The Resurgence of National Pride and the Future of Europe

Stolen From Gates of Vienna

Below is the text of the speech given by Geert Wilders in Los Angeles today.

Speech by Geert Wilders
Los Angeles, June 9, 2013

Dear friends, thank you for inviting me to Los Angeles. I always like coming to the United States. There are many things that I admire Americans for. One of them is that they are unashamedly patriotic.

The American Freedom Association has asked me to speak to you about the future of Europe.

Europe is in a terrible state. Bit by bit, European countries are losing their national sovereignty. The economy is in shambles. Islamic immigrants riot and terrorize the many locals. And when people’s throats are slit in the streets, while the murderers shout “Allahu Akbar,” the authorities appease the killers and declare that Islam has nothing to do with it.

Europeans feel that the gap between them en those who rule them is growing. Many no longer feel represented by their politicians. There is a complete disconnect between the people that truly rule Europe and the people that live in it.

The blame lies to a large extent with the European Union and the weak leadership within the European countries which have signed away their national sovereignty. The EU cannot be compared to the United States. Europe is a continent of many different nations with their own identities, traditions and languages. The EU is a supranational organization, but its leaders aim to turn it into a state. To this end they are destroying the wealth, identity and freedoms of the existing nation-states of Europe.

Before I elaborate, let us take a closer look at the terrible mistake that Europe made.

Following the Second World War, Europe’s leaders mistakenly thought that patriotism was the cause of the war.

All over Europe, not just in Germany, but everywhere, they equated the defense of national identity with extremism.

Politicians told the electorate that the nation state was dangerous.

On the rooftops of Europe’s parliaments and official buildings, they flew the EU flag next to the national flag, as if the nation is nothing but a province of a Pan-European empire.

On the number plates of European cars, they put the EU flag instead of the national flag, thereby forcing people to drive around with the symbol of their subjection.

They signed away their national interests for the goal of so-called Europeanization.

Such policies could never have been possible if the ruling elite had not fallen for the ideology of cultural and moral relativism. Patriotism, which is a virtue, came to be seen as a vice.

Today, the citizens of Europe are reaping the bitter harvest of this arrogance, this refusal to stand by the ancient nations of Europe, the mothers of modern democracy, the guardians of our liberty.

• The EU stands for everything that is wrong in Europe.
• It is a gigantic undemocratic transnational monster.
• It issues legislation permeated with cultural relativism.
• It meddles in the everyday lives of millions of people.
• It has opened Europe’s borders to uncontrolled mass immigration, mostly from Islamic countries.
• And it has deprived Europe’s parliaments of a huge amount of their legislative powers.

Do You Really Want to Rear Your Child in a Socialist Society?

I am digging again into the Radarsite vault and reposting another classic post from the past.  This one dealing with Socialism and the society it destroys.

Written on July 16, 2008, this piece stands as a warning to us of the dangers of the "Nanny State" and our nation's current trend down the slope towards Socialism.

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A note from Radarsite: This is a unique and very important article, an intellectual goldmine. For anyone who wants to understand what socialism really entails this article is a must-read. Too often we accept the biased and disingenuous descriptions of its advocates. This insightful essay cuts right through the lies and sins of omissions that characterize the left's portrayal of this supposedly-blissful Utopia and uncovers socialism's bleak and spiritless reality.

The author's credentials are unquestionable, and her message is unequivocal: Wherever socialism has taken root the flowering of that unfortunate society has withered. The hope and promise of the future has been lost in the empty sameness of a controlled reality. To effectively combat an idea one must understand the nature of that idea. To reject our left's ongoing flirtation with socialism, whether presented in the Clinton form or in the Obama form, we must appreciate the perils inherent in this thoroughly discredited system. Knowledge is power.

Thank you Lily Cuc White for your invaluable gift. And thank you Lew Waters for sharing it with us. - rg

Cross posted in its entirety from Lew Water's Right in a Left World

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

The following is a Term paper written by a young Vietnamese woman now married to one of the Pilot's I served in Viet Nam with. Lily was born after American involvement ended in Viet Nam and the Communist takeover. She is enrolled in a Business Law Course and the Term paper was for that class. Her effort was awarded with a 100%Posted with the permission of Lily.

Do You Really Want to Rear Your Child in a Socialist Society?
By Lily Cuc White
July 11, 2008

I was born and reared in a Socialist Society. Here is my personal testimony as to how good, or bad, I turned out. I turned out great! I would never cheat, or steal, or mislead anyone. I enjoy hard work, and my goals for my life are very lofty. I know that I will succeed in reaching my goals, and that my life will truly amount to something.

Considering that I was born in Vietnam and lived under socialist rule for the first 20 years of my life. (Furthermore, I lived in a very poor environment, reared by an uneducated single mother. We lived on the side of a tall mountain which, beginning at the age of nine, I climbed each night two and three times to pick up loose coal that had fallen from the coal trucks, then carry two buckets full down to the town below to be sold on the black market. This is how my mother, my grandmother, and my aunt survived. Just after I was born in the mid 1980’s and during the 1990, Vietnam was bankrupt. There was little or no food available to buy with the small amounts of money my mother, grandmother, and aunt made carrying coal). I seem to have turned out quite well.

Looking at my life one may think that rearing a child in a socialist society must have some very good advantages, after all, how did I turn out so healthy, happy, and moving towards a successful future? The answer is that things are not always what they appear to be.

It is true that I am healthy, happy, and moving towards a successful future, but this is despite of my socialist society upbringing and not because of it.

Vietnam may be an extreme example of a socialist society in the minds of Americans. However, it may be that many Americans do not think of Sweden as being “communist” in the same vain as China, Russia, or Vietnam. Nevertheless, the political system in Sweden, for many years, was a very “left leaning” socialist government. “Imagine a life where work is optional and the state guarantees a minimal standard of living regardless of employment or effort. Such a cradle-to-grave entitlement system has been the centerpiece of Swedish politics since 1932.” (The Washington Times; June 17, 2007; “Sweden's Turn from Socialism;” By Josiah R. Baker).

Another country that has had a strong communist or socialist society form of government is Israel. “The kibbutz in its original form was communal living with everything shared.” (The Jerusalem Post; April 24, 2008; “Living in a Kibbutz;” By John Benzaquen). These two countries, along with Vietnam and others are coming to realize that rearing a child takes more then just a village, or a socialist society. In fact, it is my opinion that it is the young people of these countries that have been reared under the philosophy of socialism, like me, that are quickly moving for change towards a more conservative, capitalist, less government political system. (Ironically, the young people in the United States seem to be moving in the opposite direction.)

In Sweden, the younger generation had their say in a political revolution. “Scandinavian political revolutions are quiet on the surface, but a sea of change lies below. The tide that brought victory to Mr. Reinfeldt's coalition (Christian Democrats, Folk Party and Center Party) represents a flood of Swedish desire, particularly from those younger than 40, to embark on a new economic course. Privatization, tax reduction and deregulation are all part of the program to bring Sweden into the global economy of the 21st century.” (The Washington Times; June 17, 2007; “Sweden's Turn from Socialism;” By Josiah R. Baker).

(This is exactly what a young doctor friend of mine in Saigon, who is one of our country’s new political leaders, told me is taking place in Vietnam. Her words were; “if the ‘old soldier’ do not leave, we will through them out.” “Old Soldiers” is how we refer to the communist that have ruled our country along with Ho Chi Minh for so many years.)

It seems that these anti-socialist quiet revolutions are rising up all around the globe. In Israel, “The philosophy behind the kibbutz has gone out of fashion. It was socialism and even pure communism impersonificated. The motto that every one should consume according to their needs and produce e.g. work according to his abilities was implemented in a kibbutz. In the large context of a state such an economic political philosophy did not work. In the small closed super ideological society of the kibbutz it worked - for a time.

Now the kibbutz or communal living as a way of life is something of the past. The vast majority of the kibbutzim are no longer communal. This is the point where the real estate element comes in. The kibbutzim are facing grave demographic problems. The younger generation is leaving. They want to spread their wings in the wider context of Israel's future.” (The Jerusalem Post; April 24, 2008; “Living in a Kibbutz;” By John Benzaquen).

In my case, I chose a more singular form of “revolting,” I ran-a-way from my commune and home, and from socialism. At the age of 14, I realized that where I was, my only future would be that of all the other kids my age. I could work hard at my schooling and maybe the government would notice me and place me in a schooling program that I enjoyed. Then, after I finished their program, I could hope that they sent me to a part of the country that I liked where I would have to find a husband that I could live with (nothing about love) and have the decreed two children, hopefully one boy and one girl. If my kids got sick, I could take them to the government run hospital where they may recover, or they may die; not from the illness, but from the lack of care, and the unsanitary conditions. Either that or I could become a drug addict, get pregnant and carry coal down that mountain all my life. I chose neither of the above. I chose fright, uncertainty, and freedom. As it turned out, I took the correct path.

What is a socialist society? Actually, in theory, socialism is a kind, loving, wonderful way of life. In Hillary Clinton’s book “It Takes a Village,” which expound the virtues of a socialistic society, “the language isn’t hostile, nationalistic, racist, or aggressive. To the contrary, it brims with expressions of love and democratic fellow feeling.” (National Post; [f/k/a The Financial Post] [Canada]; February 29, 2008; National Edition; “A Very Creepy Village;” In a new book tracing the roots of the modern left, Jonah Goldberg).

In fact, reading the definition from the web site of the World Socialism Organization it is no wonder so many people embrace the ideals of socialism.

“What is Socialism? Central to the meaning of socialism is common ownership. This means the resources of the world being owned in common by the entire global population.”

“In practice, common ownership will mean everybody having the right to participate in decisions on how global resources will be used. It means nobody being able to take personal control of resources, beyond their own personal possessions.”
“Democratic control is therefore also essential to the meaning of socialism.” “Production under socialism would be directly and solely for use. With the natural and technical resources of the world held in common and controlled democratically, the sole object of production would be to meet human needs. This would entail an end to buying, selling and money. Instead, we would take freely what we had communally produced.”

“So how would we decide what human needs are? This question takes us back to the concept of democracy, for the choices of society will reflect their needs.”
“In socialism, everybody would have free access to the goods and services designed to directly meet their needs and there need be no system of payment for the work that each individual contributes to producing them. All work would be on a voluntary basis. Producing for needs means that people would engage in work that has a direct usefulness.” (http://www.worldsocialism.org/articles/what_is_socialism.php).

If only the working system could match the intellectual concepts. But, alas, they cannot, and will never. Why is that? The answer is quite simple—human nature. Yes, in all their wisdom, the philosophers of socialism have failed to account for the nature of us humans.
The fact that we need to look over the next hill; that all of us in small and huge ways have the desire to create; to make better of where we are, (or are told that we should be content with being where we are). It is our nature to want to have things more then we need things. There is an innate desire within us to reach out towards the distant universes and be more then just another one of the “same.”

The young revolutionaries who have grown up under the restrictive “democratic socialist societies” in Sweden, Israel, and Vietnam have felt these ideals inside their hearts. They are human feelings that no “village,” or society can replace. I believe that humans came together and learned to govern to fulfill our natural aspirations to improve our own lot. In that sense it does take a village, a city, a country to rear children, however, these governing political bodies must be of a system that do not restrict, or catalog the governed, but allows each individual to flourish using their God given talents. Government’s role should not be to own or control, but to protect and to serve.

That, however, is not how it has been throughout the histories of much of the world’s socialistic governments where the dogma of socialism has overwhelmed common sense, especially when it comes to the indoctrination of children and young adults. For example, here is an excerpt from the Cuban young communists. “We have our invincible Party as a guide, with the intelligence and the culture that the Revolution has instilled in us and the unbreakable conviction of victory at the cost of our own lives. We cannot conceive of a future without socialism and independence. That is what we are working towards and we do so convinced that the empire will never have Cuba. We swear it! (National Bureau of the UJC [Union of Young Communists]; BBC Monitoring Latin America - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring; June 23, 2007; Text of report by Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde website on 22 June).

The Nazi Government of Germany, which was actually socialist, did away with the idea of Christmas in order to control everything in German life. “The tree looked perfect. The gold and silver tinsel, draped so elegantly over the branches, sparkled with seasonal cheer. Small lights flashed prettily and imitation snow had been dusted over the pine. It was, you might think, a vital part of any German home's Christmas. But you would be wrong. For instead of the Star of Bethlehem shining from the top of the tree, there was a huge black-and-white swastika. And any hint of it all being part of a great Christian festival had been eradicated. The truth was that the Nazis had, slowly and cunningly, hijacked Christmas and subverted it for their own propaganda purposes. They wanted to control everything in German life - and that included Christmas. Even the Christmas season was stolen by the Nazis - with children told that presents came from the Führer, not Santa, and carols being ditched for military songs.” (U.K. 1st Edition; “How Hitler Hijacked Santa; by Paul Callan).

Speaking to a gathering in Seattle in November 2002, about the wonderful life under a socialist society here in the United States, Megan Cornish said, “Won’t socialism in the US look like Stalinism in the USSR? (No, it will not. Here is why.) Russia before the revolution was a terribly backward country, whereas the US today is the richest country in the world. After our revolution, we will be starting at a technological, educational, historical point far ahead of where the Russians began. You see, socialism is by definition, shared wealth. The revolutions that took place in Russia and other economically backward countries could only go so far, because they were held back by poverty. Whenever there is scarcity, a scramble for the good things that are in short supply is inevitable, and a consequent division into the haves and have-nots occurs. What is socialism? Quite simply, it is public ownership of all major corporations—industry (manufacturing, services, and energy), banks and insurance companies, agribusiness, transportation, the media, schools and medical facilities. Socialism is also by definition democratic. It is economic as well as political democracy. The people will either directly make policy decisions on what to produce and how, or have immediate recall rights over their representatives. The first economic steps will… guaranteed employment and housing, free medical care, childcare and education through advanced degrees, elder care, and sports, music and arts opportunities for everyone. At our level of economic development, none of these things will be hard to provide on a global basis, and there is no excuse for everyone in the world not to have them—today! How do we get there? (We get there) by understanding the role of leadership, and not being afraid to take it, or follow it. There’s lots of misunderstanding about what leadership is. It is a relationship in which people who want to go in a certain direction turn to those who can help them carry out their own aims—they turn to people who know what needs to be done to win, and aren’t afraid to say so. Armed with those tools, the people then take leadership themselves, and can move mountains! All too many leftists shoot the movement in the foot by refusing to talk about a radical analysis within the mass movements, and by pressuring other radicals to shut up about it. This is all in fear of "turning people off.” Some people are turned off by radical ideas. We spread the word that socialism is the next step of human evolution” (Strong Medicine: Toxic Capitalism and the Socialist Cure; This talk was given by feminist author Megan Cornish at the Imagine Revolution Conference held in Seattle in November 2002 (http://www.socialism.com/whatsocialism.html).

Lastly, in this montage of the philosophies of socialism both historical and present, I must quote from a critique of Hillary Clinton’s views of socialism as found in her book “It Takes a Village,” because I believe that her views represent much of the progressive, liberal, politics of the United States. “In Clinton's village, however, there is no public square where free men and women and their voluntary associations deal with each other on their own terms free from the mommying of the state. There are no private transactions, just a single ‘spiritual community that links us to a higher purpose’ managed by the state.” (National Post [f/k/a The Financial Post] [Canada]; February 29, 2008; National Edition; A Very Creepy Village; in a new book tracing the roots of the modern left, Jonah Goldberg).

My views on Megan Cornish’s talk are that she is wrong about socialism in the U.S. not ending up the same as in Russia. Wealth or poverty will not be the deciding factor. Both Sweden and Israel began their experiments in socialism from positions of relative wealth. Today the young people of these and other socialist countries are not in the process of revolution from socialism because they have no wealth to distribute, but because the young people that are churning out that wealth no longer see socialism as the advertised utopia. (I, also, believe that much of the folly of socialism is in the idea that “leadership” can be as simple as following, or leading which ever you may feel like. I look to the French revolution when I think of the concept of leading and following. The Guillotine fast dwindled the leaders, and many of the followers. Stalin and Ho Chi Minh did fast work on many a good leader and many followers, as well.)

In conclusion, it becomes impossible to be a parent in a society where the state laws require you to send you children to state run schools, then directs their futures in place of their mothers and fathers. A village should be a place where people gather to buy and sell their goods, where the citizens can enjoy many diverse schools, churches, guilds, and businesses interacting in safety, peace, and good will under limited government laws, which enhance freedom of chose.

From my experiences and from what I have seen of socialist societies, I do not want to bring my son up under socialism. I want to make free choices as to his education, and his medical care. (He is a hyperactive boy, and I do not want some public school nurse telling me that I must pump him full of drugs to sedate him.) Furthermore, I do not want the state telling my son what he must be when he grows up, or where he must live, or work. Utopia is not for me either. I would rather suffer, struggle, and make what I can of myself on my own without the government holding my hand. I will ask of my government only these three things. The first is to provide a safe country and city for me to live in and I will help in this by giving of my service when needed.

Next, is to treat me fairly and equally under the law. Lastly, I want to have what the last six words of the American Pledge of Allegiance state, which is “liberty and justice for all.”

Work Cites
1. The Washington Times; June 17, 2007; “Sweden's Turn from Socialism;” By Josiah R. Baker.
2. The Jerusalem Post; April 24, 2008; “Living in a Kibbutz;” By John Benzaquen.
3. National Post; [f/k/a The Financial Post] [Canada]; February 29, 2008; National Edition; “A Very Creepy Village;” In a new book tracing the roots of the modern left, Jonah Goldberg.
4. http://www.worldsocialism.org/articles/what_is_socialism.php
5. National Bureau of the UJC [Union of Young Communists]; BBC Monitoring Latin America - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring; June 23, 2007; Text of report by Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde website on 22 June
6. U.K. 1st Edition; “How Hitler Hijacked Santa; by Paul Callan
7. Strong Medicine: Toxic Capitalism and the Socialist Cure; This talk was given by feminist author Megan Cornish at the Imagine Revolution Conference held in Seattle in November 2002 (http://www.socialism.com/whatsocialism.html).Posted by Lew Waters

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It doesn't take a Village to raise a child, it takes a family!  It takes a mother and father, grandparents (They get to spoil the child!), aunts and uncles, cousins, etc... This is what Americans know instinctively.   With a solid foundation in the belief in God, any child raised in such an environment will not only survive, but thrive to fulfill their true potential!

Something to remember when the Moonbats start screaming about the benefits and blessings of Socialism!

Findalis

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BLOOD LIBEL!!!

By Findalis of Monkey in the Middle



In the Middle Ages illiterate and ignorant people would believe any lie told to them by the Church, the Nobility or even their neighbor if it was said often enough. So it is true today.

In the Middle Ages Jews were accuse of poisoning wells, causing the Black Death, ritual murder and killing Christian children so their blood (especially virgin blood) could be used in the making of matzoh for Passover.

Today the blood libel has new twists to it. Matzoh is still being made with the blood of children (only now they are Muslim children), body parts of Muslim children are used in the making of food for Purim (the Saudis are very fond of this one), and now there is this bit of anti-Semitism from Sweden:

The tabloid Aftonbladet, one of Sweden’s most popular newspapers, published a report Tuesday that claimed IDF soldiers execute Arabs in Judea and Samaria, harvest their organs and sell them. The report carried a photograph that purportedly shows the body of a victim of such an execution, with a large scar running from his chin to his abdomen. It notes the IDF’s explanation that the scar is from an autopsy which is routinely performed on people who are killed in fighting – but seems not to give it much credit and prefers a completely unsubstantiated claim by Arabs regarding forced organ harvesting.

The report, which appears under the heading, in quotes, "Our sons plundered for their organs,” begins with snippets from a transcript of an FBI recording of a Jewish man who was arrested in July, in connection with a corruption scandal in New Jersey involving elected officials, rabbis, money laundering and illegal organ trading.

Screenshot from Aftonbladet website: article shows scarred body, Jewish man, leaves readers to make connection.

Immediately after providing a short description of the FBI’s suspicions against that group, reporter Donald Boström takes his readers across the ocean to discuss the organ trade in Israel, without explaining what connection there may be between the two matters. He describes “a strong suspicion” among Palestinians that young men’s organs were harvested by the IDF “as in China and Pakistan.” Boström repeats that this is “a very serious suspicion” and suggests that the International Court of Justice should open an investigation into it.

The paper says that half of the kidneys that are used in transplants in Israel are purchased illegally from Turkey, Eastern Europe or Latin America and that Israeli health authorities have full knowledge of the matter, but do nothing to stop it. It then connects the shortage of body parts in Israel to stories of Palestinian men who, it says, are killed and returned to their villages five days later by the IDF.

17 year old eyewitness account
The reporter then gives what he says is his own eyewitness account from 1992 -- 17 years ago -- of an IDF raid on a village in which a rioter named Bilal Achmed Ghanaian was shot and severely injured. He was taken away by a military helicopter and brought back by the army five days later, dead. As his family members buried him, they saw a large scar running from his stomach to his chin.

The report then quotes Arabs who claim that their sons were used as forced organ donors but provides no support for this claim.

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said that the newspaper had “turned the demonization of Israel into a sacred cause.” He called upon Swedish citizens to express their disgust with “the incitement to hate crimes that the report includes.”

Aftonbladet claims to be the leading daily newspaper in Sweden and in Scandinavia, with a readership of more than 1.5 million.

I think I am finally at a loss of words or an action to take over this. Not only is is libelous, but it shows the ignorant mentality of the nation of Sweden.

At first I was going to cancel my organ and bone marrow donation cards, but that wouldn't really solve this problem, only hurt many others in the long run.

I would boycott all Swedish products, but there aren't many of them sold here in the US. So I just blog about this, feeling powerless to do anything, yet knowing the people of Sweden actually believe this, knowing the government of Sweden condones these stories, knowing the idiot Moonbats here in the US will use this to defame Jews world-wide.

There are just times when a person must choose to do nothing, and pray that somehow someway sanity will return to Sweden and just one person in the country will cry out:

THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE HERE!

Forget Southern Israel: Rockets in Sweden

By Findalis

Hat tip to Israel Matzav and Infidel Blogger's Alliance

It was bound to happen sooner or later in Eurabia. Muslims have pushed the limits of Free Speech over and over again for the past 2 months. First with a call to destroy Israel, then with calls to kill all the Jews, and now they have resorted to their ultimate terror weapon: Rockets.

Arabs throws pipebombs and fires rockets on peacful pro-israeli demonstration

This time the police was in better shape to handle the Arabic mob that once again attacked our peaceful pro-Israeli demonstration in Malmö.

The police had sealed off the entire square, Stortorget, which I found odd, see below for my comments on that.

We were about 400-500 persons that showed up to show our support to Israel and its struggle against terrorism and arabic hate.

The Arabs, that numbered about 100, where shouting “allah ahkbar” as they normally do and showed their hate towards Israel and the Jews with different slogans. It didn't take long until they started attacking us, this time with homemade pipebombs and fireworks. The home made bombs were pretty powerful, as I stood not to far away when one of them exploded. According to what I heard, the police managed to arrest the ones that threw the bombs. However, they did not disperse the Arab crowd which they should have done according to me. In total there were two pipebombs, two rockets and some glass bottles.

The bombs didnt reach into our crowd since the distance between us was larger than last time, but the rockets exploded over the heads of the peaceful pro-israel demonstration.

According to the commander of the police operation, the organizers of the manifestation wanted to seal the square off for security reasons. I, however, think that the point of the manifestation was lost when no “outsiders” could see or hear what we had to say. When you show support for something in public, you do that for a reason - for others to see and hear. This was not possible due to that the area was completely sealed of and the only ones that could hear us were the police and the hateful arab mob. The point of a public manifestation was lost in my opinion.

Finish reading here.

Just don't take his word for it. There is video of the attack:

Pro-Palestinians Launching Rocket at a Pro-Israeli Peace Manifestation Malmö Sweden 8 Feb 2009



View at YouTube

Are we seeing the start of the final destruction of Sweden as a vibrant Free Nation? Is this the first salvo in the new war on the Infidel by The Religion of Peace? Will the violence spread to other cities? Probably. Expect to see such violence and more of the type in France, Rome, Denmark and Great Britain. Will it spread to the US and Canada? Yes. It is a matter of time.

Unless the Swedish government finally takes a stand and puts an end to Muslim extremism in their nation, this is only the start of a greater war in their streets.