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July 2005
The year 2005 brought an abrupt halt to
the seemingly invincible progress of the “EU” to political
integration that was essential for economic integration.
Suddenly, the French-German axis cracked
- and ‘Eurosceptic’ pessimism “It’s going to take a mammoth
struggle and ugly war to win ‘Europe’ back” enjoyed an
upturn. Maybe ‘Europe’ and in particular its individual
‘nation-states’ could be regained for democracy, against
this unmoving totalitarian ‘EU’?
In July 2005, it is far, far too early to
break open the champagne. The French-German axis may look
finished - but look ahead five years and see where
“honourable principle” has come in the political-race.
You would be well advised to be cautious,
in your celebrations. Since the 1930’s the extreme
‘Europhile’ viewpoint has been slow, highly
security-conscious, and so-carefully step-by-step. Its aim
has been total integration of Europe, politically,
economically and culturally. Fanatics do not give up easily.
And today’s quality of ‘politicians’ is just not up to the
task of protecting ‘democracy’ and ‘openness’. ‘Materialism’
and ‘my personal success and future’ are in the main their
underlying rule. For ‘statesmen’ we continue to look.
THIS SITE is for those wanting to know
more of “How the EU came about”.
You may not be satisfied with the
factual, bland, unquestioning History as presented on the
Internet by one of the innumerable, self-satisfied European
Union ‘history’ departments.
There are many starting points that can
be referenced - and most if they have any independence from
the EU are informative, have the feel of true History. This
site opens on the emotive, principled, idealistic beginnings
during and just after the first World War.
This site explores, in terse, brief
fashion, the true History that preceded the secretive,
stealthy formation of today’s EU.
Our interest, in the 1920’s and 30’s is
in names that have passed through History. They are seldom
mentioned in what purports to be ‘EU’ History, whose
starting point is given is 1957.
The true and real History dates from the
1920’s when it dawned on many of the key players in
political and economic life – and those deeply concerned
that ‘A World War starting in Europe must not be allowed to
arise again’. They saw that, realistically, practically, the
integration and supra-national objectives for governing ‘Europa’,
seemingly essential, could not be openly touted politically,
and had to go underground.
The longer-term aim of this website is to
promote greater understanding – through brief essays and
comments – about the true History of the steps, developments
which led to the ‘EU’ being formed in 1957, the Treaty of
Rome.
AFTER THAT DATE, you are on your own: all
the stepping-stones, and the clues to truth, are there for
you to read about in books, reports, the Internet.
THE PAST underscores the present. Know
something more of the early, political, economic ‘Idealists’
and their most honourable hopes and principles, and then
your view of the current 2005 ‘Monster’, which is today’s EU,
becomes clearer.
I am not cynical about all politicians:
they all work within a framework of their own times, whether
it be the 1920’s, the 1940’s, this year amazingly upsetting
(in terms of the EU) year of 2005.
 Some
politicians become Statesmen; it is a different order of
consciousness. We’re a bit short of clear consciousness at
this time. May the next decade be as politically startling –
but for the Good, as Plato might have wished?
Bill E James
“..and when in
subsequent ages the state, swollen with its own
authority, has attempted to ride rough shod over the rights
and
liberties of the subject it is to this document that appeal
has
again and again been made, and never, as yet, without
success...”
Winston Churchill from History of the
English Speaking Peoples
on Magna Carta and the Declaration & Bill of Rights 1688 |
