Many mainstream evangelist whacko's are seriously convinced that the Anti-Christ will rise as a leader of the EU.

What do we Americans have to fear from a foreign union of states that is weaker than our former Articles of Confederation?

Conservatives (not so much in the political context of the word) are deathly afraid not of globalization as an expansion of markets, but rather globalization as a cultural and communication bridge between societies. It is a backward xenophobic mentality that would rather preserve their closed and sheltered lifestyles over the possible abdication of national conflict through peaceful resolution. The character of the anti-Christ characterizes this fear, as a eloquent leader that leads the nations of the world to peace.