Fourth possible scenario for Europe

Submitted by aldo moltifiori (Italy), Apr 18, 2008 at 01:51

I endorse much of what written by D. Pipes in terms of the present situation here in Europe. But! Among the anti islamic movements you failed to mention "Lega Nord" in Italy, which I consider by far the strongest one and the most determined one.

As you probably know In Italy there have been held political elections just last week. Lega Nord obtained more than 3 million votes, becoming the determining factor to let the winning coalition, headed by Berlusconi, get in power.

In a future articles it may be interesting to expand the exploration about the origin and the development of a such so strong a political movement. But now I want simply to point out that its core basic strategy is to put back Christian values as a ground for any political legislation starting by family strucuture.

Putting it into an historical perspective it has to be recalled to your attention that the long lasted fight aginst muslim Turks for the supremacy in the Mediterranean sea and southern part of Europe was mainly conducted Italian Republics, and notably by The Venetian ones.

That terribly painful fight prevented barbaric and still very weak Europe to become islamic at the time when it was unprepared to sustain such a fatal assault. Also the defense of Wien in relatively recent 1783 A.D. from the siege of Turk Sultan Mustafà was led by Eunegenio Prince of Italian Piemontese Reign. So, historically speaking, we should not underestimate the willingness and the strengh of people in Europe, and notably in the countries more direcly facing the islamic threat to respond and to revert the situation carrying the struggle back into the islamic countries.

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