Let’s embrace the United States of Europe

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The only possible reality that can guarantee security and stability is Europe. A genuine European state – one that is federal and decentralised, but also cohesive and sovereign like the United States of America – that will bring about a Europe where today’s nation states will be regions that are autonomous, but not to the extent that they have the right to veto the political decisions of an effective central government, or the right to draft laws – and particularly constitutions – that are contrary to the principles of the European constitution.

A European state whose authority will be not expressed by warnings and admonitions, but by the application of a universally recognised European law.

The establishment of a real European state is the only way to ensure that we can look forward to a worthwhile future. The problems we face are not national, they are of concern to us all.

It is ridiculous, for example, to have different immigration laws in different countries, just as it would be to have different rules on migration in Bologna and Genoa. Furthermore, a genuine European state would result in significantly lower costs by, for example, doing away with the expense of endless committees, agencies and parasitic institutions.

Europe is a great power, and it is painful to see it reduced to bickering, or worse still, to the timid powerlessness of a building residents’ meeting. If it is to really become an entity that is able to punch its weight, the European Union will have to establish a decisive and authoritative government, give up on wooly ecumenisms, and abandon any reluctance to confront those who keep their own houses in order by dumping rubbish on their neighbours.

No doubt it will have difficulty assuming a role of unshakeable authority, but if the European Union continues on the dangerous course on which it is currently embarked, its days will be numbered.

For the first time in history, we are attempting to build a large political community without recourse to the instrument of war. However, the rejection of war implies the need for a functional authority, and it is in this context that hesitancy is not democracy, but rather its death.

It is natural for believers in Europe to feel dejected and uneasy when faced with the spectacle of a European unity that is crumbling and fading away. However, that does not mean that we should surrender to melancholy. We have not been brought into the world to indulge our moods, or to give into gloom like so many small-minded sufferers from indigestion. No matter how we feel, we must continue to work for what we believe to be right, or at least for options that we believe to be better, with the stubborn conviction of “non praevalebunt”, they shall not prevail.

We must be prepared to fight against the evils of pessimism and weariness, which are continuing to gain ground.

However, that is not to say that we cannot acknowledge the discrepancy between our terrible era and the aspiration for unity in the great professions of faith written by Europe’s founding fathers. As Karl Valentin, the great cabaret artist who inspired Brecht, liked to put it: the future was better in those days.

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2 Comments on "Let’s embrace the United States of Europe"

  1. It is ridiculous, for example, to have different immigration laws in different countries. England is absolutely full to bursting. We have an immigration crisis and need emergency controls before it is too late. The people of Britain WANT TO LEAVE.

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