Donald Trump is the greatest gift to Germany in its effort to become an autonomous imperialist power
More
than a year ago, we wrote
that Germany
would never let the United States to lead the neo-colonization in
Europe, as it tries (again) to become a major power with its own
sphere of influence, expanding throughout eurozone and beyond. As the
situation in Europe becomes more and more critical with the ongoing
economic and refugee crisis and the rise of the Far-Right and the
nationalists, the economic war mostly between the US and the German
big capital, creates an even more complicated situation.
The
decline of the US-German relations has been exposed initially with
the NSA
interceptions scandal,
yet, progressively, the big picture came on surface, revealing a
transatlantic
economic war
between banking and corporate giants. In times of huge multilevel
crises, the big capital always intensifies its efforts to eliminate
competitors too. As a consequence, the US has seen another key ally,
Germany, trying to gain a certain degree of independence in order to
form its own agenda, separate from the US interests.
Shortly,
we had Merkel's
first
statements
that
could
be considered an official declaration of Germany's deeper desire to
become an autonomous power that will dominate in the European
continent:
Angela
Merkel has warned European Union leaders they cannot rely on the
"eternal guarantee" of US support, as concerns continue to
grow about incoming President Donald Trump's commitment to
trans-Atlantic ties. Speaking to the press in Brussels as she
received an honorary joint doctorate from Ghent and Louvain
universities, Merkel said "traditional partners" could no
longer be relied upon to "closely cooperate" with Europe on
issues such as defense. Moreover, Merkel said to do so would be
"naive" at a time when the continent was facing its
"biggest challenges" in decades.
Then,
we
saw the first
German
military presence
(always
in the context of NATO) in a former Baltic Soviet republic since
WWII: “German
tanks and troops began arriving in Lithuania on Tuesday, the first
entry of the German military into the former Baltic Soviet republic
since its occupation by the Nazis during the Second World War. The
German deployment is to include 450 troops and some 200 vehicles,
including 30 tanks. In all, the NATO alliance has committed to moving
four battalions, roughly 3,000 to 4,000 troops, to within striking
distance of Russia in northeastern Europe as part of a permanent
“rotating” deployment.”
We also
wrote
that Brexit will give the chance to Germany to increase influence due
to the change of power balance, especially now that France appears
weak - crawling behind Berlin's austerity, sado-monetarism and
neoliberal destruction. These conditions (created in the Greek
experiment), are necessary to Germany in order to retain a model in
favor of its surpluses. These could become the solid ground upon
which Germany could build a strong, modern military machine.
Therefore,
Merkel knows that the economic domination is not adequate for a
country to become a major power. It is also important to have a
strong military presence in its “sphere of influence”, or, its
financial/debt colonies, if you prefer. The German military presence
in Lithuania is a first step towards this direction as the Baltic
countries have already become German "satellites" in the
economic field.
Yet,
Donald Trump is perhaps the greatest gift to Germany in its effort to
achieve these goals. Trump's trend towards isolationism and extreme
obsession with the American exceptionalism, is the perfect fuel for
Germany's imperialist ambitions.
So,
Angela Merkel wouldn't let the chance go wasted. After Trump's
disastrous decision to withdraw US from the Iran nuclear agreement,
she rushed to declare
that "It is no longer such that the United
States simply protects us, but Europe must take its destiny in its
own hands, that's the task of the future,"
This is
a step further from her previous statement because she clearly shows
now what was in her mind: building a German Europe by completely
eliminating the US influence in every level.
unless I am completely deluded German Kaisers empire raised Louvains
ReplyDeletelibrary to the ground in 1914 how can she be bestowed a doctorate from Louvain
they killed hundreds of innocent. Belgian citizens