> At the same time we need to realize that the US actions are clearly meant to tear the EU apart. Generally true with one small but very important correction -

> At the same time we need to realize that the US actions are clearly meant to tear the EU apart. Generally true with one small but very important correction - the US actions are clearly meant to bait the EU into breaking itself apart. > It's just that I also want that split (north vs south, sort of). You've been had. Trump is smarter than you, you've bitten his bait and you're hanging on his hook... and you were doing so well initially. > The EU of today is dysfunctional, largely because of this immense cultural split. There's no cultural split, there are only politicians on varying levels of corruption and the leading EU countries are in the center of it all. That's the problem that needs addressing.