| ditto that..
something that's completely ignored in that article, and most articles talking about the trans-atlantic "alliance" is the geopolitical side of the issue. do the majority of europeans like living in a world where u.s. policy dominates the entire planet? i doubt it. europeans, just like those in asia, south america, etc., want to see a multilateral world. for europe, a multilateral world would give the EU greater power than it currently has, and europe can escape from the u.s.'s shadow.
we are increasingly at odds with europe. religion, abortion, the death penalty, how we treat our poor, how we treat workers, attitudes towards the environment, etc... these are some fundamental differences. sure, they love democracy. so too do the japanese.
one other point/example is that the EU is about to abolish its ban on selling china military equipment - something we oppose because of our support for taiwan. |