There was once a time when people in other countries actually believed the hype of the US. Many people still do, but more and more are getting turned off. The EU has become the new gold standard for a lot of people in the global south.
Yeah I'm not a fan of the EU either, but I do consider it a superpower for this reason. It's hard to see when you're in the Imperial Core, but it's clear from outside the Imperial Core that the EU stands alongside the US and China as the three superpowers.
There was a time in the 90's and early 2000's when every young person wanted a US passport. I only really hear that nowadays from older generations and some Millennials, Gen Z and most millennials are looking at the EU. For all of its flaws, the EU has safety regulations and a standard of living that we could only dream of.
China is admired for its industrial growth, but the standard of living is still seen as better than ours but not quite at the EU level yet. That's likely to change soon.
There was once a time when people in other countries actually believed the hype of the US. Many people still do, but more and more are getting turned off. The EU has become the new gold standard for a lot of people in the global south.
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Yeah I'm not a fan of the EU either, but I do consider it a superpower for this reason. It's hard to see when you're in the Imperial Core, but it's clear from outside the Imperial Core that the EU stands alongside the US and China as the three superpowers.
There was a time in the 90's and early 2000's when every young person wanted a US passport. I only really hear that nowadays from older generations and some Millennials, Gen Z and most millennials are looking at the EU. For all of its flaws, the EU has safety regulations and a standard of living that we could only dream of.
China is admired for its industrial growth, but the standard of living is still seen as better than ours but not quite at the EU level yet. That's likely to change soon.
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I feel you there. Fuck both of them.
And it is still cringe.