of europe and china

placebo: big mouth strikes again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Xgqj7QwXU

isn't it funny how there are so many great experts out there, but none of them (or us) can see what will come or give timely advice? taking the russian model as the one least likely to be fucked with, where there is strong leadership and no question of a certain hierarchical order (and who can deny this of the americans, anyway?)....

being a little drunk... as is typical of the common man, as montgomery burns, from the simpsons says, what is the difference being a drinker in madrid, spain, in the big bad european union, and in richmond, virginia? as a simple drinker, you'll be able to access more places, and more women, and folk in general, in spain, than in richmond, virginia.... the air will hang heavy with a pall (is that the right spelling?) of catholic spain at night... you're in the centre of the old spanish empire of crappy catholicism... party hard! drink that calimocho! (wine and coca-cola mixed together)... now if you were in richmond, virginia.... again, party hard! less bars but no less of an empire... the world's biggest navy mooring point isn't far and neither is the pentagon for that matter, the white house and capitol, seats of american power aren't far.... one is the EU, the other, the US of A...

as mentioned in the previous post, there is no shared European culture... there's a shared culture in spain, and the french have their on culture and so on, a shared liking for soccer, but no shared culture or shared sense of mission of even shared army, really... certainly nothing to feel a sense of bond with

an real american, as outlined by their Constitution, on the other hand, feels every sense of share: shared federal govt. shared football culture, shared sports culture, shared military, shared tv, shared everything; shared flag, shared oath of allegiance, shared

therefore, in this comparison, the EU is more of a NAFTA, than an America, or an APEC instead of an America.... still, America's intrinsic unity is certainly having it's shared share of influence on Europe: the cessation of world war i, the cessation of world war ii... with direct human life investment on european soil to stop the second war...

where americans feel a sense of duty and love for the grandeur of their nation, instilled from childhood, europeans cannot feel that for the european union, under no circumstances (only for their own nation within it)

can europeans, even be fingered as spiteful or intentionally heavy, as Krugman would have it? not really....

so what is with all the Europe talk?

in the world you have america - world's biggest economy for one nation... california with almost one sixth of that population makes the world's biggest republic/economy... let's say china is half of the size of america.... and the EU is the biggest economic/political block... after that you have russia, brazil, india... not much else.... therefore the EU is the world's biggest trading block... very important........

will a military matter in the future?

no... no-one will even bother trying to contest america in military matters... what would the point be? to end up a victim like japan after hiroshima and nagasaki?... to have your issue carried to victory like that? no thanks

the EU are the classic wimps that won't even bother spending money on an army, apart from a few fighter planes from England so they can prove they are independent, and the French, so they can prove they are still pretty....

as outlined, in the previous posting, the issue is ENERGY.... right now you have two types: coal and petrol.... throw in WOOD, maybe.... that's your energy right there..

it's running low... you need to power up on something... maybe that liquor store yonder can help you...