FVD is deeply disappointed by the fact that Geert Wilders has walked away from the coalition. His party was the last somewhat right-wing force within the already predominantly middle-of-the-road "herd coalition."&nbsp; The coalition seems now to be degenerating into an even more left-leaning government.Wilders could have taken action to improve the asylum and migration system. For the first time in decades, there was a party in the Dutch government which explicitly aimed to put a stop to mass immigration. Wilders has not made use of this unique opportunity. It is a crying shame, especially for all those Dutch citizens who placed their trust in him.Forum for Democracy is willing to take a constructive stance in forming a right-wing majority, in line with the wishes of the Dutch people as expressed in the 2023 parliamentary elections. We genuinely want to put an end to decades of mass immigration, disastrous climate and energy policies, the housing crisis, and much more.Should new elections be called nonetheless, FVD looks forward to them.

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Our Response to the Fall of the Dutch Cabinet

Who governs? Philosophers have asked this question since Antiquity. One person&nbsp; (monarchy or tyranny)? Several people (aristocracy or oligarchy)? The people (the republic or democracy)? Today’s system is surely oligarchy pretending to be democracy but, unlike in previous ages, you are not even allowed to ask these questions. Or if you do, you do not get answers, as Pepijn van Houwelingen recently re-discovered to his dismay when he asked who governs the Netherlands. Is it those men and women who win elections – the great theatre of modern political life – or do those people, once elected, in fact obey secret orders from elsewhere? Last year, a Dutch minister said she could not implement certain manifesto promises on health because of ‘NATO commitments on resilience’ which had been announced to her and her fellow ministers by the National Coordinator for Security and Counter-terrorism (NCTV) – but only after the election. So who governs? The people or NATO? Only FVD asks the questions.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9pm4r2UCKI">Watch Pepijn van Houwelingen’s questions here</a><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXezoIaFvUWITsJniDvGq6ROUyUTqlyURgWFxr1Czq5TOVLnmn-f-S6M6AfWiFA6jZLX63IrcezDbd7wLlS42KP1dQSZxclFdEL5B4dl2iK40I1khWq59AnpmXAlLQhGhEvpRmhlew?key=B1OzYDFLfveeKnV12bt2iw">The EU has been governing Europe for decades – not very well. It likes to hold meetings and produce reports. These cost a lot of money and are then forgotten about. So a report from 2000 about how Europe was going to become competitive by 2010 was replaced in 2010 by one saying it would be competitive by 2020. Then came the Draghi report last year putting forward yet another meaningless 10-year plan. A generation has been wasted. Here as ever, only FVD goes to the root of the problem. As Pepijn van Houwelingen said recently, Europe does not need such reports, it does not need a centralised strategy. Centralised strategy is killing Europe. Europe needs diversity – real political diversity, including sovereignty at national and even regional level. Europe’s periods of greatness have occurred when there was diversity and competition between states – Greek city states, Italian republics, the Dutch provinces, nation states. No one outside FVD has the historical breadth to understand the depth of our problems.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4E7DesM5Ak">Watch Pepijn van Houwelingen’s speech here</a><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdeycHQUc2aGm9CfwWfEvOlNx05GZyA3M1gkkafq9X1G1Qk5aYno9OtPyVUxp3ty7OpO1vC-I_1ZoSdTp-Or5LSFj-wXWj9TVWqaw-PeUnZfvDQsnDezbZt_IdHDVTLzorkbn0hvw?key=B1OzYDFLfveeKnV12bt2iw">Perhaps the clearest sign that the people do not govern comes from the recent reversal of Brexit being adopted by sleight of hand in Britain. Without any public consultation, Britain has agreed to a new ‘common fisheries policy’ for 12 years; to align itself with EU food regulations, making trade deals with third countries more difficult; and to integrate its foreign and military policy very closely with that of the EU. It is EU membership in all but name, including a crucial political dimension. It is a textbook case of the establishment getting its revenge on the people – the people who voted not once but three times to leave the EU (in 2016 and in two national elections in 2019). Ewen Stewart of Global Britain nails the whole chicanery in a piece we are honoured to re-publish.<a href="https://fvdinternational.com/article/quelle-surprise-eu-says-jump-and-starmer-says-how-high">Read Ewen Stewart’s article here</a><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfcFHFXj8ooJCxk7Sm7Wu6pRx3E7MsI5JyiOzaoOiLrfZs6LPvTcdTZuZXsQ9WUHpEoL4xnpU9xIGgayHkCDggWdv34tRuM3Y9mt7Dxad2enm7i905mnffPH8G7SrXm5o5mae56mg?key=B1OzYDFLfveeKnV12bt2iw">Ulrike Reisner and Edouard Husson were our guests on The Forum this week, discussing their new book, ‘Decolonise Europe’.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jo7VoxKxZU&amp;ab_channel=FVDInternational">Watch The Forum &amp; Friends here</a>

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In a stirring moment at CPAC Hungary 2025, held on May 30 in Budapest, Dr. Alice Weidel, co-chair of Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, took the stage to deliver a powerful and uplifting speech that resonated with patriots across Europe and beyond.Under the conference’s theme, “Age of Patriots,” Weidel’s address served as a clarion call for sovereignty, freedom, and the enduring spirit of nations united by their love of liberty. Her words were met with thunderous applause and a standing ovation, underscoring the growing wave of patriotic fervor sweeping across Europe—with the AfD at the forefront as a beacon of hope in Germany.Weidel opened her speech with a bold declaration of the AfD’s growing strength, proudly proclaiming it as “Germany’s leading patriotic party” and the “second strongest political force” in the country. With confidence and optimism, she highlighted the party’s trajectory toward becoming a governing force in eastern Germany—a testament to the trust millions of Germans are placing in the AfD’s vision.“The wind of change is blowing stronger in Europe and throughout the Western world,” she declared with conviction. “The future belongs to free, patriotic citizens and sovereign nations!”Her speech was a heartfelt tribute to the values that unite conservatives around the world: secure borders, the rule of law, and the right to live freely in sovereign nations. Weidel praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, calling him a “true beacon of freedom” and a “forerunner of a future” in which nations stand tall and proud. Her gratitude for Orbán’s leadership and the warm welcome at CPAC Hungary reflected the growing alliance between patriotic movements across Europe—an alliance that promises to reshape the continent’s future for the better.Weidel’s message was one of hope and resilience, even as she addressed the challenges facing Germany. She spoke candidly about the struggles of ordinary citizens—rising crime, soaring energy costs, and the pressures of unchecked migration—but framed these not as insurmountable obstacles, but as rallying points for change.“More and more German voters are fed up with being lied to, and with their quality of life deteriorating year after year,” she said, striking a chord with those yearning for a government that prioritizes its own people.Still, her tone remained forward-looking, emphasizing that the AfD is fighting for a brighter future—one where Germany thrives as a safe, prosperous, and proud nation.A standout moment came when Weidel passionately defended freedom of expression, a cornerstone of democratic societies. She condemned efforts to silence dissent through so-called “hate speech” laws and disinformation campaigns, vowing that the AfD would stand firm against all attempts to undermine democracy.“We fight for the right to be free citizens and free nations!” she proclaimed, igniting the audience with a renewed sense of purpose.Her commitment to defending the voices of over 10 million AfD voters sent a powerful message: the will of the people cannot be silenced.Weidel also celebrated the AfD’s growing international recognition. She noted the crumbling “firewall” surrounding her party, citing support from global figures such as Elon Musk and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. Her warm reception at CPAC Hungary, along with a private meeting with Orbán at Budapest’s Carmelite Monastery, marked a historic moment for the AfD—signaling its place among the world’s leading conservative movements.“The legacy media and established parties fear us—and for good reason,” she said, buoyed by the undeniable momentum behind the patriotic cause.As she concluded, Weidel’s vision for a revitalized Europe rang loud and clear:“Let’s make Europe great again!”The standing ovation that followed was more than just applause—it was a collective affirmation of her message of unity, strength, and optimism. Her call to action inspired attendees to defend their nations, secure their borders, and champion the values that help free societies thrive.Alice Weidel’s speech at CPAC Hungary 2025 was a defining moment—not just for the AfD, but for the global patriotic movement. With unwavering determination and an infectious spirit of hope, she reminded the world that the future belongs to those who dare to stand for freedom, sovereignty, and the enduring pride of their nations. As the winds of change grow stronger, Weidel and the AfD are leading the way—proving that patriotism is not just a sentiment, but a powerful force for a brighter tomorrow.

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Alice Weidel's Triumphant Stand at CPAC Hungary 2025: A Rallying Cry for Patriotism and Freedom

“It’s Time to Make Europe Great Again” – Hungary Leads the Conservative RenaissanceMay 29th in Budapest, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a powerful keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Hungary 2025, inspiring a wave of patriotic pride and conservative resolve across Europe and beyond.With the eyes of the international right-wing movement focused on Hungary, Prime Minister Orbán outlined a bold and unapologetic vision for the future of Europe—a future anchored in national sovereignty, Christian values, and the enduring importance of the family and the nation-state.&gt; “Europe must belong to the Europeans again,” Orbán declared to a roaring crowd. “We did not shed blood and guard our borders for centuries just to hand our future to unelected bureaucrats and foreign interests.”Launching a Patriotic Plan for EuropeIn his speech, the Prime Minister unveiled a new Patriotic Plan for Europe, designed to reclaim the continent from globalist forces. The plan’s core pillars include:- Halting mass migration and protecting national borders- Blocking EU-level taxation and joint debt schemes- Resisting forced political integration, including Ukraine’s rapid accession- Reviving Europe’s Christian cultural and spiritual foundationsOrbán emphasized that Hungary will not stand alone. He called upon conservative forces across the continent to unite against the increasing centralization and ideological pressure emanating from Brussels.Solidarity with Poland, Alliance of NationsIn a major show of international support, Orbán publicly endorsed Polish conservative presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, just days ahead of Poland’s decisive runoff election. The endorsement underscored the growing alliance of national conservative leaders determined to challenge liberal hegemony in the EU.&gt; “We Hungarians and Poles know the price of freedom. We know what it takes to defend our identity—and we are ready,” Orbán stated.“Make Europe Great Again”Echoing the global conservative movement, Orbán concluded with a rallying cry that has already begun to trend worldwide:“It’s time to Make Europe Great Again.”He urged conservative leaders, citizens, and movements to focus on local victories as the foundation for a larger transformation. “Win in your towns. Win in your countries. Then we march to Brussels together,” he said.Hungary Leads the WayAs the applause echoed through the packed auditorium, it was clear: Hungary has once again positioned itself as the moral compass and strategic stronghold of conservative Europe.Under the leadership of Viktor Orbán, Hungary continues to prove that patriotism, faith, and strength are not relics of the past—but the essential foundations of our future.

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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Unveils Patriotic Vision for Europe at CPAC Hungary 2025

Why is FVD never invited onto talk shows or interviews by the mainstream media&nbsp;?&nbsp; This omertà is undoubtedly a handicap since, however discredited, the MSM remains a powerful force.&nbsp; Thierry Baudet was asked about this recently on a dissident media, Ongehoord Nederland (Netherlands Unheard).&nbsp; He explained that the explanation was psychological and anthropological.&nbsp; People want to be part of a group and groups are constituted by taboos.&nbsp; Taboos precisely cannot be talked about (they would not be taboo if they were) and so the MSM has to invent dishonest excuses in order to avoid discussing the fundamental issues.&nbsp; Among these, Covid, climate policy and the Ukraine are undoubtedly the real reason why FVD is ‘untouchable’.&nbsp; They are all such fundamental issues that it is essential to break through the MSM firewall and finally break the taboos.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUPmE5tdP38">Watch clips from Thierry’s ON! Interview here, here and here (translated by AI)</a><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXet4BasDj6TEZn-JhWoODq7ZxY06tia0w-JdRpagWLKJuLKY-AOuZPB-9Ud2O4pECJOkvC4FGESm3Ytuqew3yRs0hrLmJFrmv3nCaeZhdL54I3necQqJgIDeHkb_0_irss2jlBeeg?key=OUhiaRPg0A4xCZdw3m81kQ">Maybe these decisions are taken in secret.&nbsp; A recent book by the liberal outfit,&nbsp;Follow the Money, alleges that the Dutch elite meets secretly to discuss matters of public policy.&nbsp; These meetings include ministers, civil servants, bankers and industrialists.&nbsp; Gideon van Meijeren MP suggested that the Second Chamber (Lower House) of the Dutch parliament debate the matter.&nbsp; Is policy being made behind closed doors?&nbsp; Is there a deep state?&nbsp; You would have thought that Members of Parliament would be interested.&nbsp; After all, many of them – and&nbsp;Follow the Money itself – are happy to accuse FVD of being part of a conspiracy, in this case involving Russia, a country which, as everyone knows, is the subject of endless conspiracy theories.&nbsp; But guess what?&nbsp; One after another, the party representatives came to the bar of the Chamber to declare ‘no support’ for a debate.&nbsp; Hear nothing, see nothing, say nothing.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjJ50mZzU08">Watch Gideon’s request for a debate here – and the answers! (Translated by AI)</a><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXc8bxb0xlO0XSiBrzFQBckGiL8QDPo8DCOYubY39F2pZjTx5Cax0STdO8nvIg-qKIqqMy_Y6bT0WjZykfYriGftDWOdqZxH5CyGl4CrZF4WHflWItaMzXdMxb2sdmh9lbyPC_1J?key=OUhiaRPg0A4xCZdw3m81kQ">The signs of deals behind closed doors are surely there.&nbsp; The governing PVV Freedom Party, led by Geert Wilders, used to be in favour of leaving the European Union.&nbsp; Now it says Nexit is no longer on the agenda.&nbsp; FVD MP Pepijn van Houwelingen tried to pin down a PVV MP about this.&nbsp; He asked her five times whether or not PVV, as a party, was still in favour of Nexit.&nbsp; Would it campaign for Nexit if there were a referendum?&nbsp; Five times she refused to answer.&nbsp; Does this mean that PVV has indeed given an assurance to the other parties that it will no longer support Nexit?&nbsp; Was this a condition for the creation of the coalition, as it was for the Freedom Party in Austria in 2017?&nbsp; Will we ever know?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2n-eMAjWIQ&amp;t=4s">Watch Pepijn’s questions here</a><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcCyHLy8p3QMZR_ERPfwYRjqdvglsfFcAWlpIwhbaOV7e1rK_4g53w3ZvgJfRTPn1Ib8OlkCP9TwfaS5f4dIfJIHMMQSUCamWMXztTPqvIV_v9JJW3aG3rt8Fgsu9UkoKu7UBlwnA?key=OUhiaRPg0A4xCZdw3m81kQ">FVD members attended the Remigration Summit in Milan last weekend and former MP Frederik Jansen spoke at it.&nbsp; We discussed the Summit with him and Afonso Gonçalves from Reconquista in Portugal on The Forum this week.&nbsp; If you missed it, listen back.<a href="https://x.com/FVD_Intl/status/1925190785198100732">Listen to The Forum here</a>

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The Weekly Forum - 23 May

This article was originally published by <a href="https://globalbritain.co.uk/quelle-surprise-eu-says-jump-and-starmer-says-how-high/">Global Britain</a>.STARMER’S BREXIT DEAL was entirely predictable, maintaining the notional illusion of Brexit where the reality is the UK is increasingly close to being a&nbsp;de facto member of the EU. Sure we have legal independence, but barely a policy or regulation, eight years after the Referendum to leave the EU, has Britain bothered to change. If anything we have ported EU rules and gold plated them; net zero being the primary example.The latest deal has to be admired for its sheer arrogance. We the elite know best, back in your box little people.&nbsp; As an example, fishing may no longer be an important British industry in aggregate, largely down to years of subordination to EU demands, (it is of&nbsp; very great importance to a number of coastal communities) but it is an iconic industry and one Starmer knows full well is symbolic.&nbsp;His extraordinary deal allows EU fishermen continued access into British coastal waters until 30 June 2038 for no obvious benefit. While theoretically a future UK government could withdraw the right, Starmer’s treaty allows the EU to respond with punitive trade tariffs. He knows fine well this ties the UK to the EU. The extraordinary thing about this is even below the economic impact at the national level will, in truth, be relatively small, it is a deliberately antagonistic gesture. ‘We could not give a farthing for what the electorate think and actually we’ll rub your nose in it,’ is what Starmer actually says subliminally.Other aspects of the deal are also risible, making substantive trade deals globally much harder as the UK ties itself to European food and agricultural standards which are amongst the most restrictive in the world (because they are mostly created as non-tariff barriers).&nbsp;The UK will pivot towards a common European defence with the pathetic carrot of the privilege of being allowed to tender for contracts in the European Security Action scheme, which we will now need to pay into (potentially up to £16bn over three years).&nbsp;&nbsp;In the area of&nbsp;climate change, so loved by both UK Governments and the EU, but increasingly nowhere else, the EU seeks to tie the UK into its perverse carbon trading schemes with the ominous statement that ‘this should not constrain the European Union and the United Kingdom from pursuing higher environmental ambition, consistent with their international obligations.’ In other words&nbsp;net zero as usual, but ‘you stupid Brits can gold plate if you like, but you can’t cut it back’.&nbsp;The harsh truth is that the vast majority of Britain’s elite remain deeply hostile to Brexit. This hostility is probably not so much about Brexit as a trading arrangement but the intellectual hostility to anything national and non-global. The elite do not believe in the nation, they do not believe in borders, they do not believe in self-government and are scared by the people who elect them.&nbsp;The Leave vote won fair and square but every action post that vote has been denial, obfuscation and often the polar opposite response to the wishes of the majority of the electorate. Polar opposite on migration, polar opposite on regulation and now polar opposite on fishing from an existing agreement that was meant to give EU boats time to adjust to less access.&nbsp;It is pointless pointing out what they could have done because the Government class did not want to do it. They were embarrassed that the people took a different view but now the gloves are off. They do not even pretend.&nbsp;Before, their energy went into using Brexit as an excuse for their own failings. Now&nbsp;It was because of Brexit that the economy has stalled (curious when we remain almost entirely a rule taker from Brussels and trade growth with the EU remains on a broadly pre Brexit trajectory once you strip out the Covid hiatus).According to external members of the MPC, it was because of Brexit that UK investment has been hit by £29bn or allegedly £1000 a household – which is completely subjective and unprovable.According to the OBR, it was because of Brexit that “weak growth in imports and exports over the medium term partly reflect the continuing impact of Brexit, which we expect to reduce the overall trade intensity of the UK economy by 15 per cent in the long term.” – when trade growth with the EU has, if anything, seen a modest pick-up in long term trend growth.It is not just Brussels’ boondoggles our elite loves, anything supranational they are up for; gold plating climate change legislation, regardless of the inconvenience and cost to the electorate, in perhaps a more extreme fashion of any other nation on earth; encouraging mass migration on a scale unprecedented in history, in contradiction of manifesto pledges and the clear will of the electorate; or seeking a trade deal with India that favours Indian workers over British ones via national insurance breaks – not only goes against natural justice it clearly and obviously contradicts Starmer’s migration speech a few days later after his local election humiliation.&nbsp;But our elite are clinging onto yesterday’s world. It might have been possible to pretend the juggernaut to globalism was unstoppable when Sunak, von der Leyen and Biden were in cahoots, but that was then. Now Trump and Vance are ploughing a totally different furrow. The US has left the UN Climate accords, it has left the World Health Organisation, it champions free speech, it too is now mercantilist in trade and is pivoting to Asia.&nbsp;The old order is no more but neither Britain nor Europe has got the message. The new order is about trying to protect the very people who elected them (novel idea) through cheap energy and energy security, it’s about lowering taxes, and it’s about national interests, it’s about a sensible and secure migration policy, it’s about equity. It is not about self-loathing and virtue signalling.The UK and Europe’s model is delusional. Our elites may have convinced themselves that Trump is an aberration and that the globalist order will return. That’s a bold bet and one that is almost certainly wrong.&nbsp;China is interested in China and has an industrial base 4-5x that of all Europe’s combined, India is interested in India and in just 10-to-12 years will likely have an economy bigger than the entire EU’s on a purchasing power parity basis. Already Indonesia’s economy is bigger than France or Britain’s.&nbsp;In this environment it is highly unlikely even a Democrat Party President in the US would go back to the ways of Biden. Britain needs to smell the coffee and get real with the new world order. It needs to seek competitive advantage, seek energy security and harness its own cheap hydrocarbon assets, rebuild its finances, lower taxes and secure our borders – but most of all, until those who govern us actually act as our servants and not masters, Britain will continue to haemorrhage talent, capital and opportunity. We shall fall further down the league tables until we are relegated out of the premier elite with little prospect of ever being promoted.&nbsp;If you appreciated this article please share and follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/GlobalBritain">here</a> and like and comment on facebook&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/globalbritain">here</a>. Help support Global Britain publishing these articles by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=8Mis1NLSwqesbdaKgRFn7gecPI3YOxnnTN_1kBho0wakd7TWNT3ErPomiH4TAD_VvJneKCWUjrp1l23Y">making a donation here</a>.Ewen Stewart is a City economist whose career has spanned over 30 years. He is director of Global Britain and a co-founder of&nbsp;<a href="http://brexit-watch.org">Brexit-Watch.org</a>.

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Quelle surprise – EU says ‘Jump!’ and Starmer says ‘How high?’

The Middle East is in flames once again, as we all know. The terrible war in Gaza has been raging for well over a year. Every week we see images of new horrors there. But this has been going on for a quarter of a century.&nbsp; Iraq, Syria, Libya, Iran and Yemen have all been attacked in one way or another by the United States, with catastrophic results. Thierry Baudet spoke passionately against this neo-conservative warmongering in the Dutch parliament this week – and when he started to speak about the sadism of the Israeli forces, he was cut short by the Chairman of the House.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHYKFmkGpag&amp;ab_channel=FVDInternational">Watch Thierry’s speech (translated by AI) here</a><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcNvXk6aPq0e-BYdxta9LLmFvOoikpJ3mS6_pHDQbRkMeRgtHshXC1k6MC8RrsmPrJ3wPQdLaJ3zVuWdMHNAudBlOlH0YGeb4ApmnXjw4QuexqaeFCbc1kPbITAdgbKs6rzxdPM9Q?key=XL4cyXRycjlCRvH1dvKvlg">Meanwhile everyone is trying to work out what Donald Trump will do next. Is he playing 4-D chess or is he nuts?&nbsp; The mainstream media is in no doubt about the answer to that question. Not only is he nuts, for them, but, worse, he is a man – a man who plays on his virility.&nbsp; The hatred of him is largely to be explained by this reverse sexism, argues Hans van de Breevaart of the Renaissance Institute, FVD’s think tank, and it comes from the hatred of masculinity taught by Theodor Adorno and his Frankfurt School. For that matter, the hatred of ‘real men’ probably also explains fashionable distaste for many other world leaders too.<a href="https://fvdinternational.com/article/donald-trump-a-dangerous-madman">Read Hans van de Breevaart’s article here</a><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfRkBVoKlpUBu8T_8jNfPkssM7BZerh-t1gNC8NZ4Aq9VZF_BjGzoGLHoqUjyWau3TU8fgbF_qmGA_qCmabr2gmi6pAT1nkRLQdXdn48sQhxv3I7z4jkVcW_mnwGqdnewP4k4f1KA?key=XL4cyXRycjlCRvH1dvKvlg">FVD’s friends Edouard Husson (Paris) and Ulrike Reisner (Vienna) have written a book, published in German, French and English, calling for Europe to be decolonised. They argue that East Germany was decolonised when the Soviets left in 1990 but West Germany was not.&nbsp; Not only did the US and other military bases remain but the country was opened up for ‘investment’ by big US corporations. This and other stupid decisions, caused by the strange obsession with ‘green’ policies, have caused a grave imbalance in Europe and the world.<a href="https://fvdinternational.com/article/decolonise-europe-germany-needs-true-reunification">Read the article by Edouard Husson and Ulrike Reisner here</a><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdmvTfFUiy2cFotHaXQTdN6UG2Fwn4fo9zFX2tDVaorm6NKoq8Z_7QMBtzkUYlFLHsSZ9O-l7gEAVTiX5pM4wHNjqSDbU-lMxgtHaV_JN6yhqcZQD60Ff8UnfeGet2NVzmzO0Xw3A?key=XL4cyXRycjlCRvH1dvKvlg">Our guest on The Forum this week was Charles Malet of UK Column, discussing the astonishing moral and financial corruption in the Church of England.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrar8AjduEg&amp;ab_channel=FVDInternational">Listen back to The Forum here</a>

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Let's stop this suicidal male hatred nowYou cannot watch a TV news programme, listen to a radio programme or read a newspaper without the mantra being repeated that Donald Trump is a danger to both individual freedom and economic prosperity.In the process, Trump is consistently portrayed as a ‘dangerous madman’. He is said to be driven only by ‘vindictiveness’ and ‘nihilism’. His politics are said to be part of a deliberate effort to destroy the liberal world order and replace it with total disorder.Opinions differ only on the extent to which this ‘nihilistic’ reversal of all values is utterly irrational; a few are able to discern a certain rationale in it as well.&nbsp;The latter scenario is said to make the matter much more serious, as it only reinforces the disastrous nature of his politics, just as it supposedly allowed Putin, Xi, Erdogan, Netanyahu, Orbán and, earlier, Adolf Hitler to pursue their goals with ‘diabolical’ precision.&nbsp;&nbsp;Anyone who takes a sober look at what is actually going on will see that the import tariffs imposed by Trump by decree are still, on average, well below those of his trading partners and that, from that perspective, they represent a very moderate form of ‘revenge’. But is it really ‘revenge’ at all? Trump is happy to sit down with countries willing to do something about their own import tariffs.&nbsp;So you could call his politics a form of diplomacy. A form of ‘male’ diplomacy, admittedly: you indicate that you will no longer be led like a lamb to the slaughter, nor will you go down on your knees begging for tariffs to be lowered or abolished, but show for the first time that you are prepared to strike back, in the hope that your trading partner will change his mind and also examine his own import tariffs.That those import tariffs are imposed by decree does not mean that the democratic rule of law is undermined; this instrument is an integral part of that rule of law, at least in the US. You can only speak of a ‘dictatorship’ in this context if you wanted to retroactively declare all presidents in US history to have been dictators.Besides, how come nobody caught on when Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama called for import tariffs, urged European countries finally to honour their commitments to NATO, and advocated the deportation of criminal migrants? The only difference with Trump is that he is not just shouting it, but putting his money where his mouth is and threatening countries that fail to honour their commitments with sanctions.So the hatred towards Trump does not so much concern his politics, but his person: it is outright man-hatred.For those for whom this seems a bit far-fetched, this hatred has been around for so long that we are often not even aware of it anymore. Certainly not since this hatred has taken hold of the mainstream media and politics, ever since the father of the so-called Frankfurt School, sociologist and philosopher Theodor Adorno, wrote&nbsp;The Authoritarian Personality in 1950. Since then, this hatred has even gained scientific prestige has been nestled into American and European culture via a long march through the institutions.Adorno's book sought to explain the rise of fascism in the glorification of typically masculine values such as courage, confrontation, aggression, exclusion and (national) self-interest. As such, these values were diametrically opposed to the feminine values of the liberal world order: humility, empathy, diplomacy, dialogue, inclusiveness and (universal) solidarity.For fascism to be a thing of the past once and for all, boys also needed to be taught typically feminine values. With the help of those values, a new, left-liberal, world order of eternal peace and prosperity could take shape.With the fall of the Berlin Wall, liberals went into a jubilant mood. Its most high-profile interpreter was the political philosopher, Francis Fukuyama. He even proclaimed the end of history in 1992.&nbsp; War - that quintessentially male pastime - had been defeated by the soft forces of democratic-capitalism and would definitely be a thing of the past. At best, police actions could still push for regime change so that the democracy everyone in the world had been waiting for could finally be established.However, not only elsewhere in the world but even at home, more and more people appeared unhappy with the outcomes of the liberal world order. This was for the following reasons.<ol><li>Liberals still think you can establish democracy under any circumstances more or less by external force. But almost always, such adventures end in civil war and chaos, with dire consequences for the societies involved. &nbsp;</li><li>Liberals think they can save the whole world from imminent demise due to climate change. However, the associated Green Deals lead to ever-rising energy prices, an increasingly unstable energy supply and, with it, economic decline and increasing poverty. &nbsp;</li><li>Liberals think they can save the whole world by endlessly taking in migrants. This leads not only to repopulation and increasing poverty, but also to undermining the dominant Judeo-Christian-humanist culture that had laid the foundation for unprecedented freedom and prosperity. &nbsp;</li><li>Liberals think they can save the whole world by endlessly spending borrowed money to fund their own ideals. That citizens and businesses are weighed down by increasingly heavy burdens, and that this has a negative effect on the earning power of economies, seems to escape the governing elites. &nbsp;</li><li>Liberals think they can save the whole world with their good intentions. Anyone who dares to point out the suicidal side effects of related policies on the economy and society is dismissed as a scary populist, put under censorship and, if necessary, forcibly silenced.</li></ol>Since soft counterforces had failed so far, it turned out to be necessary to have a man who would stand aside for nothing and no one in order to strengthen the popular protest in politics as well.&nbsp;A man who was prepared to risk not only his entire life and possessions, but also his good name. A man who did not mind being despised by the sitting elites because of his criticism of the harmful side effects of the liberal world order.&nbsp;A man who, with his typically masculine bravado, reawakened the awareness among all sections of the population that resistance to the seemingly supreme elites was possible, while also giving them new hope for a better future. A man who was willing to fight to Make America Great Again.&nbsp;The bravado with which Trump confronted was loathed by representatives of the liberal order like Barack and Michelle Obama as vulgar. ‘When they go low, we go high,’ was how they interpreted their claim to the moral high ground.In The New York Times last 1 May, columnist David Brooks condemned Trump's style as ‘pagan’, because inspired by the hubris once peculiar to the Romans. See his grandiose real estate projects, his enthusiasm for pro wrestling and military parades. With Trump, everything has to be grand and compelling.Here in this country, a critic like Charles Groenhuijsen interpreted liberal sentiment. By now seriously considering that Trump would win the race for the White House, he still imagined in his Donald Trump (2015) that Obama would leave the following message for his successor at his farewell:&nbsp;Be modest.Be humble.Be patient.Or pretend…Enjoy the ride.All the best,BarackThe message from the liberal elites was clear: We know, Donald, that you are a typical alpha male, with all that bluster, pride and vigour of yours. But please pretend to be a woman. We know that deep down you will always be a fascist. But pretend for a moment that you are a liberal. Then the next time you lose the election, we can just go on with our liberal project as if nothing ever happened.Meanwhile, Trump, with his masculine way of doing politics, did manage to stand up to the prevailing current in media and politics and give broad voice to the wide-spread unrest in society. It brought him to power in 2016, only to come back even stronger in 2024.Apparently, more and more people saw in this ‘dangerous madman’ a man capable of effectively bringing an end to a liberal era in which their freedoms were increasingly infringed upon and in which they saw their prosperity evaporate faster and faster.&nbsp;That his message resonated particularly among men should come as no surprise in this regard. For too long they had allowed themselves to be patronised by an elite that treated them as pathetic females and small children. For too long, they had believed in the liberal talk that promised them heaven on earth and that even fewer and fewer women still believe in.For them, Trump is the epitome of a pride and decisiveness that enables men to have faith in themselves again, to take fate into their own hands with self-confidence and fight for home and property, wife and children. Trump is the epitome of the man which an increasing number of women also feel is there to protect them .Trump is the man fighting against the false pretence that America can save the whole world. For him, the interests of his own Americans are paramount. Together with them, he promises to make America great againWhether his masculine form of diplomacy will have the desired effect in the process remains to be seen.But this does not make Trump's policy ‘nihilistic’ at all. It was clear that continuing on the old path would be short-sighted. The ill effects of the delusion of a global free market economy were already too dire for that.This is not to mention the suicidal features of the pursuit of a liberal world order, in which not only the economic foundations of our culture, but also that culture itself, including the underlying drive to reproduce, are in danger of being destroyed.Being aware of this and finally doing something about it does not make you a ‘dangerous madman’. On the contrary, it apparently took a man to put an end to a politics in which politicians claim the moral high ground for themselves on the backs of citizens.In The Churchill Complex (2020), historian Ian Buruma predicted that Trump will one day be seen as ‘a temporary phase of insanity’ in America's proud democratic history.&nbsp;In contrast, I predict that Trump will one day be seen as the one who saved democracy from imminent demise and ushered in a time of renewed vitality.

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By Ulrike Reisner &amp; Edouard Husson. Despite reunification, a rift continues to run through Germany: While foreign rule in East Germany ended at the time of reunification, it has continued throughout the country ever since, coming from the West. Germany is still a militarily occupied country. A new book, published by French historian Edouard Husson and Austrian political scientist Ulrike Reisner, shows that Germany’s foreign rule prevents true reunification. In the new multipolar world order, it is even an obstacle to European unity.In their newly published book, Edouard Husson, a native of France, and Ulrike Reisner, a native of Austria, take a special look at Germany after the 2025 federal elections. They explore the political division in Germany, whose roots go back a long way. The authors trace the broad outlines of Germany's foreign and economic policy and highlight examples of misguided decisions made in recent decades. The apparent geopolitical timidity that German politics has long been accused of in Europe is critically assessed in an evaluation of Euro-Atlantic alliance policy since the end of the Cold War. The authors attempt to show that the special relationship between the United States and Germany has become a decisive obstacle to the reorientation of Europe in the new multipolar world order.Ongoing US hegemony70 years after the Federal Republic of Germany joined the North Atlantic Pact, 70 years after the Warsaw Pact was founded, the authors resume that Europe finds itself in an almost paradoxical situation: on the one hand, it has had to continue to submit politically like a colony under the hegemonic influence of the USA and has been unable to participate in new developments in other regions of the world - on the contrary, it has participated in numerous proxy wars of the United States.On the other hand, since 1945, Europe has logically never succeeded in developing independently and autonomously, like the founding members of the BRICS states, Brazil, China, Russia, India or South Africa, for example. As a result, Europe - together with the United States - has also hindered the development and growth of the United Nations. It has made a decisive contribution to paralysing the United Nations by practising a policy of alignment with the American and British vetoes in the Security Council - through a France that remained less and less faithful to General de Gaulle's policy.According to Edouard Husson and Ulrike Reisner the most important common political task would be for Europe to free itself from foreign military bases of non-European states and no longer belong to military alliances with non-European states. Instead, Europe should concentrate its military and security policy interests on safeguarding European security and sovereignty and on implementing and supporting tasks and decisions within the framework of the United Nations.The centre of Europe has a key role to play in this development with the decolonisation and true reunification of Germany. If Germany is unable to accomplish this task, the colonial divide in the centre of Europe will remain in place, with the recognisable consequence of a continued weakening of Germany and the threat of European disintegration, the authors say. If Germany's and Europe's leading political elites continue to make the mistake of only betting on one card, namely the dependent, transatlantic one, they will come to the bitter realisation that they will end up in a new conflict-ridden peripheral zone of the new multipolar world order, namely between the BRICS states and the United States, as their deployment zone and counter-wall in the event of war.The book has already been published in German and English, and the French version is about to be released. In addition, a complete translation of the book into Russian is available in PDF format from the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.institut-brennus.com">Brennus Institute</a>.Decolonise Europe – Germany Needs True ReunificationEdouard Husson &amp; Ulrike ReisnerBrennus InstituteISBN: 9783819092923Available via&nbsp;<a href="https://www.epubli.com/shop/germany-needs-true-reunification-9783819092923">epubli.com</a>

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