Look East through the sights of a bloody big gun ready to pull the trigger when that fascistoid cleptocrat in Moscow makes a wrong move? Not a bad idea IMO.
Being strategically independent does not contradict economic, scientific and cultural exchange. On the contrary it makes it more easy to engage in these fields without fearing the relation to get lopsided.
It is a very long way for Europe to become underdeveloped in comparison to those illusionary giants in the East, so that’s a risk I’m more than willing to take.
Look East, Europe. (Sent from Ireland in Asia)
Look East through the sights of a bloody big gun ready to pull the trigger when that fascistoid cleptocrat in Moscow makes a wrong move? Not a bad idea IMO.
No thanks.
Instead of looking for the next big daddy to get exploited by, let’s sort out our stuff ourselves.
Autarky leads to underdevelopment
Being strategically independent does not contradict economic, scientific and cultural exchange. On the contrary it makes it more easy to engage in these fields without fearing the relation to get lopsided.
It is a very long way for Europe to become underdeveloped in comparison to those illusionary giants in the East, so that’s a risk I’m more than willing to take.