[rapsey]

> they are key objectives for the European security strategy to remove dependence on foreign tyrants and dictators.

Lol european security strategy? We switched from Russian dependence, to a more expensive US dependence. While also being strongly dependent on middle eastern gas and oil. What the hell kind of strategy is that?

[embedding-shape]

> We switched from Russian dependence, to a more expensive US dependence

To be fair, most of us believed the US to be a reliable partner, based on previous track record, but things like that change quickly. So we thought we were changing something cheaper from a hostile entity, to something more expensive from an ally, but turns it we got it wrong, so new direction now.

[ethbr1]

The repeated failing of the EU (90s+) was under-appreciation of the economic / political / military pressure that could be brought by constraining key material and energy supplies.

If the EU (specifically Germany) had more presciently modeled out Russian foreign policy with a shift to increased EU reliance on Russian natural gas, there were steps it could have taken.

E.g. building in a tripwire for territorial invasion with the express responses of cutting Russian gas purchases on day 1, freezing Russian assets and access to European banking, and building storage / LNG terminals

Had the EU done this, loudly, Ukraine likely wouldn't have been invaded.

The EU's biggest mistake was presuming that everyone took the international order as inviolate as it did. (China, Russia, the US)

[rapsey]

Yeah the EU got it wrong. Like they did for pretty much every policy of the last 20 years.

edit: Since I can no longer repy I will edit in place:

Just the kind of regulation that drives out investment and growth. Now we have no money printing tech giants and our best and brightest work for US companies. But we do have bragging rights with the desktop linux crowd, so that is something.

[embedding-shape]

Yup, clearly making websites and platforms responsible for the data they store and process is absolutely horrible. How is one supposed to make money on selling user data if I have to give notice to the users that this is what I'm doing? Give me laissez faire markets or no market at all!

[direwolf20]

Isn't that precisely why they're trying to phase out fossil fuels?

[rapsey]

A riddiculous pipe dream just like most EU policies.

https://youtube.com/shorts/s0yWk4cJT_I?si=dNXftp8bk3PY6Nfg

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JZY38D3PtF4

[direwolf20]

I'm not clicking on a YouTube link. State your argument yourself.

[rapsey]

Everything is made out of or requires fossil fuels. From concrete, your clothes, to your food. Phasing out fossil fuels is complete insanity.

edit: I cant reply so I will edit.

The policies are clearly insanity because EU industrial self immolation does nothing for the rest of the world. Does China, Indonesia, Africa, South America, India give a crap about saving the environment? They sure as hell do not. Most of them throw their trash directly into the ocean. All we do in europe is self harm while the broad problem goes entirely unsolved. How the hell are you going to develop and sell new technology, while destroying our economies at the same time. Complete pipe dream insanity.

[saubeidl]

> Does China, Indonesia, Africa, South America, India give a crap about saving the environment?

That's precisely what the border carbon tax is about. They have to now, or their products will be noncompetitive in the worlds largest market.

[PurpleRamen]

> Everything is made out of or requires fossil fuels. From concrete, your clothes, to your food. Phasing out fossil fuels is complete insanity.

That's not true, but ok...

> Does China, Indonesia, Africa, South America, India give a crap about saving the environment?

Actually, they do. China is the biggest spender on investing in renewable energy-sources and moving away from fossil fuels. Africa and South America are continents, not Countries. And not sure why India or Indonesia are related here?

Other than that, I'm not sure if you are a troll, victim of poor sources or paid actor, but your quality of data really sucks.

[rapsey]

Because the source of plastics in the ocean is traced back to those places. What exactly am I wrong on? China is mostly powered by coal and they are still building new coal plants.

[disgruntledphd2]

Insanity or opportunity? Like, the climate is already messed up, if we want to maintain our species standard of living then we need to move towards a society that emits much much less carbon.

If we don't then we'll either go extinct or regress to a level where we use less. Sure, it's gonna really really suck for the next while but there isn't really any other options.

As a benefit, if we do this then we can sell the technology to the rest of the world.

[direwolf20]

Why doesn't this same argument apply to slave labor?

[adwn]

Those are the "sources" you chose to prove your claim? Is this supposed to be a parody?