Conflating the ancient and diverse continental civilization of Europe with a modern institution, the EU, is leading us gravely astray, Václav Klaus has been pointing out for years.
I would quibble about "“communism was wholly discredited in Czechoslovakia after May 1968”.
Incompetence and, perhaps, cultural maladaptation were discredited. China has shown that a traditionally receptive, communalist culture with a competent bureaucracy like China's can make it work better than any system in history.
Vauclav saw immediately that the 'climate crisis' was nonsense. He had the integrity to speak his mind. The Euro has done the southern Europeans no favours.
Wonderful piece! Many thanks.
I would quibble about "“communism was wholly discredited in Czechoslovakia after May 1968”.
Incompetence and, perhaps, cultural maladaptation were discredited. China has shown that a traditionally receptive, communalist culture with a competent bureaucracy like China's can make it work better than any system in history.
I worry that you omit the attacks against belief in God, as remarkably demonstrated, by the communists and now the liberals.
Vauclav saw immediately that the 'climate crisis' was nonsense. He had the integrity to speak his mind. The Euro has done the southern Europeans no favours.
I liked this article, but i will go further I see federalism as the steps to fascism