Crazy or Laughable? Why The EU (Still) Thinks It Rules The World | Professor Peo Hansen 

EU has this attitude even to poor Europeans

The European Union's lack of self awareness is laughable.

In Australia all the pub talk was China buying rural Australia. Fueled by the media of course. So they had a senate committee to determine which foreign countries had stakes in rural Aussie. Who owned what. 80% of foreign owned rural properties in Australa were owned by...UK. China came in at a whooping 2%. You can image the publicity this report got. Zero, nil, nothing, ziltch. To this day go in a pub and they'll tell you China's buying the farm.

How can the EU rule the world when it doesn't even rule itself? It isn't a coincidence that the NATO and European Union headquarters are so close to each other.

The G-7 Nations wish they could get their Colonial Empires back again.

I tried and failed to sell Nigerian minerals in Europe. What I learnt is that the Europeans don’t want to buy our minerals at quoted world prices. Only European companies could get world prices! Best I could get was so called ‘bush price’! Low price like in Congo. The Europeans can then buy the minerals I’ve sweated for at bush price and go sell for the quoted world price! An arrangement that did not sit particularly well with me. However this is the reason why we seemingly can’t get our act together.Because of our exploitative fair weather friends.

Well Africa is sick and tired of Europe. Period!

It's painful listening to Europeans warning Africans about Chinese "influence," "debt trap," etc. No, it's not the Chinese seeking to influence. They and, now, the Russians engaging with Africa. And why not? If fact, true independence will come to Africa only through significant disengagement from former colonisers.

I’m a middle aged Nigerian. When growing up here, England was the dominant foreign influence, quite benevolent. This perceptively changed to the United States and I’ve often wondered how and why? Thanks to your interesting interview, I now know. England practically sold Nigeria to the United States to compensate for its war debt! Now we have Chevron around our necks instead of Shell, World bank instead of Bank of England, our police and army dress and behave like those in America instead of England.. of course more pornography and money driven ‘democracy’ ..lower standards everywhere.

2023 World: population 8 billion + EU: population 450 million +/- 🤔maybe it's time to self-reflect EU....(the elected 'leaders' and un-elected bureaucrats)

Just watched a good doc on the opium wars. Europe and the west still have the attitude.

The African leaders signed the Yaounde agreement because France showed ihow far it was willing to go to keep Africans and their continent in shackles. In January 1963, France had Sylvanus Olympio killed. Olympio wanted to have its money and trade with every country on the planet.

Europe opened a way for Russia to Africa when they decided that they can organize color revolutions in the Ex-USSR and move NATO towards Russian borders.

As a Hungarian I see very similar with us Central and Eastern European countries. We state a different opinion and West European countries are outraged we dare to speak. Let alone have legit interest. When Jean-Claude Juncker was finally asked why these countries are persecuted for a deficit of - 3% and France has repeatedly - 4% he said with a laugh - France is France.

Please make an important distinction between western and eastern Europe. Eastern Europe has nothing at all to do with colonization, but is itself today a subject of colonization by the west.

My understanding is that the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) developed the foundation for the EU around 1950. In 1958, as the then CIA, it funded the American Committee for a United Europe that would become the EU. In addition, US hegemony strategy has stated that it can better "influence and control" Europe if it is bound via NATO.

It is shocking how little the Europeans are aware of the fact that Africa never really de-colonized and that this process in practical terms only started a decade ago. During my history finals one of the topics was 'de-colonization'. We were never taught any of this.

Easy to read *Professor Dennis Etler* *American political analyst with a PhD in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley* *My point of view:* *Why is the West so concerned about China? The usual answer is that China's economic growth is challenging the global hegemony that the West has dominated for at least 250 years. The Chinese military has also reached a level comparable to that of the West, and is therefore no longer intimidated and bullied by the West. All of these are facts and reasons why the West wants to attack China and portray it as the source of all evil.* *But there is another factor that must be considered. What scares the West is not just China's economic and military might, but China's success as a country versus the West's failures.* *In addition, China has established a society of ethnic harmony, in sharp contrast to the systemic racism of Western society.* *Western ruling elites and their media mouthpieces are unwilling to admit that China has eradicated extreme poverty while their own people are increasingly trapped in poverty. They are unwilling to admit that China has built 21st century infrastructure while they are lagging far behind. They are unwilling to face the fact that the Chinese people overwhelmingly support their government, while Western people have lost confidence in their governments; they are unwilling to accept that China has defeated the COVID-19 epidemic, but they have not; and finally, they do not Be willing to accept the fact that a non-white country is doing better than them and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.* *To divert attention from these facts, the West has concocted a series of lies and slanders that allow them to deny reality. The West slanders poverty alleviation as "genocide". Instead of acknowledging advances in high-speed rail, electric vehicles, alternative energy and e-commerce, they accuse China of "intellectual property theft" and instead of focusing on social and economic systems that serve the people, accuse China of forced labor and forced sterilization. They do not see China as defending its national sovereignty in the South China Sea, Hong Kong and Taiwan, but call it an aggressor.* *All attacks on China serve multiple purposes, but one of the main ones is to ensure that Westerners don't hear or see the real China, because if they do, they might get what Western elites don't want them to have Ideas such as socialism is for the benefit of the 99% of the population, while capitalism is primarily for the enrichment of the 1%.*

Professor Peo Hansen has spoken for me. Thank you Pascal for another great conversation.

The important question is ...Why does the EU thinj it has the RIGHT To rule to world?

Merci Mr Hansen. Kongo is listening. We told them to say the TRUTH to their children as we suspected, they are not morally or spiritually correct. Occupying Others'people land, is a Crime. Kongoland stands for Justice and Equality.

The sad part for europe is the total impoverishment for the general population....problem is they don't understand it yet.

The exploiters are blackrock, vanguard and the billionaire investors behind them. Profits always are privatised, losses or guilt are socialized

So Europe basically believe system is that "what is yours is mine and what is mine is mine".The same attitude is behave what is happening to today's world.Unipolar world for America/Western countries.

Pascal, absolutely fascinating. In the 1960s I never thought much about politics, I was totally focused on my career in science. This fits like pieces in a jigsaw once presented so clearly.

Most Americans have no idea about the French history in Vietnam before the American entry into Vietnam.

As an African I found this talk very interesting. We have agency and do not wish to be warned against potential partners. We will decide who our are partners will be and do not want to be tied to exclusive partnership arrangements. Neither do we wish to take instructions from the USA , Europe , China or Russia . We can coexist will all of these countries and the EU .

Psychopathy is intrinsic to the political elite and to its owners; the nation's transnational financial ruling class. *“if an individual in a position of political power is a psychopath, he or she can create an epidemic of psychopathology in people who are not, essentially, psychopathic.”* ― Andrzej Lobaczewski, Political Ponerology

No way to EU will remain politically relevant by 2035 - assuming it will survive another decade.

Hello Dr Pascal, I am a big fan of your show. Great show with your guest professor Peo. The subject is very important one,I am from Morocco and here we are very aware of EU and especially France direct or indirect involvement I many African countries but Africa is awake and as it is mentioned during your podcast, African countries had other partners to choose from with better partnership. China or Russia even Turkey are not interested in overthrowing government. Morocco for example is doing many good things in west Africa, opening banks, building bridges and France hate that so there is a soft collision between both governments,the situation is very tense it took a while for France to understand that it loosing a grip over it's old colonies,now it is trying to go back where it is not wanted anymore through Morocco. In my opinion takes more than it gives that is it is very hated in the African countries. People are not stupid anymore,some example: SeraLeion ,France takes all the Uranium and leaves behind the radioactive material undisposed,but no one is talking about it. Again,we can talk about this subject for years. When the genocide happened in Rewonda, indirectly Belgium is involved but no country got involved to stop it,where was the USA,France, Germany,they didn't give a damn. Look what is happening in Palestine,the genocide is happening and the whole west in complicit,as I said people are not stupid they can see live what is going on. Again, thanks to you and all your guests,all the time important subjects.

It's a shame that the EU became staunchly political with global aspirations. It should have stayed with trade and standards only. No wonder some nations, including within Europe, feel under threat from the EU. It's becoming another form of USSR, and look how that ended up.

So France used US and EU to delay crumbling of their empire. Clever however you look at it.

No, not cracy nor laughable. The E.U. not only threatens its own members like Hungary and Serbia but also Russia and China. Africa in their mind is but a colony to provide the natural resources they need, nothing more and nothing less. Besides, the leader told them so. Just look at the G7 and everyone knows.

representative democracy is a non-sense. and you can't have democracy in a captured state either, ex. usa dominating california. poor helvetia, they have less democracy than their grandparents did, simply by being surrounded. representative democracy is a pernicious non-sense. it makes talking about actual democracy difficult, which is one of its purposes. it dazzles the cattle while the oligarchs get on with looting the state. the interesting part of eu, is that the representatives are even farther from the voters than the usual con-game. this leads to the 'other-worldly demeanor ' of von der somthing, who comports herself like the empress of austro-hungary, while sounding like the red queen of wonderland.

Europe future is bleak. Russia was propping euro- European paper money by selling their natural resources for those paper money. That made Europe strong. Now, US is the main European energy partner and no way States will be selling their commodities to Europe for euro paper. Euro and Europe going down. Considering demographics, chance to get back for EU without Russian resources is 0.

In all of this, the USA was not the "innocent anti-imperialist" bystander, as often mistakenly assumed based on the statements made by some or other US leaders. After the Truman Doctrine had divided Europe, Washington DC intended to enable the totally destroyed and waning Europeans to extend themselves trying to hang on to their empires. It was a US strategy. regardless of what some or other US leaders or historians might claim: "During World War II, study groups of the (US) State Department and Council on Foreign Relations developed plans for the postwar world in terms of what they called the "Grand Area," which was to be subordinated to the needs of the American economy. The Grand Area was to include the Western Hemisphere, Western Europe, the Far East, the former British Empire (which was being dismantled), the incomparable energy resources of the Middle East (which were then passing into American hands as we pushed out our rivals France and Britain), the rest of the Third World and, if possible, the entire globe. These plans were implemented, as opportunities allowed." SOURCE: GEORGE KENNAN AND THE HISPANIC-LUSITANIAN WORLD: A CONTEMPORARY REFLECTION Antonio Luis Ramos Membrive US strategist in these think tanks lay out the scheme of what was going to be the new post-war reality, as a "Grand Area" as an almost exclusive "back yard", and under their "natural rights" for the USA to control. Every part of the new world order was assigned a specific function. The more industrial countries were to be guided as "great workshops". Those who had demonstrated their prowess during the war (would now be working under US supervision and finance). *More, undeveloped regions were to "fulfill its major function as a source of raw materials and a market" for the industrial centers, as a memo put it. They were to be "exploited" for the reconstruction of Europe (The references are to South America and Africa, but the points are general.)* To further quote the article: "These declassified documents are read only by scholars, who apparently find nothing odd or jarring in all this." Note, all words in quotes were actual words used IN THIS OFFICIAL US DOCUMENT, and the thesis and its quoted sources can all be downloaded for free, from the www, and using these key words provided for your search engine.

The changes you see in Africa are not indicative of a new scramble for Africa. Africans have the ability and agency to choose their friends. When America dominates Europe, it is not only as a result of a scramble for Europe. If truth be told, the relationship between Africa and Europe is like an abusive marriage in which the spouse is routinely disrespected. Africa therefore has an incentive to choose new partners who not only treat Africa with respect but also are more open to a win- win relationship. Nigeria, for instance, has been in the orbit of Europe and the West since independence in 1960. Although the Nigerian petroleum industry has been dominated by British, Dutch, French, and Italian companies, yet Nigerian infrastructure like railways and airports continued to decay. Yet, in the short decade when China entered the Nigerian market, Nigerian railways was revived, and new airports and seaports are being built with the help of the Chinese. We in African are in a better position to know who are real friends. The crocodile tears from America and Europe about Chinese debt traps are only because of Western unhappiness about Chinese ascendancy. Africa is more interested in her development than in choosing sides in a Western instigated geopolitical power struggle.

The EU has to wake up.Africa has already regained its freedom. The following decades will demonstrate that. Europe cannot compete. They need others in shackles.

Thank you for these sane and honest conversations, much appreciated Pascal! We need more of this to be heard everywhere!

A very informative conversation about the new culture of "neocolonialism" (wars) of this EU and how dangerous it is.

Not merely towards Africa, but towards former Communist Europe, too, in particular, towards former Yugoslavia, which is beyond ironic, considering that Yugoslavia was the third global power during the Cold War, whereas Western Europe was but the USA's asset across the sea and the extension of their global ambition.

Prof Peo Hansen's interesting descriptions of key historical points. China in africa, from Europe's perspective is a seldom discussed topic.

Pascal, your channel is so good, I give each video a like before I even listen to it.

Thank you Professor Hensen.

My main question is: how are we going to help our friends and family in Europe to wake up from the dream that we (the West) are the good guys of the world? In my conversations with my ‘ dreaming’ friends they get só stressed when I explain the reality about the West, they can hardly cope with the truth. Any thoughts on how we can help them to wake up and deal with the truth?

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Europe, awaken now !Your days of glory are already gone. Don’t build any more castles in the air.

Maybe they think their colonial sins had been forgiven so they can make new sins

EU must stop playing money for things that is not in their interest.

So insightful. Thank you.

At the time of the Brexit campaign here in the UK, a lot of people who didn't want to Leave tried to explain that the point of the EU was more than just enhanced trade, but to promote peace and good relationships. Me included. After seeing the EU's stance on Ukraine and Gaza, I no longer believe that to be the case. Turkey has been trying to join the EU since 1987, and at present the negotiations are entirely stalled - Turkey apparently does not meet the EU criteria. Ukraine was noted as one of the most corrupt countries in Europe, and had an on-going civil war. It was decades away from meeting EU criteria. Yet fast-track membership was offered. Utter hypocrisy.

‘Africa’ Africa cradle of humanity, That sings a melody A rhythm of energy, So wild and free Magnificent and wonderful, Whose dawn will rise When sunsets sink, In an aged world © Mary Cecil

I think ,the balance of power is currently changing....the western alliance need a reform of their politics..

I'd like to know exactly who these actors are: 'France', 'Britain', 'America'. They are certainly not the people of those countries. They are certainly not the usual run of the mill elected reps who're generally barely above council member level. I find it even difficult to believe they are the heads of govt of those countries, given that Presidents and Prime Ministers change but these motivations and actions you describe apparently persist throughout all changes. We have libraries filled with volumes packed with these kind of narratives, talking about what 'Germany', 'Britain', 'France' etc., etc. did and explaining in depth motivations and such. I think it is misleading and uninformative to simply refer to these nation names and say they did it. Fair enough when you say some historical fact: UK declared war on Falklands or something like that, yes. But these discourses, those libraries full of books, finish up ascribing virtual personalities to these nation names. Personalities with motivations and methods and historic grudges and whatever.... They construct very vivid sort of virtual persons and then the whole history of the world is told in terms of those persons. But the persons are not named. Yes, you can say Churchill is named, Hitler is named and so on but much of these discourses are not about that kind of event at all. And even then Hitler, Churchill - Biden today - Netanyahu - though presented to us as the sole activator cannot really be so. They need a coterie of support. And I think throughout history its that coterie of support at that time that needs describing and illuminating. For it is their motivations, their desires, their perfidy, their multi generational grudges that make all things happen. This is not just an academic thing. It is a destructive fact that while history is seen in this simplified way people more and more believe it and tacitly surrender their own agency so that we get spectacles like today where ALL the western peoples are in thrall to a handful of lunatics hell bent on bringing us all to mutual assured destruction. Never thinking for a moment they might have the power to influence events.

When I came to Europe in the 70s, the EU was a best peace project in the world. Fifty years later, the EU has become the biggest war project in the world, at the behest of US and NATO.

Great conversation. What Dr. Hansen says toward the end about Europe’s impact is greatest when speaking for peace is profound. It’s exactly what is needed. From the Canadian perspective, the same applies. How did we all move so easily from highly respected peace promoting and peacekeeping roles to the warmongering our leaders engage in these days. Maybe there is another book here on this question😗

Co-exist like a family, even if you don’t particularly like one another; you still don’t wish harm on one another. But the scenario now is more like gang lawfare.

An incisive and excellent analysis by Dr Peo Hansen. Kudos. This game has been going on. Just see how UK, after the loss of India, created financial empire with its capital being London. All the financial crooks flee with their wealth to London.

Russian message to the Westerners Как воспоминает немецкий солдат Густав Винтер во время высадки англо-американцев в Нормандии 6 Июня 1944 года он - как и его сослуживцы - задавался вопросом почему цивилизационно и расово близкие им люди мешают Немцам и их союзникам защищать Европу от большевизма. Этa байка появляется в многочисленных воспоминаниаях немецких и австрийских ветеранов. Можнo подумать, что в случае свержения большевистского режима "порабащёнными народами" СССР допустим в 1940 году Гитлер уж точно отменил бы план "Барбаросса". Россия не идеальная страна. Были и есть среди нас ничтожные предатели, националисты, ксенофобы, антисемиты и расисты но их ненависть никогда не сотрёт с надгробных стелл русские, украинские, белорусские, азиятские, кавказские и... еврейские имена и фамилии на разброшенных по всей центральной и Восточний Европе советских военных кладбищах. Запомните, что в Краcной Армии мы - в отличии от американской - безпощадно искореняли расовую и... "гендерную" сегрегацию. Эти термины не плод умов наших поскольку человечность издавна и есть частью наших культурных ценностей. Не мы а ваши отцы и деды их придумали... только потому, что ваши предкам никогда не была дана возможность унизить сибиряка, калмыка, башкира, чуваша, тувинца, татарина, чеченца... да - уж не дай бог - обидить нашу "бабу". И вам не советую пробовать а то и получите бесплатный ускоренный курс обучения мултикультурализму, расовой терпимости, феминизму и... политкорректности. Американцы и австралийцы неохотно вспоминают расовую сегрегацию во всех областях общественной жизни, которая просуществовала до 60-ых годов ХХ века. Немцы и австрийцы во время пребывания в техаских лагерях для военнопленных никак не могли понять почему белые американцы относились лучше к ним чем к своим чернокожим сослуживцам. Бывшие cолдаты Роммеля пользовались столовой с надписью "Whites-only". Бельгийцы, вы помните Экспо 1958 с выставкой живых чернокожих "экспонатов" из колониального Конго: мужчин, женщин и детей, задачей которых было учить и развлекать белых европейцев и проповедовать идею превосходства людей белой расы. У ограды толпились белые, ухоженные люди со своими ангельскими детишками. Они смеялись и издевались над конголезцами, а самые развязные бросали через ограду деньги и бананы. Этот «человеческий зоопарк» находился не так уж далеко от сегодняшних брюссельских офисов Евросоюза. Тем временем наши советские школники из всех уголков нашей многонациональной страны посещали ВДНХ в Москве. Напомню, что c 1949 по 1991 год в советских вузах получили образование более 500 тыс. человек из 150 стран четверть из них из Африки. Двойные стандарты Западных СМИ зашкаливают. Где были ваши правозащитники и неутомимые "майданные" корреспонденты "Голоса Америки", "Deutsche welle", BBC и "Радио Свобода" когда в 2014 в Одесском Доме профсоюзов горели люди? Понятно, если бы тогда в Одессе погибли представители польской, венгерской или - не дай бог - еврейской общин Украины Европа и весь цивилизованный мир yж точно бы не молчали. Bо время Второй мировой войны вы боролись за демократию, свободу и ваши цивилизационные ценности. Мы на Востоке боролись за б и о л о г и ч е с к о е выживание/существование. Наши тогдашние враги, немцы, ни в чём "не виноватые" австрийцы и прадеды многих современных европейцев, которые - на свою беду - в 1941 году пришли незваные на нашу землю с огнём и мечом - слишком поздно это осознали. Как бы ни хотелось западным историкам уменьшить роль Рабоче-крестьянской Красной армии в разгромe Гитлеровской Германии им не удастся обмануть статистику: 75% военнослужащих Третьего рейха и его союзников погибло на Восточном фронте. Думаю, что имменно простые советские солдаты отучили (надеюсь навсегда) немцев, австрийцев и остальных новоевропейцев от милитаризмa и похдoв на Восток (Drang nach Osten).

I have another take on it. France bailed on NATO about roughly the same time Europe had recovered from WW2 and was so in a position to fight another war. I think they bailed to give themselves manoeuvre room. Back then everybody was waiting for the next big one.

An Ursula. Mit so einem Brett vor dem Kopf sieht man halt den Holzweg nicht mehr, auf dem man sich bewegt.

Pascal - I'm your fan. Thumbs up to the guest too 👍👍

Nice men, but he did not read the memo of the "rent seekers" of the EU and family dynasties that never worked on day in their life and intend to keep it that way.

Great conversation for a better perspective... thanks..

Peacemovement Right...me.for..!!!!!

It would be interesting to hear what Peo Hansen talk about today modern American and NATO hegemony/colonial in the world.

Another excellent interview.

I'm loving these interviews Pascal. Thank you for your work.

The first Swedish academic on an online platform... Very good discussion, although I think Peo could have corrected the mistake "carbohydrate". The insular political elites of Sweden don't seem to care about progressive academic reflections.

As africa goes bricks There comes.more Prosperity .for them Africa...get rich&feed All africans.organic.. You deserve it..your Dream comes.trough Blacksmith theo.jilderts Congretulates you...

No manufacturers but rule the world….INSANITY

A good beginning. We’ll look forward to the follow through

Thanks. Another wonderful interview.

Very educative.

EU cut itself from Siberian resources, France/EU thrown out of Africa, the EU is down and out.

Tradition dies hard.

Would it be offensive to point out that Japan is not a part of Europe and carbohydrates is basically food and not carbon based fuels?

27:08- Hydrocarbons! Although you need carbohydrates too😅.

Waauw! A much see interview. Highly recommended.

Great talk. Well done Peo Hansen

Von Der Leyen: "I wouldn't quite like people to be Better than me..." ....Vondy...we have some Disenchanted News...

Toujours aussi intéressant .

Good contribution and an information density i can deal with little effort.

Wonderfull discussion

This is why China had Von der Leyen to leave through the passport control like a common Tourist.

I think order, for Europa to proser, I think Africa must prosper, the emigration is not good for Europa, in order to stop that, it most be livable in Africa, and the Middle East.

*Black Man's Burden* (1961) by Mack Reynolds 1st book in the North Africa trilogy and free on the internet.

great and informative presentation, thanks !

Crazy AND laughable.

43:21 ❤

Thank you both for such a great interview!

Excellent ❤

Thanks, another great interview Particularly for finding these people and articles/books that we would never have heard about otherwise.

Thank you 🙏 That was a huge load of education!

The West, especially the EU in this multipolar world seems to be going through the 5 stages of grief. They are at the tail end of the first stage, Denial. We are starting to see signs of the second stage, Anger. Funding Ukraine, even though the war is lost. Europe militarizing and rise of far right political parties.

Very interesting. Tack så mycket!

I don't think that most people understand just how much it was the Western European desire for peace and disarmament that persuaded the USSR that it was safe to relax their authoritarianism. It was far more the Ostpolitik than US pressure that permitted this. US (NATO) pressure only ever increased Soviet fears and authoritarianism.

Good video. Thanks.

Thank you.

great vid . . many thanks