Destino autoritarismo: cómo las sanciones destruyen nuestra libertad – Hannes Hofbaur

In this conversation, historian and publicist Hannes Hofbauer analyzes a European elite that, in the current escalation, has lost sight of its own history and economic rationale. While Brussels and Berlin opt for confrontation, Hofbauer poses the fundamental question: is Europe, with its sanctions policy and unconditional military alignment, heading towards collective suicide? The conversation addresses: – The forgotten elite of history: why current politics ignores the lessons of the 20th-century catastrophes and leads Europe back towards a confrontation of blocs. – Economic warfare and sanctions: a critical analysis of why the measures against Russia primarily affect European industry and SMEs, and who the true beneficiaries of this policy are. – The role of the EU: from peacekeeping mission to geopolitical actor; how the European Union is sacrificing its original ideals to pursue a transatlantic agenda. – Censorship and the climate of opinion: a critique of the growing narrowing of the space for debate and the criminalization of divergent analyses of the conflict in Ukraine. – The push eastward: historical continuities in the policy of Western expansion and why NATO's eastward enlargement must be understood as a central factor of instability. – The creation of the enemy: how media narratives and political rhetoric make a diplomatic solution almost impossible and use fear as an instrument of power. – The end of sovereignty: why Germany and Austria have abandoned their role as neutral mediators and what the fatal consequences of this are for the European security architecture. “It is a political failure of historic dimensions. We are destroying our own economic foundations for a conflict that does not serve the interests of the European peoples.” Hannes Hofbauer discusses deindustrialization, the loss of democratic substance, and the danger of... Original Video:    • Warum die EU jetzt Jagd auf unbequeme Stim...   Original Transcript: https://www.video-translations.org/tr... Translated Transcript: https://www.video-translations.org/tr... Produced by: Patrik Baab Originally Published on: 2026-05-24 Translations by: www.video-translations.org Disclaimer: Read by A.I. Voices. Auto-translated. This video is owned by this channel.