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That journey appears to be the collapse of democracy and freedom in =
Europe, the ultimate rebellion of the eastern europe countries (possibly =
a rebellion that will be taken over by anti-democratic forces), the =
collapse of the old europe economies as they either fold into a new =
conglomeration of sharia law governed states or collapse into a group of =
hyper-inflation, high unemployment, pre-fascist states.  Phil will never =
notice these trends until they come for him and his mother.

This timesonline author states the current formation and evolution of = the
European Union into an anti-democratic dictatorship dedicated to =
protecting its own unelected bureaucracy and power will be viewed by =
history as a far greater catastrophe than the Iraq war.

Gary

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2421880,00.html

What we see in Eastern and Southern Europe today are the consequences of =
the EU=92s transformation from a union of democratic countries into a =
sort of supra-national financial empire in which the most important =
decisions affecting EU citizens are no longer subject to democratic =
control.=20

In Italy the Government is on the brink of collapse because of Signor =
Prodi=92s insistence on implementing tax increases and budget cuts =
demanded by Joaqu=EDn Almunia, the EU Economic Commissioner, under the =
terms of the Maastricht Treaty. In Hungary, the riots began a month ago =
because the Prime Minister showed his contempt for democracy by publicly =
admitting that he had =93lied, morning, noon and night=94 about the tax =
increases and public spending cuts that he had promised Se=F1or Almunia =
before a recent election =97 and after the election was over, he =
naturally felt that his promises to Brussels were far more important = than
the ones he had made to Hungarian voters.=20

The resulting budget cuts of 7 per cent of GDP over two years would be =
roughly equivalent in Britain to closing down the entire NHS. And =
Hungary, remember, is being forced to do this to comply with the =
Maastricht treaty, without even being admitted to the eurozone.=20

What Italy needs today is competition, privatisation of grossly =
inefficient state-sponsored utilities, deregulation of the financial =
system and changes in labour laws. Such reforms can be hard to implement =
even in a booming economy. In a stagnant or declining one, they will =
become impossible.=20

To make matters worse, Italy will be tightening its budget at the same =
time as Germany implements the biggest tax increases in its modern =
history =97 also in deference to the Maastricht Treaty, if not under =
quite such direct compulsion from the EU. These simultaneous fiscal =
blunders in Italy, Germany and Eastern Europe will almost mean another =
=93lost year=94 for the euro zone, with economic performance falling far =
behind America, Britain and Japan. But the long-term consequences could =
be more far-reaching.=20

At some point the people of Europe will realise that there is something =
rotten in a political system that leaves them forever in the world =
economy=92s slow lane =97 and which cannot be changed by any democratic =
process, regardless of how people vote.



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That journey appears to be the
collapse of =
democracy and=20
freedom in Europe, the ultimate rebellion of the eastern europe = countries=20
(possibly a rebellion that will be taken over by anti-democratic = forces), the=20
collapse of the old europe economies as they either fold into a new=20
conglomeration of sharia law governed states or collapse into a group of =

hyper-inflation, high unemployment, pre-fascist states.  =
Phil will=20
never notice these trends until they come for him and his=20
mother.
This timesonline author
states the =
current=20
formation and evolution of the European Union into an anti-democratic=20
dictatorship dedicated to protecting its own unelected bureaucracy and =
power=20
will be viewed by history as a far greater catastrophe than the Iraq=20
war.
Gary
">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2421880,00.html">
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What we see in Eastern and Southern Europe today =
are the=20
consequences of the EU=92s transformation from a union of democratic = countries=20
into a sort of supra-national financial empire in which the most = important=20
decisions affecting EU citizens are no longer subject to democratic = control.=20

In Italy the Government is on the brink of =
collapse because=20
of Signor Prodi=92s insistence on implementing tax increases and budget = cuts=20
demanded by Joaqu=EDn Almunia, the EU Economic Commissioner, under the = terms of=20
the Maastricht Treaty. In Hungary, the riots began a month ago because = the Prime=20
Minister showed his contempt for democracy by publicly admitting that he = had=20
=93lied, morning, noon and night=94 about the tax increases and public =
spending cuts=20
that he had promised Se=F1or Almunia before a recent election =97 and = after the=20
election was over, he naturally felt that his promises to Brussels were = far more=20
important than the ones he had made to Hungarian voters. 
The resulting budget cuts of 7 per cent of GDP =
over two=20
years would be roughly equivalent in Britain to closing down the entire = NHS. And=20
Hungary, remember, is being forced to do this to comply with the = Maastricht=20
treaty, without even being admitted to the eurozone. 
What Italy needs today is competition, =
privatisation of=20
grossly inefficient state-sponsored utilities, deregulation of the = financial=20
system and changes in labour laws. Such reforms can be hard to implement = even in=20
a booming economy. In a stagnant or declining one, they will become = impossible.=20

To make matters worse, Italy will be tightening =
its budget=20
at the same time as Germany implements the biggest tax increases in its = modern=20
history =97 also in deference to the Maastricht Treaty, if not under = quite such=20
direct compulsion from the EU. These simultaneous fiscal blunders in = Italy,=20
Germany and Eastern Europe will almost mean another =93lost year=94 for = the euro=20
zone, with economic performance falling far behind America, Britain and = Japan.=20
But the long-term consequences could be more far-reaching. 
At some point the people of Europe will realise =
that there=20
is something rotten in a political system that leaves them forever in = the world=20
economy=92s slow lane =97 and which cannot be changed by any democratic = process,=20
regardless of how people vote.
 

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