Sunday, June 08, 2008

Obamania Hits Europe

This story comes from the IHT:

According to Samuel Solvit, president of France's support committee for Barack Obama, the French have not been this excited about America since they shipped over the Statue of Liberty in 1885.

Obamania has gripped most of Europe. But the enthusiasm is particularly striking in France. This is where the disenchantment with U.S. foreign policy under the Bush administration has been the most vocal. And this is where the Continent's largest community of African immigrants and their descendants live.


I suppose it was only a matter of time before it happened. France is permeated with socialist ideologues, African immigrants, and saturated with multi-culturists, so it's only natural they love this guy. In fact, it's not only France that has adopted this view. The vast majority of the entire continent has become enamored with him, as well.

For years now, Europe has been wanting to promote this "all-inclusive" model as some atonement for past attitudes and actions that were a result of vehement nationalism, which directly resulted in two world wars that destroyed their continent and killed multiple millions of their own citizens. To the many that openly promote this ideology, Obama is a symbol of this spirit. They do not look at the whole of U.S. history, how it welcomed many of Europe's oppressed and persecuted over the years (to include those that came during the two world wars). They refuse to consider this nation afforded them much greater opportunities than could be had elsewhere at the time. Instead, they view Americans as hedonistic and materialistic.

After WWII, the European continent laid in ruins for a second time in less than half a century. Meanwhile, the U.S. prospered immediately afterward, with some of it a direct result of money made off of rebuilding. While Euros were struggling for basic necessities and repairing much needed and badly damaged infrastructure, Americans were getting used to commodities like television, rock & roll music, and hot rod cars. So naturally (as human nature often allows), America became a primary source of envy for many continentals.

Today, 63 years after the bloodbath created by Europeans, many of them are still envious.

But with this understanding of why Euros feel such jealousy towards Americans, comes something they fail to consider in their judgmental biases. Americans sacrificed much to help liberate Europe. Commodities like sugar, coffee, and gasoline were rationed. Many men went to lay down their lives while fighting for the cause, leaving women to operate the factories (many of which were converted to making armaments and supplies for the war effort to succeed).

Today, both Europe and America has embarked upon a new era. Many of that generation that made such sacrifices are dead and gone, or are so old they cannot participate fully in the realm of politics. And with the political scene being what it is today, they wouldn't want to even if they could. The generations that want Sen. Obama to be elected are primarily those that weren't alive in the days of blitzkrieg and genocide. Many, who were alive, are too young to understand the gravity of the situation. This goes for Americans and Europeans, alike.

These are those who see a world, where everything they do not like is unfair. Subsequently, someone must rise up and make it fair (SEE: 1930s Germany). In this world, we are taught that those who work hard for what they have are greedy and selfish. Those that choose not to work hard are disadvantaged and oppressed. And it is up to government to rectify this perceived disparity. Europeans have long felt this way. So when we look at Sen. Obama's website, read his proposals, and analyze his worldview, it should come as no surprise that the French (as well as the whole of Europe) are enamored with him.

Envy is a powerful thing. Planting the seeds of it will ensure its continued existence throughout the ages.


6 comments:

A.C. McCloud said...

Ah yes, another reason not to support Obama--the Euros love him. Or rather, as you say, they love the concept of Obama. That he has nothing to show for himself over 20 years except sitting in a racist church means diddly squat.

Yet in some ways I see the concept. America elects a black prez with a Muslim name...how much more can we advertise our diversity to the world and the terrorist? I just wonder whether the Euros would still love him if his name was the same but he was a conservative.

Anonymous said...

What AC said. I can think of no better reason to oppose Obama, and to defeat him, than it would really piss off most of Europe, all of the Middle East, and in particular, Hezbollah and Hamas.

If he is elected, I predict you will see those disgusting women dancing in the streets, screaming in shrill voices, just like they did on 9/11 . . .

Bastards

LA Sunset said...

//I just wonder whether the Euros would still love him if his name was the same but he was a conservative.//

They'd probably say he was a tool of the Bush administration, capitalist pig, and imperialist.

LA Sunset said...

//Bastards//

Took the word right out of my mouth,

Greg said...

AC: Or rather, as you say, they love the concept of Obama

I think this neatly sums up why just about all Obamatons support BHO.

Of course, this thread highlights the upside to a BHO nomination/election: people the world over are going to have to reconcile their erroneous perception of a racist, imperialist America with the success of a black man with a Muslim name who wants to cut the military....

Anonymous said...

Primo

Speaking about France

"This is where the disenchantment with U.S. foreign policy under the Bush administration has been the most vocal."

I really wouldn't worry about what the French have to say or what they think.

Their support for Obama is simply what I'll call support by proxy.

Since a minority member running for President of France (or any elected office)is UNTHINKABLE in France, they jump on the bandwagon waving their own proxy banner of support as if in some way they were responsible for Obama being where he is in the first place. Just the same as they proclaim France to be champion of Human rights. This may be difficult to understand but who says the French are understandable.

If I may add, One year ago, they were all supporting Clinton when she was the front runner which just shows that they are as always still willing to change horses in mid stream as we have seen in the past.