@ghost-of-a-duke saidSure...
Brussels urged to dismantle 'German European empire' or 'pay price' of lost sovereignty:
German economic sociologist and emeritus director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne, Wolfgang Streeck, warned the EU is increasingly looking like a bloc of states run by Germany.
In an interview with Noemi Lehoczki, author at the Hungarian lef ...[text shortened]... ls-urged-to-dismantle-german-european-empire-or-pay-price-of-lost-sovereignty/ar-BB1fGvJx?li=AAnZ9Ug
Wolfgang Streeck wants capitalism to end (who doesn’t) and he sees the EU as a major component of positive capitalism.
I.e. because the EU has checks and balances, it regulates the extremities of capitalism and this will make the system last longer.
Dialectical materialism: the more extreme capitalism becomes, the more friction, the harder and quicker change will come about.
So, the German (basically Northern European and Scandinavian models of capitalism) create much less friction than say the British or US styles. So, people are better off and less likely to cause a fuss.
@earl-of-trumps saidI don't often agree with Earl, but this is not a bad idea (at least the first part of it) Germany has proven to be very capable in managing it's own economic and cultural affairs, and has donated it's time and resources in helping other countries manage theirs. I'll always want America to be part of NATO, but having Germany take the lead is an idea with merit.
I would love to see Germany take the lead control of NATO. Then, I would not care whether NATO exists or not.
@mchill saidmchill: I'll always want America to be part of NATO,
I don't often agree with Earl, but this is not a bad idea (at least the first part of it) Germany has proven to be very capable in managing it's own economic and cultural affairs, and has donated it's time and resources in helping other countries manage theirs. I'll always want America to be part of NATO, but having Germany take the lead is an idea with merit.
As long as America is attached to NATO, America will pay through the no$e. We have to cut the cord.
We care more about Europe's borders than we do our own.