Daniel Hannan -- A Letter of Warning to America

A journalist and author, Daniel Hannan has been a British member of the European Parliament since 1999. He first came to wide notice in the United States when he made a speech on the floor of the European Parliament addressing the then-prime minister of Great Britain, Gordon Brown, about his disastrous economic policies. Hannan's latest book is A New Road to Serfdom: A Letter of Warning to America.

Amplifying on his new book, Daniel Hannan warns that the United States is Europeanizing, with all the inherent dangers that come with the expansion of the welfare state. "This expansion doesn't just reduce economic growth, it tends to squeeze out personal morality." Hannan, who connects the decline of the European family and society with the rise of cradle-to-grave welfare in Europe, has a special warning about the dangers of Obamacare "Once politicians assume responsibility for health care, they find that they have made an almost irreversible decision." Hannan concludes that this drift to Europeanization is not inevitable if Americans honor the genius of the Founding Fathers.

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[Quiltingsando]

The two major parties US candidates are OWNED by the gangster banksters, Goldman Sachs pay off both sides. Our main stream media are all propaganda tools we go on line to get what is REALLY going on in the world. The gangster banksters control the world through their Fractional Reserve Banking Scam. Read "I was an Economic Hitman" by John Perkins. The Tea Party was a Ron Paul grassroots gathering then the NEOCONS infiltrated it and has tried to control it. Check out RON PAUL on Youtube.

[suitabledude]

Dude has massive quote knowledge...obviously very well read.

[marionetemanJ]

@lewcy1 Do you know that Christianity is correct? The world around us reveals that G-d DOES exist, and the historical evidence reveals that Jesus Christ really did come to this earth and there is overwhelming evidence that Jesus Christ really did physically rise from the dead. Jesus is coming again and the signs of the end times that were foretold in the Bible are coming to pass.

[spyletu]

disagreements about us' role in the world embarking on meddling with internal affairs as largely beneficial and produce only occasionally missteps... world demographics and cultural differences ultimately dictate whether an arbitrary division of land and government can be successful, and much of this was dictated by the us after the second world war, and then their meddling with korea and vietnam in the 60s.. these all spelled prolonged conflicts and i would hardly call them beneficial.

[lewcy1]

Daniel Hannan you media whore didn't you say you like Ron Paul not Obama?

[vidarfreyr]

I don't agree that 'closed primaries' means that the party leaders choose the candidates. And that is not so for all of europe. In iceland, where I am from, anyone can join any or all parties and vote in all the party primaries. People often register in the parties before the primaries just to vote for some candidate they like. Other than that, a good interview, and Hannan is a good friend of iceland and has been warning icelanders not to join the EU. I met him once and talked to him briefly.

[MrDeathSmiles]

This man and Ron Paul give me hope for the future. Sadly, we're still in a time where people are falling for politicians that don't have America's best interests in mind. However, it's the young generation standing up and fighting a system that has grown too large and must be brought back to the people. I have faith that the "debt generation" will actually do some amazing things in their lives, but it'll be a tough and relentless battle. Remember, government is not the solution. Peace & love.

[EarlRegent]

This media whore that loves touring America like a celebrity, airing British dirty laundry, that loves the sound of his own voice really bothers me. He spends a lot of his 'warning America'. ARE YOU AN AMERICAN CONGRESSMAN OR A BRITISH MEP you incredibly annoying creature!

[IndecentIncident]

@Makaya1984 I agree with some of what you say, but I'm curious about what happens when the overall means aren't enough to provide for the overall needs?

[IndecentIncident]

@milestracy Why would he want to? He's just been pretty clear that we're on our way to what he's dealing with at home! He's busy trying to make his own country more like ours, and warning us to fight to move back toward what we had!

[TheManiacalSatanist6]

The like to dislike ratio says it all. Daniel Hannan makes me want to move to Britain.

[lesboerin]

Daniel Hannan hasn't looked deep enough in how proportional representation countries work. For instance, contrary to his claims one can run as an independent candidate in the Dutch elections (from local to European Parliament). Whistleblower Paul van Buitenen brought down the Santer EU Commission on anti-corruption claims and then won a seat in 2004 with his party Europa Transparant spending not more than €4000 on his campaign. [Off course he had won fame with his act as whistleblower].