Anthony (Los Angeles):
West European society, savaged by two massive wars in the last 100 years, is shell-shocked. It so firmly rejects any possibility of forceful action that the only avenue left to it is to pay tribute to the barbarians. “Decadent” is an appropriate word here.
QFT.
I have spoken to ordinary people who have honestly expressed the opinion that America ‘loves’ war and are international ‘warmongers’ because (besides the Civil War) they have never had to fight a real war on their own land. Europe, knowing the true cost of war, is more reasonable in their drive to resolve conflicts peacefully.
I look at Europe and all I see is its absolute failure to resolve anything (international or internal, peacefully or otherwise), a self-righteous condemnation of America for trying, and a peculiar desire to torment anyone who evidences Europe’s failings (Serbia springs to mind).
