The Rise of the 4th Reich

Two world wars couldn’t do it. Germany’s attempts to rule Europe failed both times. Finally, by way of the Euro, it seems as if they have made it. Austerity, which works fine in Germany, has strangled the rest of the countries in the Euro. Now Germany is suing the ECB (European Central Bank) to back off on quantitative easing, which is the only hope for many of the marginal countries and the economy of the rest of Europe.

After the 2nd world war, it was obvious that Germany’s industrial power house was so strong that they would soon out produce the rest of Europe. That would raise the possibility of a 3rd war. Europe had had enough. There were two choices. The Europeans could wait a few more years and have a German Europe, or they could put together the EU and have a European Germany.

Some economists say that the only way the Euro will work is with a true financial union. If that is achieved, Europe will be German in all but name. Who knows? They may even change the name a little further down the road.



David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/