Aptrgangr
01-20-2012, 11:51 PM
Why Britain Can Never Accept German Leadership
Alphen, the Netherlands. 18 January. Regular followers of my musings will recall that in my blog of last week from the no Snow Meeting in Lithuania I came over all Churchillian and suggested that Britain would never accept German leadership even though Germany will emerge from the European crisis as Europe’s leading power. I stand by that assertion – Britain will never accept German leadership. History is still far too close for that ever to happen. Some of you rightly gave me flak (excuse the pun) over that statement because in isolation it came across as German-bashing. So let me expand on my analysis but put it in a more positive context and explain why a new political partnership between Britain and Germany is vital for both Germany and Europe. Indeed, with another Eurozone kerfuffle about to happen it is important that Berlin accepts and understands that any attempt to shackle Britain will fail. There are three essential factors; economic, political and military. (...)
http://lindleyfrench.blogspot.com/2012/01/why-britain-can-never-accept-german.html
http://europeangeostrategy.ideasoneurope.eu/2012/01/19/britain-will-never-accept-german-leadership/
http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/toward-a-gentler-kinder-german-reich
Seriously, I wonder about all that "German dominance" talk in British media, Germany is the least sovereign country in Europe, and it's not our fault Thatcher de-industrialised GB. Despite Germany is an economic power (with many flaws and weeaknesses, though), it still is a political dwarf. E.g. British media reports of Germans wanting GB to abolish their ounces/pounds/feet measures is horse hockey, all Germans want a pint when they are in an English pub, like British tourists want a Maß in Bavaria. Seriously, Germany too is pressed in accepting EU laws that destroy the local economy and culture, a concrete example is there was an attempt to outlaw the term Apfelwein (apple wine) (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apfelwein") because wine only may be out of grapes in EU regulations, another point is the EU attempt to outlaw the Beer Purity Law (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot") which is in force since the 15th century, because it would hinder competition. That's BS because beers not brewed according to that law may be sold here, it's just hardly anyone buys them. The third point is the EU idea to remove the "Made in Germany" etc. label, I have no idea how someone can possibly think that were a German idea. If GB does not like all this EU crap, they can step out tomorrow - we can't.
Alphen, the Netherlands. 18 January. Regular followers of my musings will recall that in my blog of last week from the no Snow Meeting in Lithuania I came over all Churchillian and suggested that Britain would never accept German leadership even though Germany will emerge from the European crisis as Europe’s leading power. I stand by that assertion – Britain will never accept German leadership. History is still far too close for that ever to happen. Some of you rightly gave me flak (excuse the pun) over that statement because in isolation it came across as German-bashing. So let me expand on my analysis but put it in a more positive context and explain why a new political partnership between Britain and Germany is vital for both Germany and Europe. Indeed, with another Eurozone kerfuffle about to happen it is important that Berlin accepts and understands that any attempt to shackle Britain will fail. There are three essential factors; economic, political and military. (...)
http://lindleyfrench.blogspot.com/2012/01/why-britain-can-never-accept-german.html
http://europeangeostrategy.ideasoneurope.eu/2012/01/19/britain-will-never-accept-german-leadership/
http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/toward-a-gentler-kinder-german-reich
Seriously, I wonder about all that "German dominance" talk in British media, Germany is the least sovereign country in Europe, and it's not our fault Thatcher de-industrialised GB. Despite Germany is an economic power (with many flaws and weeaknesses, though), it still is a political dwarf. E.g. British media reports of Germans wanting GB to abolish their ounces/pounds/feet measures is horse hockey, all Germans want a pint when they are in an English pub, like British tourists want a Maß in Bavaria. Seriously, Germany too is pressed in accepting EU laws that destroy the local economy and culture, a concrete example is there was an attempt to outlaw the term Apfelwein (apple wine) (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apfelwein") because wine only may be out of grapes in EU regulations, another point is the EU attempt to outlaw the Beer Purity Law (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot") which is in force since the 15th century, because it would hinder competition. That's BS because beers not brewed according to that law may be sold here, it's just hardly anyone buys them. The third point is the EU idea to remove the "Made in Germany" etc. label, I have no idea how someone can possibly think that were a German idea. If GB does not like all this EU crap, they can step out tomorrow - we can't.