"Europe's biggest problem (I do not mean just the EU, I mean everyone from the UK to Russia) is that it is in denial about its decline, weakness and irrelevance to the rest of the world."

I disagree on this broad statement.

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graemep an hour ago | parent [-]

Why? I see statements like this as evidence of denial - the same with the downvotes. No real counter argument, no evidence, just - "you are wrong".

Europe is relatively a much smaller fraction of the global economy or population than it was a few decades ago. It is militarily less significant. How is that not a decline?

Shooting the messenger is just another sign of being in denial.

	▲	saulapremium 3 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		>No real counter argument, no evidence, just - "you are wrong". You presented no argument yourself, just a broad "denial". Which is, as GP said, wrong. I am sure plenty of people are in denial but plenty are well aware of the real situation and doing things about it.