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First, it's becoming increasingly apparent that Germany is the engine that runs the European Union. Not surprisingly, this has lead to rising anti-German sentiment throughout Europe in general, especially in Eastern Europe, which still has memories of German attempts to colonize the region during the two World Wars. My fear is that if and when the European Union collapses, there will be efforts by nationalist/populist governments in Europe, especially Poland, to use this as an excuse to punish Germany geo-politically. In other words, a 21st century Treaty of Versailles. We all know what happened after the 20th century Treaty of Versailles.  

First, it's becoming increasingly apparent that Germany is the engine that runs the European Union. Not surprisingly, this has lead to rising anti-German sentiment throughout Europe in general, especially in Eastern Europe, which still has memories of German attempts to colonize the region during the two World Wars. My fear is that if and when the European Union collapses, there will be efforts by nationalist/populist governments in Europe, especially Poland, to use this as an excuse to punish Germany geo-politically. In other words, a 21st century Treaty of Versailles. We all know what happened after the 20th century Treaty of Versailles.  

Second, there's a conspiracy theory that the European Union was part of an Anglo-American-Zionist plot to hijack and destroy efforts to create an independent, united Europe that would prevent efforts by either the United States or Russia to dominate the continent (the original intent of the post-WWII European integration movement). Right now, this conspiracy theory is popular only among fringe elements of the nationalist/populist movement, and among neo-Nazis. But what happens once the European Union falls apart? Will this conspiracy theory gain popularity in mainstream European politics, especially if my "21st century Treaty of Versailles" fear comes to pass? And if so, will this lead to the rise of governments in European countries that are blatantly anti-American and advocate that 21st century nationalism/populism be replaced with either 20th century National Socialism or 21st century National Globalism? --[[User:James Kardys|James Kardys]] ([[User talk:James Kardys|talk]]) 11:48, 21 April 2018 (EDT)

Second, there's a conspiracy theory that the European Union was part of an Anglo-American-Zionist plot to hijack and destroy efforts to create an independent, united Europe that would prevent efforts by either the United States or Russia to dominate the continent (the original intent of the post-WWII European integration movement). Right now, this conspiracy theory is popular only among fringe elements of the nationalist/populist movement, and among neo-Nazis. But what happens once the European Union falls apart? Will this conspiracy theory gain popularity in mainstream European politics, especially if my "21st century Treaty of Versailles" fear comes to pass? And if so, will this lead to the rise of governments in European countries that are blatantly anti-American? --[[User:James Kardys|James Kardys]] ([[User talk:James Kardys|talk]]) 11:48, 21 April 2018 (EDT)