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The stability of Europe is an illusion. Politically and economically Europe is becoming a lightweight who will not be able to do anything without the US permiss
by throw_pm23 2y ago
The stability of Europe is an illusion. Politically and economically Europe is becoming a lightweight who will not be able to do anything without the US permission.
- diggan 2y ago> The stability of Europe is an illusion I'm not sure how familiar you are with the history of the continent, but this is probably the most stable and peaceful time-period of the continent since humans started populating it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Europe is a great introduction to the subject.
- throw_pm23 2y agoYes, and the second most stable and peaceful moment was 1913 when people were celebrating a half-century of continuous growth and prosperity. I think I'll pass your introduction, thanks.
- diggan 2y agoAs I said, Americans and Europeans clearly care about different things :) Your sole focus on "growth" and "prosperity" makes this crystal clear and will make a good example of this in future discussions.
- throw_pm23 2y agoYou may value other things like peace or a societal safety net or good healthcare or plenty of free time for your hobbies, etc. but it will be hard to maintain all these without growth and prosperity; like it or not, these things were paid for by VW selling cars abroad and the US Army protecting you. Europe is facing a rude awakening.