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Is Old Europe Doomed?
Apocalyptic thought is curiously pleasurable. Doom is too strong a word, in my view; I think it would be more accurate to say that Europe is sleepwalking to further relative decline. But we should also modestly remember that the future is, ultimately, unknowable.Maybe Europe is waking up just a little -- tugging the covers over an exposed shoulder and pulling the pillow over its head while mumbling to the rest of us to put out the light. It does seem to be dawning on an awful lot of folks there that they are in danger of losing their freedoms and entitlements. What worries me is that they seem much more concerned with the entitlements than the freedoms. Aside from the silly, pro forma French demonstrations and strikes, has anyone ever truly fought for an entitlement? Posted by: 11A5S 2006-02-07 |
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