Wednesday, February 21, 2007
On the way home I was listening to the BBC World Service. (I *love* XM Radio!)
Anyway, one big story was the Prodi government presenting its resignation. Apparently, the Italians want no more US troops in Vincenza, and they don't want to send more troops to Afghanistan.
Bottom line: Italy's voting itself out of NATO.
I sometimes think the worst thing the US did was defend Europe during the Cold War. Since we were willing to bear the burden, the Western Europeans stopped worrying about the primary responsibilities of government, things like national defense, and gave themselves over to the secondary impulses: social programs and the like.
Once they had the social programs, they began to stop having children. ("I won't need kids of my own to take care of me in my dotage, the GOVERNMENT will do that!")
The end result is that Western Europe's mettle is bred out. Unwilling to defend themselves, they've also stopped breeding. Average female fertility in Italy is 1. Italy's population is halving every generation. How to pay for all those social programs! Oh! Import muslims to do the scut work, and PAY THE TAXES!
Before very long, Italy will be Europe. Unwilling to defend itself, unwilling to breed, treaties increasingly abrogated, and a growing muslim population.
Eventually Europe will transition from simple decadence to active truculence. What American bases will exist in Italy when the populaton is majority muslim?
Sic transit gloria NATO.
UPDATE: Pat Buchanan has a similar take.
Anyway, one big story was the Prodi government presenting its resignation. Apparently, the Italians want no more US troops in Vincenza, and they don't want to send more troops to Afghanistan.
Bottom line: Italy's voting itself out of NATO.
I sometimes think the worst thing the US did was defend Europe during the Cold War. Since we were willing to bear the burden, the Western Europeans stopped worrying about the primary responsibilities of government, things like national defense, and gave themselves over to the secondary impulses: social programs and the like.
Once they had the social programs, they began to stop having children. ("I won't need kids of my own to take care of me in my dotage, the GOVERNMENT will do that!")
The end result is that Western Europe's mettle is bred out. Unwilling to defend themselves, they've also stopped breeding. Average female fertility in Italy is 1. Italy's population is halving every generation. How to pay for all those social programs! Oh! Import muslims to do the scut work, and PAY THE TAXES!
Before very long, Italy will be Europe. Unwilling to defend itself, unwilling to breed, treaties increasingly abrogated, and a growing muslim population.
Eventually Europe will transition from simple decadence to active truculence. What American bases will exist in Italy when the populaton is majority muslim?
Sic transit gloria NATO.
UPDATE: Pat Buchanan has a similar take.
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