The war in Ukraine and its repercussions, compounded by structural problems such as an ageing population and a lack of investment, spell the end of the boom
On the one hand, I'm almost glad because it might knock some smugness out of the euros. On the other hand, I'm sad - because it won't. The Nordics will continue acting as if they're superior or different at all, those further west won't care, Poland will be giddy over the phantom of becoming the new big deal in central Europe.
And the saddest part? It all could have been avoided. German-Russian alliance could've created a pole of power to counterweight the Atlantic bastards. But noooo, the statedep pod people are too deeply entrenched. March on into the furnace, keep the NATO engine running a bit longer! And the fuckers who orchestrated all this? No punishment, of course. No blame even. Nice retirement in a villa at lake Como, clinking wine glasses and occasionally running speech tours for some shitty org.
I expect there is going to be a reckoning at some point. Europeans have not experienced anything comparable to what's coming in over half a century. People are still acting smug because they don't understand what's coming in the near future. However, we're already seeing a lot of political unrest in Europe because material conditions are rapidly eroding. Eventually, it's going to affect even the smug mainstream liberals.
I completely agree that all of this could've been avoided, but I'd argue this is precisely why US needed this proxy war to happen. Europe was becoming integrated with Russia and China economically, and that necessarily meant that it would drift away from US politically as well. This was completely unacceptable from US perspective, and the war ensured that Europe is going to be dependent on US in the foreseeable future.
Of course, as BRICS becomes increasingly more dominant, it's entirely possible that at least some European countries will jump ship.
On the one hand, I'm almost glad because it might knock some smugness out of the euros. On the other hand, I'm sad - because it won't. The Nordics will continue acting as if they're superior or different at all, those further west won't care, Poland will be giddy over the phantom of becoming the new big deal in central Europe.
And the saddest part? It all could have been avoided. German-Russian alliance could've created a pole of power to counterweight the Atlantic bastards. But noooo, the statedep pod people are too deeply entrenched. March on into the furnace, keep the NATO engine running a bit longer! And the fuckers who orchestrated all this? No punishment, of course. No blame even. Nice retirement in a villa at lake Como, clinking wine glasses and occasionally running speech tours for some shitty org.
Fuckers.
I expect there is going to be a reckoning at some point. Europeans have not experienced anything comparable to what's coming in over half a century. People are still acting smug because they don't understand what's coming in the near future. However, we're already seeing a lot of political unrest in Europe because material conditions are rapidly eroding. Eventually, it's going to affect even the smug mainstream liberals.
I completely agree that all of this could've been avoided, but I'd argue this is precisely why US needed this proxy war to happen. Europe was becoming integrated with Russia and China economically, and that necessarily meant that it would drift away from US politically as well. This was completely unacceptable from US perspective, and the war ensured that Europe is going to be dependent on US in the foreseeable future.
Of course, as BRICS becomes increasingly more dominant, it's entirely possible that at least some European countries will jump ship.
German-Russian alliance would have brought Russia closer to Germany as well as Germany closer to Russia.
The best option for global stability, but the worst one for US hegemony.
Well it's not happening anytime soon, not after everything that transpired