This is the most important comment I have heard this week — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk:
“500 million Europeans are asking 300 million Americans to defend them against 140 million Russians […] Europe, if there is something we lack today, it is not economic or demographic power, but the belief that we are truly a global force.”
I think Tusk hits the bullseye here. Those 140 million Russians are already fully occupied by fighting Ukraine, and our leaders act like we are Liechtenstein.
@randahl I think what we are lacking is a sense of unity.
There is still way too much nationalism and protection in the heads of most Europeans and most European politicians.
Especially the far right-idiots fail to understand that we need a strong united Europe not a bunch of little countries fighting each other. Now more than ever.
We need to stop worrying about hurting the feelings of racists, facists etc. We need to stand up for what our values are. Those who want to spread hate, disinformation should be told where to go, free speech be damned, it has boundaries and does not allow people to spread hate and lies.
We need to decide what is right, what is wrong and ensure those in the wrong are told and punished in some way.
I am not sure how to do that.
I think that in Germany they have made it illigal to deny the holocaust and educate people about it, and the war, so it never happens again. I don't think anyone can make Germany change that policy.
We need to do the same.
