“Europeans are thinking, ‘We’re lambs. How can we survive? Let’s pretend there aren’t any lions.’” on.ft.com/4gtgyKZ Simon Kuper on the new geopolitical food chain - ThreadSky

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rikefranke.bsky.social • 24 days ago

“Europeans are thinking, ‘We’re lambs. How can we survive? Let’s pretend there aren’t any lions.’”

https://on.ft.com/4gtgyKZ Simon Kuper on the new geopolitical food chain

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andreashopf.bsky.social•24 days ago

Zu viele wohlstandsverwahrloste postheroische Menschen, die sich in ergebener Duldungsstarre mehr oder weniger insgeheim nach Unterwerfung sehnen, auf daß "das Unvermeidliche" möglichst schnell vorübergehen möge.

Wie erbärmlich.

devialeth.bsky.social•24 days ago

I agree, and as a citizen, I find it very frustrating. When I see the current debates in France, it seems unreal to me compared to what is happening outside.

tmkdf.bsky.social•24 days ago

We should at least try to become more like geese.

Hissing and shitting all over the place.

ru55t.bsky.social•24 days ago

Europeans are waiting for the inevitable US implosion more than anything else. That void in influence and presence will be and should be the real concern.