US did not liberate Europe: be ungrateful.
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Planned demonstration at the American War Cemetery of Margraten, near Maastricht, on May 25 - against US 'liberation' of Europe in 1944-1945.
Why be surprised that the US invades Iraq, and then expects the population to be grateful for their 'liberation'? After all, they invaded Europe, and the population there continues to regard them as 'liberators'. If Europeans are still childishly grateful to the US after 60 years, then why criticise Iraqi's for cheering their conquerors? If you refuse to be 'ungrateful' to the US, why expect others to do so?
The Netherlands-American memorial ceremony at Margraten, each year in late May, is a gesture of gratitude to the United States for the 'liberation' of Europe. Soldiers buried at Margraten fought in Belgium, the Netherlands and the Rhineland. Last year the US commander in Europe, General Ralston, attended the ceremony. This is the first ever counter-demonstration, and it may be banned.
The demonstration on May 25 is against the US invasion of Europe in 1944-1945, against the presence of US troops in Europe, and to demand the withdrawal of those troops. It is also directed against the American soldiers buried at Margraten: they fought as conquerors, to subject Europe to American values and American interests. They deserve no honour, and certainly no gratitude. They should be reburied in the US.
The demonstration is against the Europe of the Nation States - supported by the US - and for the formation of a continental state. It is against nationalism and liberalism, and against Atlanticism - which combines both these ideologies with uncritical admiration for American society. It is also directed against the slavish attitude of the national elites in western Europe, who kneel before the American flag, and unjustly honour the American dead.
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