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by rcarmo 500 days ago
The civilizational alternative is Europe. The economic alternative, that we can debate...
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We are not alternative to anything. We are so hopelessly behind USA, and it doesn't seem it can be changed.

Choice is - USA or China. And I certainly know in which world I'd rather live.

Europe, especially UK, France and Germany degraded so much it is no longer any alternative.
Economically, perhaps. Brexit certainly didn't help Europe as a whole, and German, French and Italian politics have been off-kilter for years, but it's still, by and large, an ethical and civilized place to live in.

I will freely grant that Euro money goes to completely obsolete heavy industries and luxury items rather than technology innovation (and blame all politicians for missing out on technology), but there are outliers like ASML that almost make up for the whole thing...

UK, German and French cities are no longer civilized places to live in.
I was in Berlin three weeks ago, what are you even talking about?
With respect this is a fairly daft comment
How so?