It is a portrait
which has bewildered most who deplore the
endless and un-necessary references to the last war. Especially if the
intention is to object to anything proposed by Germany which meets any degree
of disapproval for whatever reasons small or large.
Die reluctant Fuhrerin, necessary leader Chancellor Angela Merkel is Europe's politician of the year 2011. |
The Brits and
the Allies just can’t seem to get over that war. In the end these posters become
ridiculous characterizations. It is just
silly to match democratic post war leaders with such a period uniform as it is
to compare a an aggressive war time British politician to a quiet and calm bulldog
famed for its patience with children.
Germany is charged with leading core Europe.
Its mission is to assume command however reluctantly, in order to resolve
today’s challenges facing Europe. These
challenges are modern and unique. They come in the face of a rapid
communication revolution alongside an evolving social and political global
order for the 21st century. And all this happening in the whirlpool
of a relentless crisis manufactured in
Wall Street by an unscrupulous financial Mafia.
This harping
back in time to the financial and political upheavals of the 1930’s is not the
same as learning lessons from the past. Media and common references to this are
often crude and vulgar. Usually it’s a backlash to issues and situations which
require constructive and meaningful approaches as opposed to an outburst of
unbecoming but understandable anger.
“I do not see myself going off to sell to
my fellow citizens a Europe that behaves in this way. To say 'it's Europe or
democracy,' I do not agree. We are in the midst of creating a monster. Turning Europe into an angry father whipping
his children is a fundamental error.” French EU lawmaker Sylvie Goulard.
When a
politician makes such a damming
accusation policymakers need to listen. They have to ask if the situation described
in the statement can be corrected. Society needs to debate if a correction is available
for the solution or a if a complete fundamental rethink about the problem is
the only option.
The poster does
not portray any sensible stereotype association with the second war , but rather
the common today view of the severe mismanaging of the European Union by
those who inherited the project after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Perceptions from the electorate are valid and legitimate, regardless of the
opinions of so called elites and illuminate types who brought us to this point
in history.
In the view of
my young English nephew, who knows nothing of war and hopefully Art of SuperState will keep this situation as a permanent fact, recently remarked on how the German army in war
movies have the best and smartest uniforms. May the Saxon Queen reign long to see European uniformity in the best traditions of
peace in the upcoming challenge 2012.