When Isaiah prophesies about the Messiah, he calls him Emanuel.
It is a little so many, not least himself, looks at the Emmanuel Macron; the liberal democracy, the savior of the world. On Tuesday, he spoke to those who are languishing in the political shadow of death valley. The French president turned to Europe’s citizens in an opinion piece published in some 30 newspapers, among them the daily News.
with the move is that it is made, the gesture in and of itself. It is clear that Macron has the ambition to fill the void Angela Merkel leaves after him, that he aspires to take over her role as the EU’s unofficial leader. But while Merkel has acted as Europe’s auditor defends Emmanuel Macron, as all the presidents in France, the French specificity. He presents himself rather as Europe’s captain. The enemies are authoritarian and ränksmidande powers, unscrupulous nätjättar and a divisive, reactionary nationalism.
He has still the right. Europe is really in danger.
the Situation is critical, he observes. Europe is in danger, but may yet be saved. Forward! he cries, pointing with marskalkstaven on a range of measures to protect and strengthen the european project. Some are good, others more French than good (assumes that the state knows best and can the most, the other can be either good or bad depending on the political forces that will dominate the future of Europe (of a genuine common asylum policy, a restructuring of the Schengen and so on).
Macros can get a hearing for all their EU-strengthening reforms in Europe, where Orbán and Salvini, and for the sake of it is Le Pen, live life happy days? He has the full attention to protect themselves against the yellow of the vests at home.
Yes, it is easy to ironisera of this Messiah, in the Napoleonhatt. But he has still the right. Europe is really in danger. And Emmanuel Macron deserves praise for not only does he speak plainly about these things, but also dare to propose to the brighter and better paths into the future.
