Pushback on Globalization

The European Parliament elections took place today. The overwhelming trend, across Europe, was the success of anti-Euro, anti-immigrant parties -- this is not to say that they are all xenophobes, they are not. Near the beginning of the term, for this blog, I wrote about Marie le Pin and the National Front in France. At the time the party won a number of local elections across the country. I didn't know on what level they would be able to affect the situation of France on the continent from their local positions of authority. But as of today the Front in France holds 26% of the French seats in the European Parliament. In other countries Anti-Euro parties had the same level of success, which means that they will attempt to dismantle, or at least further minimalize, the institution from the inside -- not to say that the European Parliament really has any authority, it is a symbol more than anything. The assumption is that the nationalism will continue with the sluggish recovery. The Euro-zone has helped with the integration of the "European Community." We Talked about the Democratic Peace Hypothesis of Thomas Friedman, but in Europe the peace should be greatly attributed to the economic integration and interconnection. If the European Community falls apart, we could see the reigniting of old racial tensions across the continent as the states will no longer be affected by the misfortune of other countries. If the Euro dies, old currencies will be brought back and we will see divisive currency wars within Europe. Mitch Wood http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/05/26/euroskeptic-anti-immigrant-parties-make-big-gains-in-european-union-elections/