This might be true for the French, but I don’t think someone like the German chancellor who worked (kind of still works) for Black Rock looks down on the US. Rather, I think he looks down on Germans and Germany.
Sure, Europe is not homogeneous, and you have people who have been bought and paid for like Merz who know their place. But the general sentiment amongst the Europeans very much seems to be that Europe is superior to the US intellectually and socially.
A large part of Europes culture is centered around genocide, racism, colonialism and white supremacy, so nothing to be proud of and certainly not any better than the USs culture of genocide, racism, colonialism and white supremacy.
Also, international solidarity among the working class would be optimal.
But, isn’t this popular sentiment of wanting to stem the tide of US cultural hegemony also kind of a good thing? It’s remarkable that it has survived, because (and that might not be something that USians are very conscious of) you really can’t overestimate how much US culture is shoved down everyone’s throat in Europe. So this sentiment is an asset to the (currently weak, but existing) anti-NATO forces in Europe.
And it wouldn’t help any efforts of communists in Europe, if the things commonly associated with the US took hold here: no public health care, even more legal bribery of politicians, no walkable cities, stand for the flag, worship the troops etc.
Capitalist hegemony is on average even stronger in the US than in Europe. Because the US is at the center of the imperial core with a historically more developed workers aristocracy. Europe didn’t have boomers. They’re called the same, but they didn’t experience a boom. That came later. The mass of cheap consumer goods from over-exploited countries came later too. The single family home suburbs never came.
I was mostly referring to the political ruling class in Europe there who are making the decisions right now. Obviously, the split between Europe and the US will be a good thing for the world, but it’s not going to come from the hyenas who rule over Europe right now.
that explains why the few interactions i’ve had w europeans felt so much like talking to maga – I’ll forever remember the the french twink who was shocked that i knew what the first 10 constitutional amendments for a job interview as a reliability engineer and couldn’'t think of any other questions to ask because of it.
This might be true for the French, but I don’t think someone like the German chancellor who worked (kind of still works) for Black Rock looks down on the US. Rather, I think he looks down on Germans and Germany.
Sure, Europe is not homogeneous, and you have people who have been bought and paid for like Merz who know their place. But the general sentiment amongst the Europeans very much seems to be that Europe is superior to the US intellectually and socially.
A large part of Europes culture is centered around genocide, racism, colonialism and white supremacy, so nothing to be proud of and certainly not any better than the USs culture of genocide, racism, colonialism and white supremacy.
Also, international solidarity among the working class would be optimal.
But, isn’t this popular sentiment of wanting to stem the tide of US cultural hegemony also kind of a good thing? It’s remarkable that it has survived, because (and that might not be something that USians are very conscious of) you really can’t overestimate how much US culture is shoved down everyone’s throat in Europe. So this sentiment is an asset to the (currently weak, but existing) anti-NATO forces in Europe.
And it wouldn’t help any efforts of communists in Europe, if the things commonly associated with the US took hold here: no public health care, even more legal bribery of politicians, no walkable cities, stand for the flag, worship the troops etc.
Capitalist hegemony is on average even stronger in the US than in Europe. Because the US is at the center of the imperial core with a historically more developed workers aristocracy. Europe didn’t have boomers. They’re called the same, but they didn’t experience a boom. That came later. The mass of cheap consumer goods from over-exploited countries came later too. The single family home suburbs never came.
I was mostly referring to the political ruling class in Europe there who are making the decisions right now. Obviously, the split between Europe and the US will be a good thing for the world, but it’s not going to come from the hyenas who rule over Europe right now.
Yes, makes sense, I understand and agree
that explains why the few interactions i’ve had w europeans felt so much like talking to maga – I’ll forever remember the the french twink who was shocked that i knew what the first 10 constitutional amendments for a job interview as a reliability engineer and couldn’'t think of any other questions to ask because of it.