{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Michel Santi","provider_url":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en","author_name":"Michel Santi","author_url":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/author\/msanti17","title":"The Soviet and European Unions: same lies, same destiny - Michel Santi","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8wXVSYMUs8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/european-union\/the-soviet-and-european-unions-same-lies-same-destiny\">The Soviet and European Unions: same lies, same destiny<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/european-union\/the-soviet-and-european-unions-same-lies-same-destiny\/embed#?secret=8wXVSYMUs8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Soviet and European Unions: same lies, same destiny&#8221; &#8212; Michel Santi\" data-secret=\"8wXVSYMUs8\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/libert\u00e9-480x600.jpg?fit=480%2C600&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":600,"description":"The parallels between the European Union of 2017 and the Soviet Union of 1989 are troubling. Didn\u2019t these two systems pride themselves on being \u201capolitical\u201d, meaning that they were led by a technocratic elite that was detached from real life and \u201creal people\u201d? Faced with economic stagnation, didn\u2019t these two systems react by calling on&hellip;"}