The grotesque self perception of European leaders
Mon 4:36 pm +00:00, 21 Apr 2025Source: https://www.unz.com/article/everything-is-possible-unfortunately/
See “Smouldering fire 5: Europe” at the above link
Smouldering fire 5: Europe
Europeans still behave as if they were the world leaders they once were. The self-perception of these people is grotesque. Economically, Europe is on the decline. This can be demonstrated by one figure: in 1980, Europe’s GDP was ten times greater than that of China; in 2024 they will be on a par, and in 15 years China’s economic output will be twice that of Europe.
There are many reasons for this: misguided education policies, a lack of cheap energy from Russia, insane green policies, wrong decisions by large companies, a lack of competence among political leaders and many of the 750 million inhabitants themselves contribute to this result: They are spoiled, woke, indolent, self-absorbed and lazy. In contrast, there are 1.4 billion Chinese who work at least twice as hard.
But that doesn’t stop Europeans from opposing Russia, China and, more recently, the US, against the will of the people concerned. The powerful in the countries concerned break the law by politically neutralizing leading politicians or parties through court rulings (Le Pen) or threatening them by excluding parties that they do not approve of from forming a government, contrary to the will of the people (AFD). Ms. von der Leyen, the unelected “leader” of the EU – yes, it is a family tradition – does not shy away from having election results in other countries that she does not approve of (Romania) annulled by the judges there. Many countries in Europe find themselves in a legal vacuum and are going under economically.
The US, Russia and China don’t have to worry about these dwarf uprisings. It is the people who live there who need to worry. We consider the risk of internal unrest in Europe to be considerable, especially if the great dissatisfaction already prevailing in the populations concerned is fueled by an economic collapse.
The others are:
Smouldering fire 1: Financial markets
Smouldering fire 2: Trump misjudged the Chinese
Smouldering fire 3: Political disagreement in the Trump administration & Russia/Ukraine
Smouldering fire 4: Iran
Conclusion
The five smouldering fires described are of varying degrees of danger. The greatest danger comes from smouldering fire 1: For decades, augurs have known that the Ponzi scheme of American national debt is doomed. Over the years, the principle of hope has always applied: confidence in America’s strength as a military and financial power has been unshakeable. Despite the obvious erosion of purchasing power, the US dollar was the last safe haven. Now, however, the symptoms of decline are piling up and, above all, alternatives are emerging. Russia and China are showing how cooperation is possible. BRICS acts like a beacon and a magnet.
