Every time we have one of these threads, it fills to the top with denial. Maybe it would be healthier for the EU if people would accept the stats and consider h

Every time we have one of these threads, it fills to the top with denial. Maybe it would be healthier for the EU if people would accept the stats and consider how to improve the situation? It's certainly possible - consider Massachusetts turnaround after the 90s, same with Pittsburgh, Colombia etc. Inertia kills economies, dynamism drive them. I see a lot of cultural acceptance of "the way it's always been done" here.