tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post6021925208030373500..comments2023-09-30T04:41:24.558-07:00Comments on Ephemeral Isle: The logic of empireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28615995.post-25011294567393669242012-06-08T04:14:41.507-07:002012-06-08T04:14:41.507-07:00Wasn't a "political union of Europe"...Wasn't a "political union of Europe" the idea that has gotten Germany into trouble since, oh, about Frederick the Great's time?<br /><br /> The Brussels Sprouts seem to be dreaming of a United Europe, foisted on the peoples of the subcontinent by stealth. And of unseating Merkel and replacing her with some Green sock-puppet who will use the <i>Bundesheer</i> to Tienanmen Square anybody who balks.<br /><br /> The trouble is, nobody is asking the <i>Bundesheer</i> if they actually <i>want that job</i>.<br /><br /> My guess is, when the time comes, the "wise heads" may get a surprise they don't want. Sort of like the CPSU got in 1991.<br /><br /> Before any group tries to use an army, they first need to make sure that said army actually views them as a legitimate command authority.<br /><br /> The Directoire' made that mistake, and look what happened to them.<br /><br />cheers<br /><br />eoneonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580152241525427599noreply@blogger.com