That's a leap of logic. Europe also imports consumer goods, digital services, and much else. Why not talk about that?

Those are not mission critical for the survival of a civilization.

	▲	triceratops 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Clothing isn't critical? It's on Maslow's hierarchy. Digital and financial services are quite critical for modern society. If you really think Europe isn't dependent on anything foreign other than energy and labor, you really haven't thought it through.