Because the European Union’s political elites scramble to redefine their stance in response to shifting world dynamics—notably the altering function of the US—a hanging shift has emerged of their rhetoric, with many now adopting patriotic, pan-European nationalist language and advocating for a “sturdy Europe.”
However is that this newfound pan-European patriotic nationalism real, or is it a calculated transfer by EU globalists to consolidate energy in Brussels?
Gustav Kasselstrand, chief of the nationalist and NATO-critical Various for Sweden (AfS)—a celebration impressed by Germany’s AfD, Austria’s FPÖ, and France’s Nationwide Rally—in an article titled: “Don’t speak about Europe—it’s a entice,” contends that the EU’s current embrace of patriotic rhetoric is merely a misleading energy seize, geared toward eroding nationwide sovereignty and consolidating management in Brussels.
For Kasselstrand, the agenda pursued by EU elites won’t strengthen Europe; as a substitute, it should undermine and weaken its true power—its numerous, sovereign nations.
“Now, the EU institution desires us to overlook every little thing they’ve mentioned for years, particularly that we’re secure due to Article 5: NATO’s collective protection ensures, which have been the inspiration and the one distinctive aggressive benefit offered by means of NATO,” Kasselstrand notes.
Their final aim, he contends, isn’t European sovereignty however the creation of a United States of Europe.
Kasselstrand contends it’s a mistake to match Europe to the US, Russia, or China since Europe isn’t a single state or federation however a group of many countries, every with its personal distinctive cultures and identities.
“Many individuals discover it interesting to listen to that Europe is turning into extra unbiased from the US, however don’t be swayed by the rhetoric EU leaders are selling,” Kasselstrand continued. “Europe is a civilization that spans millennia, whereas the EU is a political union that, at finest, has existed for less than half a century and is shaking the very foundations of Europe.”
“The EU represents centralization, whereas Europe is outlined by its range. Because the EU strengthens, Europe weakens. The distinctive character of every nation is the essence of Europe and what has made it the world’s most traditionally profitable and engaging continent.”
“EU leaders usually are not fools: they use Europe as a promotional software for an ever nearer EU. That’s why they, and their supporters, now solely communicate of ‘Europe.’ It resonates positively with most Europeans, whereas the EU doesn’t. However the actual agenda behind ReArm Europe is to take the following step within the EU’s path towards turning into an empire.”
Like different anti-globalist politicians throughout Europe, the AfS chief argues that the EU, which was initially conceived as an financial union targeted on free motion, has advanced into one thing solely totally different, with a seemingly ever-expanding vary of powers and obligations.
He factors out that whereas the EU has lengthy had a typical overseas and safety coverage, Brussels now goals to determine a unified EU protection. He views “ReArm Europe” as a big and probably perilous step towards that aim.
With none public dialogue, Kasselstrand mentioned, EU Fee President Ursula von der Leyen, has launched the ‘ReArm Europe‘ initiative, which allocates 800 billion euros for “protection funding geared toward strengthening Europe’s protection capabilities.”
“Following the ‘boiled frog’ principle, the temperature should be slowly elevated so the frog doesn’t notice it’s being cooked till it’s too late. Equally, the shift towards a typical EU protection unfolds progressively, step-by-step.”
“So what’s the actual function of the investments? We get the reply if we take a look at the beginning of the European motion. Initiator Winston Churchill defined in Zurich in 1946 and on the Hague Congress in 1948 that the aim is “A United States of Europe!” and that”’we can not accept something lower than a union for the entire of Europe!”
To conclude, Kasselstrand states that Europe’s freedom rests upon its nation-states being free of the iron grip of the EU.
“It’s only when European nations are free of the EU’s sweater that true European independence arises: an independence that manifests itself in a novel range of voices and wills.”
