UKIP leader condemns German plan for EU history lessons

Britannist · 22-02-2007, 06:44 AM

Today's Telegraph includes an article titled 'Germans want EU history lessons' which includes the following (brief extract):

Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party, asked: "Do we really want our children being brainwashed by Eurocrats and politicians into believing an EU-style history where politicians saved the day? Euro-history will tell our children that peace in Europe has been kept by the EU, and that Britain was never a global power."

You can read the full report at:

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...uhistory22.xml

g hall · 22-02-2007, 09:41 AM

Who won the war - looks like Germany did after all

mkpdavies · 22-02-2007, 10:46 AM

When you think of the power the third reich built up and yet it was supposed to have just fizzled out and disapeared, because they lost a war?

Pull the other one. You know there was probably a plan b put in place. Political movements don't just disapear like that.

Britannist · 22-02-2007, 11:18 AM

Merkel is very pro-EU for someone from the Protestant 'east' of Germany - the part of Germany whose people are (to their credit) the least enthusiastic about the EU.

Ironically, although Roman Catholics (RC) are thought to have largely set up and backed the EU - the most eursoceptic politicians in Germany are in the staunchly RC Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU). The party which Merkel relies on for votes so her CDU can stay in the ruling coalition in Germany.

Sooner or later the mostly Roman Catholic CSU is going to have to 'turn the screw' on pro-abortion Chanceller Merkel with regard to her most unhelpful overly friendly attitude towards the costly and outdated EU - and with regard to her appalling support for 'abortion'.

22-02-2007, 06:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	UKIP leader condemns German plan for EU history lessons Today's Telegraph includes an article titled 'Germans want EU history lessons' which includes the following (brief extract): Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party, asked: "Do we really want our children being brainwashed by Eurocrats and politicians into believing an EU-style history where politicians saved the day? Euro-history will tell our children that peace in Europe has been kept by the EU, and that Britain was never a global power." You can read the full report at: :arrow: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...uhistory22.xml

22-02-2007, 09:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
g hall Uber Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: erewhon Posts: 5,614	Who won the war - looks like Germany did after all __________________ "That government is best which governs least." "This is a sharp Medicine, but it is a Physician for all diseases and miseries". "To be "matter of fact" about the world is to blunder into fantasy --and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful." TANSTAAFL TANJ

22-02-2007, 10:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
mkpdavies Uber Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Woking Posts: 31,147 Party: Libertarian Party	When you think of the power the third reich built up and yet it was supposed to have just fizzled out and disapeared, because they lost a war? Pull the other one. You know there was probably a plan b put in place. Political movements don't just disapear like that. __________________ http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/ http://wokinglibertarians.blogspot.com/ http://lpuk.org My ignore list Labour, Blue Labour, Lib Dems

22-02-2007, 11:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Merkel's pro-EU approach not pleasing RC Germany Merkel is very pro-EU for someone from the Protestant 'east' of Germany - the part of Germany whose people are (to their credit) the least enthusiastic about the EU. Ironically, although Roman Catholics (RC) are thought to have largely set up and backed the EU - the most eursoceptic politicians in Germany are in the staunchly RC Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU). The party which Merkel relies on for votes so her CDU can stay in the ruling coalition in Germany. Sooner or later the mostly Roman Catholic CSU is going to have to 'turn the screw' on pro-abortion Chanceller Merkel with regard to her most unhelpful overly friendly attitude towards the costly and outdated EU - and with regard to her appalling support for 'abortion'.

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