The head of the Western world is in Washington, D.C. and this is the genuine problem for Europe, because, in spite of losing World War II, Europe wishes to replace the USA as the world leader.
History enlightens us, perhaps too much. In the sense that too much info often puzzles us, particularly if those who write the books that state the past are not honest, which is a widely known issue. The truth is that it is not a (historic) secret that Berlin has constantly wished to lead Europe. And from Europe, the world. The very first and 2nd world wars are there to prove it.
In both disputes, Berlin didn’t be successful, despite the fact that in WWII it even co-opted Paris in a certain method. As Robert O. Paxton explained to the French, including those on the left; Vichy did not take place by error, but by estimation and by affinity in the will– particularly of the French elites– to overpower Europe, thus to rule it.
We know how that ended.
But the details, summarized in the Paperclip Operation, ought to inform us that maybe there is something more. At the end of WWII, the most essential Nazi researchers that might be helpful to challenge the emerging USSR, were liberated by the Americans. Even prior to WWII, a German economic-lobbying base had actually been running for some time in New york city inside the Thyssen Bank. The function of this lobby was to prevent the USA going to war against the Axis.
It is a truth that after World War II many of the leading Nazis vanished mysteriously, to the point of questioning that they had actually been secretly taken in by the Americans, possibly because of their incredible and public misdeeds. Or they were employed by the OSS, (now CIA), or by the U.S. industrial-military apparatus in the race for post-nuclear dominance against Moscow. Von Braun, Gehlen, and Skorzeny are possibly the most emblematic cases. Mengele and Muller (Gestapo) are the most strange cases. In between, there were dozens if not hundreds of previous Nazi wrongdoers who have teamed up post-war with the winning power.
Sounds pragmatic? Maybe. I would also say risky, in this case.
This threat was– in the long run– one of developing a German bridgehead, or rather an ex-Nazi bridgehead, with its worths and absolute power in the USA for functions unplannable at the time, but still available. In this context, one must undoubtedly consider the reality that, yes, there can be only one “Head of the West”. And today, that is the USA, although the Germans want to take its location, being the “very first amongst equals” like the ancient Romans liked to portray themselves.
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With a leap of 75 years, we arrive at today day and we need to note that a lot of odd things have actually taken place considering that late 2019/early 2020 to today. The first was the struggle with President Trump, then COVID, which assisted to develop a very objected to U.S. election, then the vaccines, and then the suppression of flexibility from various world governments to fight an illness that kills extremely couple of … occasions that seem plainly linked if not downright coordinated.
We want to make a general observation, without getting captured up in conspiracy theories (that we do not like), that in worldwide occasions this is the very first time considering that the end of WWII that we do not see the USA addressing a clear and precise explanation regarding what is happening in the entire western world.
Without forgetting the growing Western, however better “Anglo”, obstacle to China. Let’s bear in mind that, prior to the alliance with Japan, Berlin (before ending up being Nazi), was really close to Beijing. They well understood– based on German pragmatism– that to challenge the rising power of the U.S.A., an emergency was required. (The alliance with Japan came just later on, following a certainly risky carry on the Japanese side, but which paid off: the intrusion of northern China).
And here we are, with clashes in the streets that are being duplicated as they were during the U.S. election last November. Perhaps the curiosity of the Rittenhouse case are a symbol of what is happening worldwide. A significance that, extremely, seems nearly to act as the glue for an analysis of history imbued with pragmatism.
The young Rittenhouse, the face of a child, however with a surname that is, I would say, resonant for American history, is brought to trial for something that, from the outdoors, would seem to be self-defense: armed with childlike idealism, Kyle took to the streets during the night of the riots in Kenosha, with a rifle in his hand, to defend private property and hinder the clashes. Clearly, for somebody, it didn’t go quite like they wanted, even if it appears that part of the proof in his defense was tried to be kept concealed by the FBI.
On the other side of the fence, topics who were eliminated by Rittenhouse (2) or wounded (1 ), we will see if it was an act of self-defense or not. Subjects that, unlike the armed young man, do not bring heavy surnames for the stars and stripes history: Anthony Huber, 26, and Joseph Rosenbaum, the two victims, and Gaige Grosskreutz, injured. All white males.
Evaluating the case, Judge Bruce Schroeder, also white. And he too has a surname that is not so prominent in the USA, certainly much more so in other European countries.
Above all, according to the author, we must keep in mind the famous vote to select the official language in which to write the American laws, picking whether to present the German language as well. All of us know that the English language vote won, but just by one vote, 42 to 41, sanctioning the choice of the main U.S. language. This is to say that the weight of German culture in the U.S.A., particularly in the north-eastern areas subjected to strong European immigration, has constantly been preponderant.
What we are observing in the Rittenhouse trial is truly a symbolic aspect. Whichever way the trial goes, Judge Schroder has actually chosen to take on a starring role with his mindset, assuming a specific torment– beyond the decision– for the trial of the young Rittenhouse.
In this context, we can only concur with CNN, that perhaps there would never ever be a requirement for a black judge and a black jury considering that the offender and the victims are all white.
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The strategic question stays– is what took place in Kenosha a sign of a deep internal fault in the United States, that is reviving ancient rivalries between the Anglo world and the proto-German world?
This doubt is similar to the one explained above; that from Operation Paperclip onwards there has been a really top-level impact in the U.S. intelligence by ex-Nazis, people not so recommendable in their intents, because in any case, they are opponents– although defeated– of the U.S.A.. The U.S.A., I advise you, has always been the enemy to defeat, in order to reach the “head” of the western world idealized by Berlin.
All of this and always offering high particular weight to topics of simply German origin, who are clearly continuously present in the American culture “that counts”. Although, as when it comes to Kissinger, it typically can not be stated that here presents the soul of the stars and stripes, given that, for instance, the venerated Henry himself was born in a Germany that a few years later on would become Nazi Germany.
In this context we lastly arrive at the title: maybe it would not be unexpected if the Stasi or what remains of it (today soaked up in other organizations, ed.) has likewise acted indirectly within the USA, to destabilize it. We do not dare to speculate how such a theoretical end might be pursued, plainly.
Thus, we limit ourselves to observing the history of Antifa, born as a motion in Germany, in 1932 (Antifaschistische Aktion), to combat the fascism represented at that time by Mussolini. And after that transited, what stayed of it, into the GDR, its natural house in terms of theoretical political positioning.
Hence it was able to utilize itself throughout the Cold War on the organizational power of what was the structure very cleverly governed by Markus Wolf, the well-known Stasi.
Today Antifa has actually spread all over the world and is arranged almost militarily in its global “interventions”. Could it be likewise an objective/tool of the ex-GDR secret services? Difficult to exclude, undoubtedly (its protests against the Trump presidency were unforgettable for instance).
Apart from mentioning that the Stasi also funded and trained members of the RAF– Rote Armee Fraktion, likewise called the Baader-Meinhof Gang: after the fall of the communist government in East Germany in 1989-1990, it was discovered that the RAF had been trained and provided, and had received defense from the Stasi, the secret police of the previous communist regime.
John Philip Jenkins, professor emeritus of history at Baylor University, states the RAF’s techniques resemble those used by Antifa today:
“The objective of their terrorist project was to activate an aggressive response from the federal government, which the groups’ members said would trigger a broader advanced movement.”
Bettina Röhl, the German reporter of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, presented an unmissable analysis on June 2, 2020 on the subject, keeping in mind how Antifa is paid by the German government to fight the right wing (…). Even presuming regarding specify the following:
“One might wonder if the Antifa movement is something like an official RAF, a terrorist group financed by the state under the pretext of ‘fighting versus the Right'”.
Based on public denunciations from Republican members of the House of Representatives, whether true or incorrect, we can not exclude that Antifa may have been involved in the Capitol Hill protests. It is enough to describe the chronicle of the beginning of the year 2021 to see the pieces of proof left to be able to understand what happened
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The fundamental consideration remains: possibly the U.S. is not as joined as it may appear. And maybe there is a surprise driving force that might utilize such internal divisions to damage the “head” of the Western world, perhaps specifically on a Teutonic basis.
Such a consideration would likewise validate the global “directing” turmoil within the West for the last 2 years.
Remembering the discovery of the popular Zimmermann Telegram (the German diplomatic telegram that, to make a long story short, attempted to foment a Mexican revolt versus the USA during the First World War, in order to prevent a U.S. military involvement in the Great War) we’ll stick to watching the events unfold.
In the end, we bear in mind Mark Twain’s mentor that history often, if it does not duplicate itself, it still rhymes …