2024-08-18
A straw in the wind?
I suppose the only surprise here is that it took them so long. But since when were deluded politicians quick to respond to reality?
For some time now it has been clear as day that Germany's interests are to cut its ties to the West and join the BRICS, where it can have access to the relatively inexpensive gas oil and markets that its industries need to survive, recover, and ultimately thrive once more.
Of course it would take most of Eastern (and quite possibly Western!) Europe with it, so it's not a trivial exercise, but given that Russia has shown itself to be by far the most effective military power in its confrontation with NATO, and geopolitical power in its pivotal contribution to building the BRICS, what conceivable advantage does EU/NATO membership confer on Germany that BRICS would not?
I guess that like many things, empires collapse "slowly, and then suddenly".
Are we about to witness a sudden and earth-shaking collapse of the EU as the constituent nations come to terms with the effective reality?
