West Europeans, being nationalist? I'm not so sure about that.
from what I've seen/read about them, they're more globalist than nationalist and try to hew more to the so called "Euro" unity.
the real nationalist are the ones in the former soviet warsaw pact countries (east europe).
the european leftists are having panic attacks after seeing the nationalist right wing parties rise to prominence.
Sweden has been under leftist rule for 1 hundred years and that is about to come to an end if this right wing party actually wins. the arson attacks by the migrants isn't helping the leftist any..
Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm
Do you think the heads of France, Germany, Italy, Greece, or Spain signed onto the Paris accords to make the planet "better"? The consequences of them signing onto it for their respective countries was negligible. They wanted to make the US poorer, and put constraints on the US so they could maintain competitiveness in spite of their fucked up governing philosophy.
The oil for food program during the Iraq situation is the perfect example of European hypernationationalism. They didn't have a problem with the US invading Iraq. They had a problem giving up the money they were extorting from Iraq through that program. They didn't give a rats ass as to what they were doing to that country, or the region, by maintaining a supporting a dictator like Saddam Hussein.
In essence, the leftist in the US are globalist, as they think we are too rich, and they are being used by their nationalist leftist brethern in Europe to extort/extract money, power, and influence.
From a European perspective, foisting the Paris Accord on the US was a purely nationalist move.
When I talk about continental Europeans, I don't mean the Baltic or Nordic countries.
In governing philosophy, there is little difference between the right wing, and the leftist Europeans. The only real difference is the choice of who they hate, and the geographical area they want to secure before ruling others. I have relatives there, and spend a lot of time interacting with Europeans, business wise. Their arrogance, hatred, and bigotry is palpable.
An interesting fact is that the Nordic countries have the lowest business income taxes, and the least intrusive business regulatory environment in the industrialized world. The definition of "leftist" is ambiguous.