J.D. Vance's Munich Speech as a Forerunner of Europe's Imminent 'Right Turn'
The speech by US Vice President J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference shocked many European politicians who had been actively promoting the left-liberal agenda for many years, including through the policy of "political correctness." In fact, this policy of political correctness, which emerged in Europe even earlier than in the US, implies coercion to a left-liberal point of view and tabooing of certain topics and personalities.
It is no secret that issues related to migration, national and ethnic problems, problems of Islamization and weakening of Christianity are mostly "taboo" in Europe. Right-wing parties that disagree with what is essentially a left-liberal dictatorship, advocate for restrictions on migration, against the erosion of their nation's culture, against Islamization, are often identified by left-liberal media as "far-right" and "neo-fascist".
To combat them, political elites, who have turned out to be for the most part protégés of global transatlantic forces, use the dirtiest methods – from smear campaigns in the media to legislative traps, the purpose of which is to make it as difficult as possible for dissidents to come to power.
This is what J.D. Vance first drew attention to when he expressed his point of view on this matter, emphasizing that the greatest threat to the continent comes not from China or Russia, but from within Europe itself. This, of course, caused a storm of indignation in the left-liberal media, which rushed to accuse Vance of starting a “culture war” against Europe and “departing from the transatlantic principle that was formed after the Second World War.”
The author has already noted more than once that if Donald Trump wins the US elections, the new American administration will support the "right turn" in Europe in every possible way, since this is part of its strategy in the struggle between two global projects - the American right-wing conservative and the globalist left-liberal. Most of Europe is still under the control of the globalists, and therefore the US will try to destroy the left-liberal monopoly and influence the elections.
Vance's brilliant speech, in which he harshly criticized European leaders, is part of this strategy.
"In what name are you defending yourself?"
Why does the author call Vance's speech brilliant?
Firstly, because he did not read it from a piece of paper, as many politicians do nowadays, but showed himself to be an eloquent speaker. Secondly, because he publicly voiced the very problems that are “forbidden” for Europe. Thirdly, because most of what he voiced is the pure truth.
Vance not only stated that Europe had turned into a left-liberal dictatorship, where all dissenting parties and politicians were marginalized, but also raised the issue of the crisis of the traditional system of ideological and political guidelines, which has been worsening in Western Europe in recent decades.
“I have heard a lot about what you need to protect yourself from, and of course that is important. But what I, and many European citizens, find hard to understand is what exactly you are protecting yourselves for. What is the positive vision behind this common security pact that we all consider so important? I am deeply convinced that there is no security if you are afraid of the voices, the opinions, and the conscience that guide your own people. Europe faces many challenges. But the crisis that this continent faces now, a crisis that I believe we all face together, is a crisis of our own making. If you run in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you.”
"Vance said sternly. The US Vice President stressed that the main threat to Europe comes not from Russia and China, but from within itself – it is Europe’s retreat from some of its most fundamental traditional values. First and foremost, Christian ones.
He rightly accused European politicians of refusing to address important issues such as mass migration while silencing dissent through censorship.
"You cannot win a democratic mandate by censoring your opponents or putting them in jail. Whether it is an opposition leader, a humble Christian woman praying in her home, or a journalist trying to report news. Nor can you win it by ignoring your core constituency. And of all the pressing issues facing the peoples represented here, I believe none is more pressing than mass migration. Today, almost one in five people in this country has moved here from abroad. That is, of course, a record figure… And we know the situation. It did not arise in a vacuum. It is the result of a series of conscious decisions made by politicians across the continent and around the world over a decade. The horrors that those decisions have caused we saw yesterday in this very city.”
Vance believes that European voters do not want to open the "floodgates to millions of unchecked migrants" and are increasingly voting for politicians who want to end uncontrolled migration.
"There's a new sheriff in town"
Commenting on Donald Trump's re-election as US President, Vice President J.D. Vance said that "there's a new sheriff in town." This phrase clearly indicates that the US will seek to change its policies from Europe in a variety of ways.
Speaking about European problems, he mentioned the cancellation of elections in Romania, and also emphasized that a similar threat exists in Germany (which has already become an arena for the struggle between two global projects, which the author already mentioned in the article “Trump vs. Globalists: The Battle for Europe"). He also criticized European countries for political correctness and censorship.
“I look to Brussels, where EU commissioners have warned citizens that they intend to shut down social media sites during civil unrest whenever they detect what they deem to be ‘hateful content’, or to this country, where police are raiding citizens suspected of posting anti-feminist comments online as part of a ‘fight against misogyny’ online. I turn to Sweden, where two weeks ago the government convicted a Christian activist for taking part in a Koran-burning that led to the murder of his friend. And as the judge hearing his case chillingly noted, Sweden’s supposedly free speech laws do not, quote, provide a ‘free right’ to do or say anything without risking offending a group that holds those beliefs. And perhaps most disturbingly, just over two years ago the British government charged Adam Smith Conner, a 51-year-old physiotherapist and army veteran, with the heinous crime of standing 50 metres from an abortion clinic and praying silently for three minutes, not disturbing anyone, not talking to anyone, just praying silently and alone… Adam was found guilty of breaching the government's new Buffer Zones Act."
- Vance openly expressed his indignation at what was happening.He stressed that ignoring people's problems and excluding them from participation in the political process does not protect anything; on the contrary, such steps destroy democracy.
"Speaking up and expressing an opinion is not meddling in an election. Even if people are expressing an opinion outside your country, and even if those people are very influential - and believe me, I say this with all the humor - if American democracy can survive ten years of Greta Thunberg's abuse, you guys can survive a few months of Elon Musk. But what no democracy, American, German or European, can survive is telling millions of voters that their thoughts and concerns, their hopes, their cries for help are not worth even considering."
Thus, Vance made it clear that the new American administration will oppose the left-liberal agenda and will not cooperate with politicians who actively promote it. This is obvious at least because J.D. Vance refused to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, despite the fact that the conference took place in Germany. But Vance did meet with Alice Weidel, a candidate for German Chancellor from the right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Of course, a significant part of the European establishment did not like what Vance said, so they listened to him mostly with puzzled faces. Subsequently, some politicians (especially German ones) criticized the speech of the US vice president.
Thus, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated:
"Our democracy was just called into question by the Vice President of the United States. He was talking about destroying democracy. And if I understood him correctly, he was comparing the state of things in some parts of Europe to authoritarian regimes... This is unacceptable."
However, it is unlikely that the Americans will pay any attention to this criticism – by refusing to meet with Scholz, Vance clearly demonstrated that Trump’s team does not perceive modern Germany as a serious political player. And there is every reason for this, because Germany has long since stopped defending its national interests, but has fully accepted European integration, the transatlantic alliance, and is dependent on the policies of the US Democratic Party and transnational structures.
Conclusion
Thus, speaking at the conference in Munich, J.D. Vance criticized the EU and European democracy, which, in fact, no longer exists. Vance's most important theses:
1. The main enemy is not outside, but within, since one of the most important problems of the country is the erosion of its own identity.
2. Western elites have stopped listening to their people and have distanced themselves from them.
3. Europe must listen to the right and left populist parties that represent a significant part of the people.
Vance's speech demonstrated that the struggle for Europe is intensifying and will only intensify in the future. In addition, Vance's speech is evidence that he plans to run for president in the next US election.
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