In America, the power shift leaves the European lapdogs disoriented. Trump has no intention of keeping us on a leash, dismissing certain Atlanticist fetishes and anti-Russian nonsense that come with nuclear risks. He wants to mind his own business—both personal and national—stopping the waste of money on absurd wars like the one in Ukraine. A real shift. From the high-nosed establishment that preaches benevolence while dropping bombs, to an old fox favoring self-serving isolationism and ceasefires. A beneficial change.
The war in Ukraine has been a colossal blunder for Europe, triggered by Washington’s upper crust, always on the lookout for excuses to vent frustrations and fill the pockets of their friends in the arms industry. Like when they decided to expand NATO eastward, placing missiles right under Putin’s nose via the puppet government in Kyiv, convinced they’d win the war by sacrificing others to achieve Cold War fantasies. A plan made without consulting the innkeeper—or rather, without considering Putin, who, after a shaky start, kept Russia unified and now only needs to secure fragments of the Donbas. Analysts say Ukraine’s collapse is a matter of weeks; they’re running out of soldiers and, even more so, morale.
While Europe remains eerily silent, hundreds of unfortunate souls die in Ukraine every day. Meanwhile, the wind has sharply changed in the country that stirred all this up. Without American support, Zelensky and company would do well to choose their villas abroad where they can live in exile and leave it to others to negotiate surrender. Ukraine’s future lies in neutrality, something that could have been settled without firing a shot by strengthening ties with Moscow instead of breaking them. But that’s human nature—war’s madness is only realized when it hits home, only to be forgotten over time.
Europe’s disgraceful ruling classes have reneged on the post-war commitments upon which Europe was built. Their warmongering conformity is shameful; their subservience to Anglo-Saxon delusions is unforgivable. Words like peace and dialogue have suddenly vanished from their empty phrases, replaced by propaganda straight out of the last century. These embarrassing leaders have learned nothing from the disasters in Iraq, the tragicomedy of Afghanistan, the Libyan chaos, or even the Syrian mess. These were pointless wars instigated by Washington’s swagger, with Europeans playing the useful idiots who ultimately bear the consequences.
Ukraine is now a graveyard, and it’s us Europeans who pay the price for this war, having shattered a vital strategic alliance with Russia at great economic and social cost, including yet another wave of refugees. Those responsible for this disaster should resign, but if they had any moral scruples, they wouldn’t be in those seats in the first place. Citizens must oust them, as happened in Washington, by voting for radical change in whatever form it presents itself.
With Trump’s resounding victory, the warmongering NATO lobby and Europe’s subservience come under fire. The emperor rejects us as colonies, and it’s time to stop being lapdogs. The challenge is to decide where to go from here, which should be the job of politics. There’s no use expecting change from leaders who have built their careers by bowing to Washington, dragging us into a suicidal militaristic and lobby-driven spiral for decades without ever producing an intelligent synthesis.
The political Europe is reduced to ashes, and the only hope comes from the continent’s civil society, which is far better than its leaders. Within it lie values and experiences that could give rise to a new paradigm, one with genuine politics serving the people, centered on quality of life rather than financial indices, cooperation over competition, the planet over consumption, and peace over self-destruction. We must move from fear to trust, tearing down every barrier—even mental ones. From conservation, we must embrace radical change, allowing European civil society to reclaim its rightful role in democracy and take charge of its destiny again.
