Europe's got its own financial blob that's been gobbling outward from Berlin for the last 40 years. But their colonial frontier has contracted and their domestic markets are running out of cheap natural resources to chew through.
Ukraine/Russia is just the beginning of this shit. I really have to wonder how long before the Turkey/Greece conflict goes hot again. Or at what point the Germans/French/Italians decide to do a formalized mass pogrom aimed at the swarthier parts of their population. Or Poland just decides to start popping off against one of its neighbors in a Thomas Friedman inspired "Well, suck on this!" moment.
Europe's got its own financial blob that's been gobbling outward from Berlin for the last 40 years. But their colonial frontier has contracted and their domestic markets are running out of cheap natural resources to chew through.
Ukraine/Russia is just the beginning of this shit. I really have to wonder how long before the Turkey/Greece conflict goes hot again. Or at what point the Germans/French/Italians decide to do a formalized mass pogrom aimed at the swarthier parts of their population. Or Poland just decides to start popping off against one of its neighbors in a Thomas Friedman inspired "Well, suck on this!" moment.