Norway massacre suspect 'had links to right-wing groups'

Back on Friday, July 8, I wrote a blog for my history class regarding the rise of Communism in Europe in the 1930's and 1940's. One of the vehicles to build fear and hate,  was Nationalism. Taken to the extreme,  Hitler was able to appeal to a debt weary, restless citizenry.

High unemployment and xenophobia further inflamed an already, increasingly vocal,  nationalistic society, that  Hitler exploited to unite  Germans, and adopt his mantra of a blond haired,  blue-eyed, pure race.

To introduce the essay, I referenced an article in the German blog, spiegal on line, that refered to the growing nationalism growing in Europe, thus straining the cohesion necessary for a united European Union.  There was a discussion of re-using border crossings with passports, and a return to territorial integrity.
  
Additionally, other countries were grumbling about the financial bailout of Ireland and Greece, furthering the debate about NATIONALISM.

This past week's events in Norway are a troublesome sign of the times, of a struggling E.U. trying to shape a political future marked by unity and peace....................

If you get vertigo, beware..........