German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel: EU Breakup No Longer Unfeasible

gabrielJoseph Farrell – Ms. K.M. shared this interesting article from Paul Carrel which appeared on Reuters’ news service, and it piqued my interest for one particular reason, the subject of todays “high octane speculation.” See if you can spot what it was:

Germany’s Gabriel says EU break-up no longer unthinkable

Did you spot it?

Before I answer that question and point out what caught my eye, let’s recall that yesterday I blogged about the Czech President’s statements about Muslim refugees, about the deeper cultural-political decisions facing Europeans, and about some high octane speculation about what that refugee crisis might have been created for. In that high octane speculation I advanced the idea that there will be an inevitable “change of course” from the Eurocrats.

But there’s a financial and economic side to this “cultural politics” wrangle as well, and in this regard, it’s important to note that Herr Gabriel is a member of Frau Merkel’s coalition government, as as such, can be conceived as a “europhile” and fully in favor of the Europaprojekt (one that, I hasten to remind readers has peculiar resemblances to that 1942 Nazi-I.G. Farben-Reichsbank plan and some very peculiar connections to Nazi jurist Dr. Walter Hallstein). Indeed, the Reuters article attributes such thoughts and sentiments to Herr Gabriel:

Gabriel, whose Social Democrats (SPD) are junior partner to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives in her ruling grand coalition, said strenuous efforts by countries like France and Italy to reduce their fiscal deficits came with political risks. Continue reading