THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
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Volume IX, Issue # 81, May 9, 2007
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
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SARKOZY VICTORY: TIMELY REPRIEVE, OR DYING GASP
By Christopher G. Adamo
CENTER-RIGHT CANDIDATE NICHOLAS SARKOZY'S VICTORY IN THE RECENT FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION:
ONLY A FIRST STEP BACK FROM THE BRINK OF SOCIETAL COLLAPSE IN FRANCE & OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES -- FOR
EUROPE TO PREVAIL OVER THE INSIDIOUS CULTURAL ONSLAUGHTS THAT PRESENTLY THREATEN IT, WHAT IS REQUIRED?
A MAJOR SHIFT FROM THE NIHILISM OF THE POLITICAL & CULTURAL LEFT & A RENEWED RESOLVE TO STAND
AGAINST THE ENCROACHMENT OF MILITANT ISLAM
FULL STORY:
Credit must be given where credit is due on the far side of the Atlantic. France, noted in recent years for pacifism and
capitulation to the various enemies of the West, has now elected a pro-America leader who promises to enact an
unmistakably Conservative program of reform. His goal is to bolster the French economy, while shoring up its
deteriorating national identity.
Admittedly, the term “Conservative” holds a far different meaning among Europeans than it does in America.
Nevertheless, Nicolas Sarkozy’s campaign, clearly defined to distinguish it from that of his Socialist Party opponent,
Segolene Royal, embodies a philosophical or ideological orientation that lauds hard work and individual initiative.
Sarkozy, leader of the main Center-Right party in France, the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), takes a
Conservative position on issues relating to law and order and advocates a market economy for France, an economy
modeled after the American and British economies. Opposing centralized control and direction of economic enterprise,
Sarkozy maintains that government control over the economy is inefficient, corrupt, and otherwise undesirable.
Elsewhere on the international front, Sarkozy seeks to begin overhauling the currently disastrous immigration policy,
which has led to a Muslim subculture of such enormity that it threatens the very essence of everything traditionally
French. The massive scale of last year’s Muslim riots apparently served as a “wake up call” to the nation’s citizens who
defied anti-nationalist rhetoric of the “politically correct” crowd to rally around Sarkozy.
Not surprisingly, the post election riots of the past few days, which in many ways mirrored those of last Summer, were
perpetrated not by militant Muslims, but by angry Socialists, who abhor Sarkozy’s agenda of boosting France’s economic
status through a stronger work ethic.
Thus is the Islamist threat to France’s future mirrored by the internal threats emanating from militant Leftist forces. The
alarming commonality of tactics employed by the two groups is only eclipsed by the commonality of their “end games.”
Contrary to the rest of Europe, where appeasement and submission in the face of such a menace seems to be the norm,
France is taking a decidedly Rightward turn, much to the dismay of its Leftists. Yet, for those cognizant French who could
grasp their present plight, little “wiggle room” remained. No alternative, other than complete eradication as a culture, was
available.
In truth, future prospects for the entirety of the European Continent differ little from that of France. A drastic change of
course is essential, if it is to have any hopes of survival.
Yet many among its ruling “elites” either remain oblivious to this fact, or simply choose to deny it in the shortterm for the
sake of personal gain. But Europe, once the bastion of Western Civilization, is crumbling. And even the strident efforts of
such far-sighted individuals as Nicolas Sarkozy may not be sufficient to save it.
In London, the most popular name for newborn boys is “Mohamed.” In Germany, “progressive” court judgments set
precedent for Islamic law to be instituted within self-segregated Muslim communities. Concurrently, the scourge of
abortion ensures that Europeans are not repopulating their own kind at even a fraction of the rate generated among
immigrant populations, abetted by new immigrant arrivals.
It has, at times, been tempting for Americans, long disdained and often undermined on the international scene by their
European “allies,” to simply sit by and watch the matriarchal continent implode upon itself. Yet, America is no more
immune to the longterm effects of such a scenario than any free people throughout the rest of the world.
The Islamist terror attacks of September 11, 2001, proved to any reasoned observer that mere geographical obstacles are no
longer sufficient to guarantee immunity from the malignant forces of Islamic terrorism. The same forces which relentlessly
toil to bring down Europe are at work here in America, as well as every corner of the globe.
The rest of the world had better wake up and take note. Momentary calm belies the impending peril. The maddening
patience with which the Islamists plot their attacks serves not only to conceal their plans, it also allows the cynical and
self-absorbed to grow lax and complacent. This year’s indifferent spectators will be next year’s targets.
Sadly, many who find themselves in such a grim scenario respond by attacking the “messenger.” As the United States
pursues the forces that war against it and slaughter its citizens, many in the “world community” have found it easier to
castigate the Americans as “imperialists” than to face down that enemy that was not directly confronting them.
France was among such nations. But, as Paris and its suburbs burned at the hands of rioting Muslim youths, and with the
adversary so thoroughly entrenched within their midst, an awakening of reason apparently occurred, which directed the
people of that nation to take up their own cause, and take control of their own destiny.
Several hurdles still remain for the Sarkozy government. Elections in June, 2007, will determine if the Parliamentary majority,
and thus the French Prime Minister, will be of Sarkozy’s party or that of the Socialist opposition. The fear-mongers will be
out in force in the intervening weeks, hoping to convince the French people to retreat from their currently defiant stance.
Even in the event that Sarkozy establishes a Parliamentary majority, the naysayers and defeatists will no doubt be tireless
in their attempts to demoralize him and thereby undermine his efforts to institute substantive change.
Yet France, Europe, and indeed all of Western Civilization remain teetering at a “point of no return.” Amazing as was
Sarkozy’s victory this past week, it stands as only a first step back from the brink of societal collapse. A major shift from
the nihilism of the Left, and a renewed resolve to stand against the encroachment of militant Islam must take place, if
Europe is to prevail over the insidious cultural onslaughts that presently threaten it.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
France, the French, & United States Foreign Policy
Europe, Europeans, & American Foreign Policy
Islamism & Jihadism -- The Threat of Radical Islam
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International Politics & World Disorder:
War & Peace in the Real World
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Osama bin Laden & the Islamist Declaration of War
Against the U.S.A. & Western Civilization
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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY & POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES:
COMPETING SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Conservatism
Traditional Conservatism: Questions & Answers
Conservatism: Attitudes, Types, & Present Status
Constitutional Conservatism: American & British
Liberalism
Classical Liberalism: Intellectual Foundations
Classical Liberalism: Conservative Liberalism
Manchester Liberalism & Social Darwinism
Modern Social "Liberalism": Statist "Liberalism"
Radical & Totalitarian Ideologies
Radicalism, Utopianism, & Totalitarianism
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer who lives in southeastern Wyoming and works in the field of industrial instrumentation.
He is actively involved in Wyoming's political process, serving as a delegate to successive Wyoming State Republican Conventions
and as a member of the Wyoming State Republican Central Committee. He has assisted Republican candidates for local and state
legislatures and for the United States Congress. His articles, which appear regularly in The Progressive Conservative, U.S.A.,
and on a number of other websites, reflect a major concern with the damage being done to Conservatism and Conservative causes by
the Liberal Leftist faction in the Republican Party as well as by the much larger and more powerful Liberal Leftist faction in the
Democratic Party. During the early and middle 1990s, Adamo was Editor of the Wyoming Christian Coalition's official news organ,
The Wyoming Christian.
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