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Yes, along with a massive superiority complex that led the grandparent to ask “why didn’t those Silly Billies just listen to us?” The US is not a purely good f

Yes, along with a massive superiority complex that led the grandparent to ask “why didn’t those Silly Billies just listen to us?” The US is not a purely good faith big brother of Europe, as much as Americans would like to think it is. Saying bumpkins was a jest, but also true. The US has short and uneventful history in comparison to most old world countries. Its horizon ends at the ocean for the most part and for most US leaders, understanding the rest of the world is optional. Saying “why didn’t you just invest in energy self sufficiency” is completely unhelpful. EU leaders know the value of energy, but realpolitik is a thing.

TMWNN 4y ago
>Yes, along with a massive superiority complex that led the grandparent to ask “why didn’t those Silly Billies just listen to us?” But that's exactly what this boils down to. Indeed, why didn't the Europeans (really, "Germans") listen to the Americans? No amount of "How uncouth of you to tell us the truth, and how unfair of you to tell us that we should have listened to you" doesn't affect the validity of the truth, or the wisdom in listening to it in the first place.