> In Germany's behavior within the E.U. and open desire to rule Europe?
Citation needed. It's Germany's money that's bankrolling the bailouts, and as far as I can tell (from quite some distance away, mind you), the public opinion is less "We need Lebensraum! Let's take over southern Europe!" and more "Fund Greece & co with my tax money? NOPE NOPE NOPE."
>Citation needed.It's Germany's money that's bankrolling the bailouts, and as far as I can tell (from quite some distance away, mind you)
First, it's not just about the current bailout. It's a pattern of behavior going back to the eighties, and especially evident after the re-union with East Germany, and it has to do with control of EU directives and policies (including, but not limited to, monetary policies).
(Or rather, one could say, it's a pattern of behavior going back to the first and second world wars, as the whole European Union, as an initiative was thought up to constrain future German foul-play ( http://www.amazon.com/The-New-World-Perry-Anderson/dp/184467... )).
>It's Germany's money that's bankrolling the bailouts, and as far as I can tell
Not really. In fact they could care less about Greece or the South in general, it's about saving their banks and using tax-payer money to siphon it to the German (and French etc) equivalent of Wall Street:
Yes but the bailout of Greece wasn't a bailout of Greece but a bailout of German, French etc. banks so German money was just recycled into it's own banks
Citation needed. It's Germany's money that's bankrolling the bailouts, and as far as I can tell (from quite some distance away, mind you), the public opinion is less "We need Lebensraum! Let's take over southern Europe!" and more "Fund Greece & co with my tax money? NOPE NOPE NOPE."