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Europe, Choosing to Stand on Its Own Two Feet?
From a report on Yahoo on remarks that German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered earlier this weekend:
“The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I’ve experienced that in the last few days,” Merkel told a crowd at an election rally in Munich, southern Germany.
“We Europeans truly have to take our fate into our own hands,” she added.
Europe, ceasing to behave like a free rider? The Chancellor herself may view her speech as an act of defiance, but doesn’t it actually validate the Trump administration’s European policy?
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Well, I don’t have kids, but I do have nieces and nephews whom I love more than life. Even if I didn’t have nieces and nephews, I like to think that I would still care about the future of all children. :) I know childless people who are conservative and people with children who are the worst sorts of leftists; I agree that it is weird that none of the G7 leaders have children, but I think you are reading too much into this. Unfortunately, if you picked a bunch of European elitists with kids, they probably wouldn’t be much different. That is the problem.
In this particular context, the G-7 Summit, to what failures could Kristol possibly be referring?
No, sir, the question is:
Will the Europeans be willing to spend the treasure necessary to provide for a credible common defense?
It’s alright, Bill is only relevant to about a 100 intellectuals.
Yeah a Europe of Sharia Law and the death of Western principles. I’m sure the Brexiters are happy to miss out on a stronger more autonomous Europe.
Ummm. No.
Just because an individual has not made or born a child does not mean they are empty of a worldview that sees a good future for their family and neighbors.