er, it hasn’t been long since NATO aircraft were bombing Belgrade, albeit with a great deal of precision and solely for the sake of democracy, human rights and European unity. So should anyone think of mentioning Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, etc. as examples of European bloodlust and get indignant over another manifestation of the West’s hypocrisy, he would be wrong. The West has awarded its own prize to itself for not killing itself. Somehow, considering Europe’s history, that’s a great achievement. The Afghans, Syrians, Iraqis and others are absolutely beside the point.
But there’s one thing we shouldn’t forget.
UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage put it this way: “You only have to open your eyes to see the increasing violence and division within the EU… Spain is on the verge of a bailout, with senior military figures warning that the Army may have to intervene in Catalonia. In Greece people are starving and abandoning their children through desperate poverty, and never a week goes by that we don’t see riots and protests…”
Perhaps by awarding a Nobel Peace Prize to the EU its leaders are attempting to remind Europeans that the unity of their nations is what guarantees peace in Western Europe.
Source: New Eastern Outlook