Who else will defend Greenland but Ukraine?

Ah the other tradition of appeasement, a European classic

Europe has no power in the Mediterranean?

They just let Russia do whatever they want anywhere they want?

Yeah it didn’t really matter too much how different our states were before mass industrialization but the entire 20th century was basically wrangling the different states into the America we know today. And still we are fighting rogue states that do things like imprison women for miscarriages…

One of our greatest weaknesses currently being exploited is we didn’t really actually solve many of these issues on paper…we just have a common law system and trust the people elected to not stray too far from accepted norms or we’ll end up in court.

Thankfully we have a significantly empowered and fairly independent judiciary but that’s basically the only thing in their way right now besides the states themselves.

So I’m actually fascinated to see what legal solutions you all get to the federalism and army problem because ours is currently being tested to the absolute brink of failure

Yeah the European project is really fabulous to behold as an outsider especially. Also incredibly frustrating to see such different peoples unify so effectively while America somehow always divides

Still I actually think America will also prevail against this moment, in no small part due to some wisdom of our anti monarchist founders and the brilliant notion of federalism, but also because I beleive the majority of people in America and Europe are in fact on the correct side of most issues.

But I also think we shouldn’t hesitate to raise the alarm bells because it’s us who must maintain constant vigilance. It’s a lot easier to destroy than create.

Oh I actually have full faith in the Irish yall have been absolutely admirable lately. You have no idea how popular Ireland has become here among the left

My worries are squarely on the mainland specifically how immigration propaganda continues to be extremely effective, the future of austerity, and if Russian backed parties will actually succeed

Right wing parties are already resurgent in Europe and money spent on war has to come from somewhere.

We have many reasons to worry and not many reasons to feel good.

I can’t imagine a bigger embarrassment for America or Europe if it ends up true that European social democracy was completely dependent on American military subsidies