October, 2025: Europe’s Pro-Palestinian Protests, the Hamas Question, and the Push for a European Army
European Pro-Palestinian Protests: Interesting development in Europe with pro-Palestinian protests, but what are they really protesting—the people or Hamas? Would it make sense to instead of shouting "free Palestine," say "stop Hamas," the democracy defenders? Unfortunately, they call the right anti-Semitic, but are the protesters not mostly aligned with leftist ideals ? If you really want to stop violence, stop the settlers and stop Hamas , but it is not explainable to kill some 70,000 civilians and kids to find hostages and some thugs.
Meanwhile, Hamas has also been adding fighters. It has recruited 10,000–15,000 members since October 2023, according to two congressional sources briefed on US intelligence, news agency Reuters reported in January. But you will not be able to eliminate the Hamas warriors. However, why was the world watching Hamas build the tunnels? The "Gaza Metro" is a vast underground tunnel network built by Hamas for moving terrorists, storing weapons, and launching surprise attacks while staying hidden from Israeli airstrikes. It stretches 560–720 km with about 5,700 shafts leading down into the tunnels, the New York Times reported in 2024. And all the intelligence in the world was busy focused on Putin, or waiting for the opportunity to really strike Hamas?
Trump's Peace Efforts: Hopefully, the world can for once resist the hate for Trump. As bad as Hamas is—and Trump—you do not resolve an issue by fueling the hate , domestic nor international. But we may have to live with religious zealots for quite some time, or democratic socialists —they are kind of a religion of their own. Hate Trump, call him demented—he is still "alert" enough to deliver. Will all the "free Palestine" protesters now add Trump's picture to their signs? Hope they will not side with Hamas because the wrong person may take some credit.
EU's Military Ambitions: The EU wants to launch a European army , with no money. On Tuesday (March 4), the European Commission proposed exactly that, announcing a €800 billion plan to beef up the defenses of EU nations, aiming to lessen the impact of potential US disengagement and provide Ukraine with military assistance following the freeze of US aid. No functioning government and people unwilling to serve. Here is an idea for how to keep immigration down. "Immigration could be the answer," Bove said, citing that countries like Spain, France and Portugal are already considering ways for immigrants to join the army and get citizenship after a few years in the forces. "That's probably the best way forward," Bove said. "Because you can't force people to fight for you and join the armed forces, and people are not going accept a return of conscription." While the global elite leaders and their servants claim the Nazi attributes for everything not them, was it not Adolf who used power available to him to start his regime? Well, at the end you can steal from Russia —better than taxing your own people. Just keep fueling the Putin hate.
Brussels is determined to articulate a loan of 145,000 million using the cash from Russia deposited in the Euroclear company. The measure does not convince Belgium, which hosts the headquarters of this company, nor France or the ECB. Brussels is desperately looking for a way to make use of the frozen Russian assets. Specifically, out of 185,000 million euros, with which it intends to provide Ukraine with a loan of 140,000 million.
Female Leaders Making an Impact: The ladies that made or are going to make an impact: take Meloni. First, she has consolidated her power in the formerly red region northeast of Rome. For a long time, the Marche was a bastion of the left until it tipped to the right five years ago, not least because the population was fed up with growing migration. And Takaichi, Japan's newly elected president. Meloni, branded a fascist; Takaichi the "Iron Lady." With Donald Trump's trade war and China's increasing dominance shaking up the global order, the entrance of a strong-willed conservative Japanese leader —the first female one, no less—makes for quite a wildcard. Well, compare that to Ursula van der Leyen or Angela Merkel, the mothers of decline and disaster. Democracy is not what Portland, Chicago, New York, or Berlin offer. Democracy is the will of the people, the majority voting for a parliament and setting the stage to implement what you promised. That means nationwide elections are nationwide, not selective circles like sanctuary—that is called anarchy, plain and simple.
European Political Crisis: Germany—an arrogant elite blocking 26% of its voters because the war advocates against Russia want to arm and make the military compulsory, and rebuild the army to fuel the economy, calling the peaceniks Nazis?
France—an arrogant Macron having his 5th premier in as many months to avoid the Le Pen party, also a right-wing phenomenon, is out of money and still tries to be a De Gaulle-like big shot.
England—Keir Starmer, already off his high after one week, struggling to keep himself upright.
And all these leaders—Macron, Merz, and Starmer—wanted to negotiate with Putin, emotionally supported by van der Leyen and Kaja Kallas. It is like a suburban fire brigade at a Memorial Day parade, and they want to invade Russia rather than assess the situation, tell Zelensky to take a break and seriously negotiate with Putin. There is no danger from Putin. He has no interest to invade Europe, as long as NATO stands down. The Russian people are what they are: people. Perhaps Europeans need to start migrating to Russia. Wonder if Bernie and AOC would take the chance—perhaps it is too democratic. Both of them loved the Stalin era. Here is a read on how Russia adapted but never declined talks— real talks with a unified voice from Europe. In an interview, Mrs Merkel, who served as German chancellor from 2005 to 2021, claimed that Polish and Baltic resistance to EU-led negotiations with Vladimir Putin in 2021 indirectly contributed to his "aggression" a year later. Never managed, but is running its mouth. In Texas they call it all hat, no cattle. Written many times: Ukraine will be like Gaza, a total destruction, once it is all said and done, unless the arrogant European elite fall off the horse. Climbing down seems unthinkable.
