> Is it just a biased perspective caused by a poor sampling method (just
> browsing YouTube), or are Christian fundamentalists in the USA currently
> zeroing in on a new enemy?
>
> Before 9/11, "the beast" of Revelations seems to have been identified
> mostly as either the Vatican or the UN.
>
> In the decade after 9/11, Christian fundamentalists seem to have been
> entirely focused on Islam as their favorite Evil Incarnate.
>
> Now I find videos on YouTube that identify "the beast" with the EU in
> general or Germany in particular.
>
> Did I just chance upon a small subset of US-American Christian
> fundamentalism, or is this an actual trend? I'd find the latter quite
> alarming.

In general, when you sell fear, it's good to have a visible represention 
of what "THEY" look like, and the Soviets don't really fit the bill any 
more.

While some of the older ones may fear a powerful Germany rising from its 
ashes, most are mostly fearful of things like paid maternity leaves, and 
4+ weeks of vacation per year that Europeans get, because talk show 
hosts tell them this is a bad thing.


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