast]

"an institution that can only make sense to a Gallic or German mind that sees the chaotic liberty of a diverse Europe in need of false coherence and discipline."

Evidently such an institution makes sense to American "Liberals" as well. They certainly see the chaos of liberty--its great strength and the source of its power--as needing false coherence and discipline. They'll never rest until they can herd us all into identical groupthink and control everything from school curricula to the amount of water the toilet can use to the kind of tree one can or cannot plant in one's garden to the color one can paint his house to the admissions policies of private clubs to... You get the idea.

[Pokey78]

Pinging Sullivan's list.

[xJones]

Thanks, Ivan.

Why Anglosphere? Simply because these political values — by accident of history — originated in England and subsequently Britain. But these values need not be restricted to English-speaking countries. High on the list of countries eager to join are those in formerly communist eastern Europe who value freedom more dearly for having been denied it for so long.

And thanks to the English. For all it's failings, no better system of government has arisen than that started at home and then promoted overseas by Britannia. Just look around the world and see the difference. The only failed former colonies are those that replaced the original British system with left-wingers and Marxists. Unfortunately, that is currently the biggest threat of all to the Anglosphere.

[upchuck]

Mr. Sullivan has outdone himself.

BUMP!!

[Travis McGee]

CHEEERS, MATE!

[Temple Owl]

Hey! I think we have a plan. Good post.

[Lando Lincoln]

Great piece.......

And I have to agree about the French. Gravity does funny things to their military weapons.

[junta]

Hardly. "Accidents of history" is a literary atrocity committed on our ancestors, but of course this comes from a member from the cult of death known as Liberalism.

[tictoc]

UNITED FREE NATIONS bump!

[okie01]

"National sovereignty is a freedom as well — one that free countries are reluctant to give up without some tangible gain. So this concept will never yield something like the EU, an institution that can only make sense to a Gallic or German mind that sees the chaotic liberty of a diverse Europe in need of false coherence and discipline."

So why, then, is Tony Blair's UK so anxious to join the EU?

I have never understood why Britains would even consider joining an organization so dedicated to blotting out national identity and sovereignty.

[FReethesheeples]

A toast:

To "the unity of the English speaking people"(!), to quote a phrase from the great Sir Winston Churchill.

[Ichabod Walrus]

The article does little except restate a desire to bring back the British Empire. It's so childish, some people can never wake up and realize it's 2003.

Even 60 years after that Supreme Honorary American, Churchill, transferred the British Empire (and most else too) to the US, there still remains a large body of fossils and adolescents, who won't allow themselves to believe it, either for fear of sinking into oblivion or for fear of growing up.