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Subject: Amazing - A European editor that thinks we are doing the right
thing
A GERMAN EDITORIAL Some in Europe get it. If any of you still feel
that this war on terror is a mistake, here is an opinion from an
unexpected source. It's fascinating that this should come out of
Europe. Mathias Dapfner, Chief Executive of the huge German publisher
Axel SpringerAG, has written a blistering attack in DIE WELT,
Germany's largest daily paper, against the timid reaction of Europe in
the face of the Islamic threat. This is a must-read by all Americans.
History may well certify its correctness.
EUROPE - THY NAME IS COWARDICE (Commentary by Mathias Dapfner CEO,
Axel Springer, AG) A few days ago Henry Broder wrote in Welt am
Sonntag, "Europe -your family name is appeasement." It's a phrase you
can't get out of your head because it's so terribly true. Appeasement
cost millions of Jews and non-Jews their lives, as England and France,
allies at the time, negotiated and hesitated too long before they
noticed that Hitler had to be fought, not bound to toothless
agreements.
Appeasement legitimized and stabilized Communism in the Soviet Union,
then East Germany, then all the rest of Eastern Europe, where for
decades, inhuman suppressive, murderous governments were glorified as
the ideologically correct alternative to all other possibilities.
Appeasement crippled Europe when genocide ran rampant in Kosovo, and
even though we had absolute proof of ongoing mass-murder, we Europeans
debated and debated and debated, and were still debating when finally
the Americans had to come from halfway around the world, into Europe
yet again, and do our work for us.
Rather than protecting democracy in the Middle East, European
Appeasement, camouflaged behind the fuzzy word "equidistance," now
countenances suicide bombings in Israel by fundamentalist
Palestinians. Appeasement generates a mentality that allows Europe to
ignore nearly 500,000 victims of Saddam's torture and murder machinery
and, motivated by the self-righteousness of the peace movement, has
the gall to issue bad grades to George Bush... Even as it is uncovered
that the loudest critics of the American action in Iraq made illicit
billions, no, TENS of billions, in the corrupt U.N. Oil-for-Food
program.
And now we are faced with a particularly grotesque form of
appeasement. How is Germany reacting to the escalating violence by
Islamic Fundamentalists in Holland and elsewhere? By suggesting that
we really should have a "Muslim Holiday" in Germany? I wish I were
joking, but I am not. A substantial fraction of our
(German)Government, and if the polls are to be believed, the German
people, actually believe that creating an Official State "Muslim
Holiday"will somehow spare us from the wrath of the fanatical
Islamists.
One cannot help but recall Britain's Neville Chamberlain waving the
laughable treaty signed by Adolph Hitler and declaring European "Peace
in our time". What else has to happen before the European public and
its political leadership get it? There is a sort of crusade underway,
an especially perfidious crusade consisting of systematic attacks by
fanatic Muslims, focused on civilians, directed against our free, open
Western societies, and intent upon Western Civilization's utter
destruction.
It is a conflict that will most likely last longer than any of the
great military conflicts of the last century - a conflict conducted by
an enemy that cannot be tamed by "tolerance" and "accommodation" but
is actually spurred on by such gestures, which have proven to be, and
will always be taken by the Islamists for signs of weakness.
Only two recent American Presidents had the courage needed for
Anti-appeasement: Reagan and Bush. His American critics may quibble
over the details, but we Europeans know the truth. We saw it first
hand: Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War, freeing half of the German
people from nearly 50 years of terror and virtual slavery.
And Bush, supported only by the Social Democrat Blair, acting on moral
conviction, recognized the danger in the Islamic War against
Democracy. His place in history will have to be evaluated after a
number of years have passed. In the meantime, Europe sits back with
charismatic self-confidence in the multicultural corner, instead of
defending liberal society's values and being an attractive center of
power on the same playing field as the true great powers, America and
China.
On the contrary - we Europeans present ourselves, in contrast to those
"arrogant Americans", as the World Champions of "tolerance", which
even (Germany's Interior Minister) Otto Schily justifiably criticizes.
Why? Because we're so moral? I fear it's more because we're so
materialistic, so devoid of a moral compass.
For his policies, Bush risks the fall of the dollar, huge amounts of
additional national debt, and a massive and persistent burden on the
American economy - because unlike almost all of Europe, Bush realizes
what is at stake - literally everything.
While we criticize the"capitalistic robber barons" of America because
they seem too sure of their priorities, we timidly defend our Social
Welfare systems.Stay out of it! It could get expensive! We'd rather
discuss reducing our 35-hour workweek or our dental coverage, or our 4
weeks of paid vacation...
Or listen to TV pastors preach about the need to "reach out to
terrorists. To understand and forgive". These days, Europe reminds me
of an old woman who, with shaking hands, frantically hides her last
pieces of jewelry when she notices a robber breaking into a neighbor's
house. Appeasement? Europe, thy name is Cowardice. ---God Bless
America---
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| Posted: Sat Apr 7th, 2007 03:14 AM |
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"It is infinitely easier to suffer in obedience to a human command than to accept suffering as free, responsible men." . . . . Dietrich Bonoeffer.
the author was hung in April 1945 for resisting the Nazi's.....
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| Posted: Sat Apr 7th, 2007 03:18 AM |
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Wow. Just makes ya wonder if 1. this is true and 2 just how tall of a pike they put his head on.
Take care Be safe Poacher.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 7th, 2007 06:05 AM |
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Poacher,It is true as can be in writing. If it is true that a German citizen wrote it ? I want to beleive so just the way it is worded. Either way, everybody needs to read it because it is the truth. That Stalinist Hillary is the one who needs to read it. God help us if here and her husband Slick Willy get back in in office. You know Osama what's his f@ck will be vice president. Just what we need, a woman president and...There are enough dumb asses that would vote for them too. You want to talk about appeasement, wait until the Dems are pres. and house. Weakness, just what the enemy likes. Like that POS Pelosi going to Syria. She's puffing up for the next presidential race wouldn't you say. F'ng traitor bitch.
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Poacher wrote: Wow. Just makes ya wonder if 1. this is true and 2 just how tall of a pike they put his head on.
Well Nephew....... seems it is true and his head is still attached.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/dapfner.asp
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Thanks Mortis for doing our work for us ! Good to hear too. 
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