THERE'S A MUDDY ROAD AHEAD

I was a patient in the Base Hospital in Fort Riley Kansas in 1949. While there I remember a song called "Detour, there's a muddy road ahead..." being sung on the radio. It stuck in my head for years. Kinda silly song, but sort of catching.

As I read and listen to news reports and the pundants on T.V. I think about that song. My advice to this country is just that...we had better take a detour, and soon, because there is a very muddy road ahead!

I have been a student and teacher of history most of my adult life. Both as a Minister and as a History Teacher in public education. I know how to study things that are current yet are the makings of history. My historiography is well formed. A lot is going on out there folks.

There is a current movement being pressed on by its designers and proponents that I believe will be the final great challenge to America's sovereignty and very existence. It is called the EUROPEAN UNION! It's headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium which is also where it's power base is.

Here's what French Diplomat, Jean Monnet (1888-1979) founding father of the European Union declared: "Europe's nations should be guided towards the superstate without their people understanding what is happening. This can be accomplished by successive steps, each disguised as having an economic purpose, but which will eventually and irreversibly lead to federation."

Gerhard Schroeder, former German Chancellor stated in 1999 that: "The introduction of the common European currency was in no way just an economic decision. Monetary union is demanding that we Europeans press ahead with political integration."

The well known economist, John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) once wrote, "He who controls the currency controls the government."

Freedom as we know it here in America had its Genesis at a place called "Runnymede"! Runnymede, located on the south bank of the river Thames west of London, was where King John Lackland (he had no land of his own) was forced by the Barons who opposed him to sign the Magna Charta. The first document outlining personal and property rights.

"At Runnymede, at Runnymede,
Your rights were won at Runnymede.
No freeman shall be fined or bound.
or dispossessed of freehold ground
except by lawful judgment found
and passed upon him by his peers.
Forget not after all these years
The Charter signed at Runnymede."

Rudyard Kipling

Cicero was one advised that "idiocy has never been a barrier to becoming a politician". How true this is. We have a serious problem in Washington and idiocy is part of it. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the development of the E.U. is designed not just to be in competition with the United states, but actually take over the financial control of the world. Pundants are already talking about London becoming the center of international finance. Serious stuff folks! Time to think seriously on these things!!

America...are we really willing to abrogate our individuality and national sovereignty while the Socialists in Europe gain political and economic power. Economic power always leads to military power. The next step for the E.U.

I will follow up in my next blog..."Socialism in American Politics today." Do not miss it.

Gerald W. Stokes
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