Herr Tusk - psychologists call it 'Projection'

In 1943, the tide of war had turned and Goebbels realised that Germany faced defeat. His propaganda ministry daily pumped out news of victories as German armies retreated everywhere, and allied bombing reduced German cities to ruins. He said in a speech;

“It is clear that the enemy does not hesitate to tell the most outrageous lies, even when we possess irrefutable and persuasive numerical evidence. They clearly are not trying to impress us with their figures any longer. The sole goal is a more or less short-term impact on world opinion. They no longer have the courage to tell the whole truth, since they begin to realise that it could be a shock to domestic public opinion that could not be controlled.”

It’s what the psychologists call ‘Projection’ – ascribing to an enemy or adversary our own worst fears of our own faults.  

So When Donald Tusk – one of the EU’s several unelected ‘Presidents’ – said in an interview;

“In this Parliament, it is possible to have two movements represented: one becoming more and more “brown shirt” nationalist and anti-European, the second wanting to push integrating with the EU as much as possible”

What he really meant was;

“In this Parliament, it is possible to have two movements represented: one becoming more and more “brown shirt” in seeking to force Europe’s nations and peoples to surrender their sovereignty to the EU, the second patriotic and determined to preserve their freedom”

And when he said;

“This doesn’t apply to MPs just yet, but these forces are gaining strength right in front of our eyes. Forces that create conflict rather than cooperation and work for disintegration rather that integration”

What he really meant was;

“This doesn’t apply to MPs just yet, but these forces are gaining strength right in front of our eyes. Forces that resist national disintegration, ready to oppose losing sovereignty to the EU, working against their nations being integrated into the Federation”

It’s a clear warning, a warning that an authoritarian EU is preparing to deploy social and political controls to counter internal dissent.

Be afraid.