EUseless!

So the Great Big European dream is over.

Massive trade imbalances and borrowing have finally brought the EU racket to a close. How did things get this bad and ruin a dozen countries in the process? Same that ruined the US economy: GREED.

The EU was a misconceived idea from the start. It was based on a false premise that when the economies of Europe unite, it will lead not only to economic unity but prosperity for all as well. But it was a futile experiment dreamed up by bankers for more profits.

From the beginning the EU idea ignored certain realities that led to the collapse of the EU in all but name. First, it was based on exploitation and greed. Wealthy western countries used the weaker and poorer member nations as a dumping ground for their products and services, resulting in the destruction of national industries of those countries in the process. Those who were foolish enough to adopt the Euro saw their economies tank and some are bankrupt.

The idea that all these countries, with their different experiences, mentalities, systems, economies, resources and mutual historical enmities, which have not yet been forgotten much less forgiven, could come together as equals under a one-size-fits-all EU formula for prosperity was a grave miscalculation.

A bunch of these countries spent 50 years or more behind a different system, one that was ideologically and operationally opposed to the current neo-liberal free-market model which has been foisted upon them.  To think that centuries of wars, hatred and suspicion can just be glossed over with money is a bad assumption.

Now, defective US-inspired economic models have wreaked havoc across the EU and decimated economies. Politicians in the EU parliament attend fancy conferences and summits, get healthy per-diems and salaries in return for selling their nations out to the highest bidder.

Brussels has become a career-furthering cesspool of ambitious politicians and businessmen seeking to add to their wealth and prestige, instead of a place where sane policies are made and problems are solved. The EU government and bureaucracy have now degenerated into a carbon copy of the Washington culture. 

Money, wealth and cronyism now rule as the primary motivators of the EU governing elite. They have cast their lot with the banksters who are fleecing the world and turning it into a plantation. Look at what has been going on in the wake of the Greek and Italian economic crises: Both nations are now led by ex-ECB/Goldman Sachs bankers. These people have been appointed by Brussels not by national elections. And they will most likely stay in their posts one way or another, doing the bidding of private bankster elites, the people be damned!

The EU would have been a nice idea if it was truly based on European solidarity as the primary reason.  It would have been a great idea if the EU members would have come up with a separate and sane alternative economic model, as opposed to the predatory speculative capitalism and profit-above-all else nuttery of the US. It would be a model where the wealthier nations help the poorer ones develop their economies to where they could then compete, instead of destroying these countries industries and then flooding their markets with cheaper subsidized goods while the national producers suffer.

A true EU would not tolerate the isolation and bullying of nations such as Serbia or Belarus but would work with them, instead of sanctioning and threatening their governments and people. A true EU would pay no mind to disgusting and divisive US plots to keep the rest of Europe and Russia in a state of mutual suspicion and fear.

It would have been a great idea if the EU would also formulate its own independent foreign and military policy, leave the NATO auxiliary army and stand as a rational alternative to US militarism and aggression throughout the world.

But the truth is that Europe is beholden to the US and to its economic, foreign policy and military policies and interests. Major economic decisions are deferred to the US and the EU still tags along as a mercenary force on any and all US misadventures, such as in the recent imperial escapade in Libya. No official ever says anything against this. No official ever dares to suggest that this is not right, that it undermines Europe’s security, and that it must change.

It makes one wonder what amount of trade, revenue, opportunities and advancements Europe lost out on in the last 15-20 years because it subordinated itself to US whims. It would most likely be a staggering number.

That this is the sad case shows that there is something foul going on in the background. Taking into account the staunch opposition by some EU members, notably Germany and France, against the Iraq invasion in 2003, shows that these individual countries understand what is wrong and right. And yet later they decided to go with the flow and defer life and death decisions to the Washington war criminals.

It is safe to say that these countries are being blackmailed and threatened by the US or someone else. What have they been told? What are they so scared of?

The EU is a sham. It is based on false premises, ignorance of reality and disrespect for each nation’s sovereignty and self-determination. In fact, the current EU structure seeks to deprive member nations of these invaluable assets. Now, it is taking it a step further by demanding stricter and tighter monetary policy, which will most likely force any EU member that has not yet adopted the Euro and still have a functioning economy, to suffer for the bad policies, thievery and greed of others. And if any nation refuses, they will be bankrupted by the EU overlords and their economies will be shattered.  This is starting to happen right now.

Any nations which aspire to EU membership should count their blessings that they are not yet members. Furthermore, these crises must serve as inoculation for any nation which seeks to join. The economic mess and disorder which pervades the EU currently should be a turn-off for any country, since they can plainly see what they can expect once in the EU club. Any leader/government which ignores these colossal failures of the EU and still intends to join is an idiot and a traitor. Such a leader must be done away with ASAP. They must also know that if they join the EU right now, their national economies and peoples will be plundered wholesale in order to pay back a bunch of private banksters for their investment losses.

This EU economic chaos should also be a warning for those nations that are already members but who have not yet adopted the Euro. It would be wise for these nations to resist the adoption of this rotten currency as well as to start making secret contingency plans for withdrawal from the EU. Any politician, in any EU member country which has not yet adopted the Euro who advocates for the adoption of this currency, must be gotten rid of ASAP, unless the national economies of those countries also go the way of Greece and Italy.

The poorer countries of Europe which are already members of the EU or strive to become members, must know that the EU is not the ticket to prosperity and modernity. By betting their entire future on EU membership is a recipe for disaster and economic enslavement. No nation has ever become wealthy and powerful by depending on other nations for their long-term livelihood. Look at any wealthy nation and you will see a history of ingenuity, self-reliance and hard work. This is what will make these nations great, not membership in some crooked bankers club bent on exploitation and thievery.

There are those who say that the EU is good because it is an alternative to the US and that it undermines US economic power, etc., etc. But in reality, it is just a European subsidiary of Global Bankster Inc.

Also, if the EU was a true and better alternative to the US neo-liberal system, then the EU would not be in the bad economic state that it is in now. It would have adopted a different economic model, establish its own markets and financial centers which would openly rival US-dominated ones, withdraw from US economic and military blocs and formulate its own policies, free from US influence.

That this is not the case shows that the EU is not an independent entity which serves, or could serve, as an alternative system. The EU is just an extension of the same rotten US neo-liberal free-wheeling-market system where anything goes. Tim Geithner is busy making loans and guaranteeing EU paper, courtesy of the US taxpayers and the Federal Reserve. This says it all.

Now the EU technocrats are demanding that individual member nations give up sovereignty and the right to choose their own policies and leadership in order to keep the EU leviathan alive past its shelf life.

This whole EU experiment begs the question of who does this union really serve? Who really control it? Why are nations being subordinated to unelected officials in Brussels? Why are the people being sidelined and silenced?

Something very sinister is going on. Those nations who are not yet in the EU, beware!