Europe's Decline, Deracination & Coming Fall
What the Continent's Woes & vassalage to the USA can teach future peoples
Fading Glory, digital art: Europe in decline, iconic landmarks in shadows, muted colours, sombre atmosphere.
“You are dying. I see in you all the characteristic stigma of decay. I can prove to you that your great wealth and your great poverty, your capitalism and your socialism, your wars and your revolutions, your atheism and your pessimism and your cynicism, your immorality, your broken-down marriages, your birth-control, that is bleeding you from the bottom and killing you off at the top in your brains—I can prove to you that those were characteristic marks of the dying ages of ancient States—Alexandria and Greece and neurotic Rome.”
~ Oswald Spengler, The Decline of the West
Metaphoric Scene, photograph: Real-world symbols of Europe's challenges, black and white, impactful visuals capturing the symbolic death.
Europe is Dying.
For many, it died long ago.
The three central pillars of Western Civilization, namely:
The Greco-Roman Heritage of Philosophy, Law, etc.,
The European conception of nation-states,
& Christianity as the bedrock of Theology & Moral life.
All of the said pillars are either dead or dying.
The nation-state model is a goner now that Cosmopolitan ideals have made all talk of Citizenship useless. Not born here? Not to worry! *insert EU vassal here* is, after all, a 'nation of ideas!'
Christianity, meanwhile, is on its last legs on the continent. The rise of Godlessness (Atheism, 'Secular Humanism,' etc.) has infected the minds of the youth.
While these Godless folk don't tend to have children, they exert sufficient damage elsewhere:
Libertinism, Profanity & other ills are normalized in the broader society, thereby making them more prone to external shocks.
It is not an accident that Consumer culture proliferates rapidly when Godlessness is the norm, polluting society's foundations even more!
As for the Greco-Roman Heritage, the eminent John Carter (who pens the wonderful Postcards from Barsoom) right here on SubStack put it best long ago: DIE (i.e., 'Diversity, Inclusion & Equity') has already done irreparable damage on said front:
What remains Good, True & beautiful about the Heritage above has been essentially erased from the Academy.
What replaces it is mere caricature & a mockery. Many universities no longer even touch upon the Great Books of Western Literature!
& so, is it any wonder then that Europe is utterly Moribund?
Mass migration is but the Consequence of these underlying, more fundamental problems.
A people who have thrown away their Faith, their notions of Nationhood & their Heritage, such a people will never lift a finger to stop their Demise:
If anything, they are likelier to 'sign up' for the 'latest thing,' however amoral &/or immoral it may be.
So when Posthumanists speak about the Sexy, Shiny, Secular Utopia, where Human Beings are all interchangeable cogs & parts, why fight back?
Europe, thus, approaches its Demise almost sleepwalking, merely going along with the motions.
Deserted Streets, photograph: Empty urban landscape, stark contrast, conveying the eerie emptiness of a dystopian European city.
Meanwhile, the Posthuman crowd insists (in both deed & action) that millions of *insert non-European demography here* are 'just as European as everyone else!'
Falling Birthrates & normalization of Abortion is, thus, merely 'par for the course.'
The American Hegemon (closely following behind its EU vassals) in these trends looks on with concern but is in a far safer position overall for two main reasons:
One, America (for all its flaws) can, at gunpoint, offload all its problems of migratory flows to its vassals, should there be some Existential pressure to do so.
But Two (& more importantly), America still has the Muscle (however atrophied) to exercise Choice in Geopolitics, Ideology & culture.
When the Germans are forced to cut off Natural gas coming from Russia, they have little to no say on matters.
Similarly, the French can make all the noise they wish regarding 'A European Army:'
However, the Hegemon will not allow it. It's as simple as that!
Meanwhile, the people living in the EU Vassals are beginning to 'grow wise' to this corruption, vassalage & bondage.
As they confront their Dying Civilization, they do so with Unbridled rage.
& as they wake up to a 'new normal,' one where cheap Russian energy & cheap Chinese consumables are becoming things of the past, one thing is sure:
This 'New World' does not have a place for Europe & Europeans, almost by design. & it is precisely because government policies have made them uncompetitive & irrelevant.
Global Trade no longer requires that Shippers be insured by London & Brussels.
The flow of Rare Earths & other minerals from the Sahel no longer requires French tinkering & mercenaries.
Even German 'engineering' is lacklustre & losing its Halo in the Automobile world.
Europe has de facto been replaced, not merely by population, but likewise by overall utility. The Global Economy has signalled that shortly, 'Europe need not apply,' as most of the 'non-West' moves away (in part or whole) from the continent.
A new 'Greatest Depression' will soon transpire, permanently damaging the standard of living in most of the continent. Europe, already Moribund, will die utterly.
Market Meltdown, digital art: Symbolic representation of economic depression, falling stocks, desaturated colours capturing financial distress in Europe.
The eminent Dr. Fadi Lama wrote at length about these matters in his book 'Why the West Can't Win: From Bretton Woods to a Multipolar World:'
For much of its history, Europe was a mere Peninsula to the more significant landmass of Eurasia.
Due to the Industrial Revolution being birthed in Western Europe, it managed to 'overcome' the disparity in population & size using technology & related means.
But this was always going to be merely temporary. & eventually, the Eurasians would swiftly make up ground & surpass the Europeans.
That moment has now decisively arrived.
So, the various European governments (all but vassals to the Hegemon) attempt in vain to somehow keep Europe's evaporating advantages.
Chancellor Scholz & other such 'leaders' have decided that this means even more mass migration & even further weakening of domestic industry.
The people are having none of it:
German Farmers are beginning their nationwide strikes to let the corrupt 'leaders' know once & for all that they will no longer be bullied, cowed, etc.
While the so-called 'mainstream media' dub this a 'protest against subsidy cuts,' it is much more than that. As Europe 'decouples' from the rest of the world, Farmers have borne the brunt of the catastrophe. For years, post-COVID, they have been temperate:
However, in doing so, the Regime has offloaded even more of the costs of 'decoupling' onto them. Essentially, 'the king errs, but the peasants pay for it.'
As tensions mount & emotions soar, these protests will inevitably spread beyond the borders of Germany & to the rest of Western & Central Europe. We are probably witnessing LIVE the start of the 'Great Peasant Revolt of 2024.'
Arnold Toynbee often spoke about how crumbling Empires seek to scapegoat their citizenry the closer they tend to get to outright collapse. How the farmers are being accused by the 'Lügenpresse' is quite the indicator of said formula:
An 'internal proletariat' is being formed in real-time, as German' leaders' try & offload their many blunders onto them.
Like in the USA, they too may soon be dubbed 'deplorables.'
Tractor Barricade, digital art: Berlin blockade by German farmers, cityscape backdrop, bold colours, impactful protest.
Governments across the continent may soon have little choice but to do so. 'Project Ukraine' has not merely 'emptied the coffers' but likewise has destroyed the once indispensable Russia-Germany relationship.
What this means is that small businesses will take a mortal blow:
Before this debacle, energy costs per kilowatt hour were exceptionally high in Germany & most of Western Europe. Now, they are well over 40 cents per kilowatt hour.
Such numbers mean nothing less than the total deindustrialization of vast swathes of the continent. We are already beginning to see this transpire:
Germany ranked as the worst-performing major developed economy last year with shutdowns of firms, factories, businesses, etc., in several key areas.
A 'brain drain' is already in effect, as key high-paying, skill-intensive jobs are being shipped overseas.
The USA is a beneficiary of this collapse, albeit American leadership is well aware that should a 'full implosion' take place, the ripple effects would 'unravel' the Global Financial System.
Essentially, Germany & Europe are out of ammo, jobs & now industry… but can only be allowed to 'fail as much as this,' & not more!
& so the 'next generation' of vassals (hailing from the WEF & other related organs) are being groomed to be even more uncompromising than the current group.
In France, the new Prime Minister is a cardboard cut out of President Macron, except the former is younger, ambitious & more popular than the latter. The 'Lügenpresse' are already discussing him as a candidate for president in 2027.
As for Germany, rumours abound about Chancellor Scholz stepping down in favour of Defence Minister Pistorius. The latter is known to be far more of an 'Anti-Russia' hardliner than the former. Here again, the strategy is the Europeans' doubling down.'
Failed policies that have led to deindustrialization, unemployment, various cost-of-living crises, etc., are being rammed through, even if it means getting someone younger &/or more hardline. The masses see through the farce:
They realize that Mass Action is the way to go. Thus, the 'Great Peasant Rebellion' begins to make itself felt by the 'elite.'
Modern Uprising, digital art: Imagined depiction of a contemporary peasant revolt in Europe, crowds with placards, cityscape in the background, vibrant colours, symbolizing the strength of grassroots movements.
As roads & railways shutter due to the sheer volume of farmers & the working class converging upon Berlin, the crisis of government is here to stay. The people have had enough, & will soon make themselves fully heard, both in deed & speech.
Dutch farmers, already protesting the government tinkering with livestock & nitrogen numbers, have put their weight behind the Germans. A new 'Springtime of the peoples' is upon us this New Year.
But with said consciousness rising comes the inevitable blowback:
The EU, WEF, etc., puppets & vassals will not idly stand by & watch populism triumph. Already, the farmers are being accused by the Regime's organs, be they in mainstream media, academia, etc.
Given the damage already done by the 'decoupling' of Europe from Russia & China, once this maligning progresses beyond a certain toxic amount, widespread violence will become the norm.
Granted, the farmers & the protestors who endorse their cause have no motive or intent to become violent. However, if the 'Canadian example' (i.e., about how the 'Trucker convoys' were brought to heel) is to be mimicked by Team WEF & Davos:
It is inevitable that (in the European context) mass violence will result. This is because, unlike in Canada (& North America at large), the standard of living has depreciated significantly in a far quicker timeframe.
Should the Regime be heavy-handed in their crackdowns (as they were against the Truckers,) given the explosive nature of public sentiment, socioeconomic woes, discontent with the 'Elite,' etc., Revolution may come.
Such an outcome would destroy the so-called 'Rules Based World Order,' as the Americans would have to intervene fully to restore the various vassal & puppet regimes in Europe that would be swept away by said Tsunami of willpower.
The Hegemon will be forced to move. Such an outcome will mean the destruction of any final illusions so-called 'Normies' might have about (1) Who is 'genuinely in charge' & (2) What sort of 'democratic society' they live in.
Essentially, Europe as we know it will cease to be, courtesy of said earth-shattering fallout. Everything will be different.
Contemporary Uprising, digital art: Depiction of a modern "Springtime of the People" in Europe, protesters with smartphones, dynamic colours, reflecting the current era of social movements.
Thus, perhaps the Moral of the Story is simple:
'Leaders' who swear allegiance to Foreign Hegemons & toss the people into the dustbin... will eventually beget Nemesis from said Hubris of theirs. Future (& present) peoples should thus note never to do what Europe's corrupt 'leadership' engaged in.
The critical takeaway ought to be that 'Democracy' can never function without adequately accounting for Populist sentiment. The dissatisfaction of the 'Elite' is not sufficient grounds for rejecting Popular will.
That 'will' has long been disdained & ridiculed, the people behind it scorned & now turned into a 'deplorable' enemy. Chaos & Turmoil, therefore, inevitably approaches!
& so, even if Europe is Moribund & will die off soon courtesy of its leaders' past follies & present contempt for the pillars of Western Civilization:
Until that moment arrives decisively, its people can still teach others a thing or two about how to 'fight back,' even if the outcome is all but set in stone.
For that, they deserve respect.
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There's a small, but significant - in terms of what we do - minority of European peasants who've already taken to the hills, got off-grid and got some food in the ground.
Once the smoke clears hopefully those of us who've given the situation (of collapse) some thought can help in the spiritual, physical and political restructuring of our various homelands. Come what may, life is a gift, for which I'm deeply grateful.
But speaking of European geopolitic, there's a British-based writer (who's name I always forget!) who produces a website - The Consciousness of Sheep that I think you'll get a LOT out of. His focus is primarily economic - but in a way that makes economics interesting! Here's a link to an article I've not actually read yet that I hope we both enjoy!
https://consciousnessofsheep.co.uk/2024/03/07/a-fatally-repeated-misunderstanding/
I have "enjoyed" (intellectually stimulating) reading a number of your articles today. You make me think about things more from a geopolitical perspective. Sp I feel you are inviting me to climb a higher mountain and look across a broader territory to see things I haven't seen berore . . .
I am wondering if you are aware of some of the analyses coming from a resource economics perspective and whether you think they are "on the money" (term used with irony considering what "money" has become) in terms of where we are going?
Example article:
https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/18531-2/