CarmineCatboy2

Well, european elites are loyal. They just are. The US led world exists partially to their benefit. We talk a lot about how Europe is being squeezed right now, but a) those elites profit from the squeeze; and b) the squeeze pales in comparison to what the US does in Latin America or Africa. It's like Japan's Plaza Accords. Most countries could only wish they stagnated like that.

On the other hand I'd say that future of the EU is uncertain and there are pulls in multiple directions. The Germans were More Loyal than the King when the war started. The French wanted to play themselves up as mediators. Neither really got anything from their moves, but if Russia had been weak those wouldn't have been bad decisions. Ultimately Europe acted under bad intel and is now married to their course of action. According to the principle of letting no crisis go to waste, the French went back to talking nonsense about a unified european army under them. But who knows what will happen 20 years from now? What if that army come into being?

Let's also not underestimate the media stranglehold that Europe is under. Even outright fascists can't really oppose EU or US policy. Imagine a social democrat or a socialist standing against poor underdog Ukraine. That's a death sentence.

We should remove all tax credits that benefit the homeless, thereby introducing a market incentive for them to get a house.

she's got the chops

The way I see it the singular problem of nuclear weapons is what makes a Second American Civil War unworkable. It would immediately involve half of the world's armies cooperating with the US Army to secure those nukes.

We are, after all, talking about a region of the world where a) security is guaranteed by Russia; b) economic development is lead by China; and c) which is landlocked due to NATO destabilization efforts from Afghanistan to West Asia. The US empire is a maritime empire. How is it going to access the region? Pakistan? They tried to reach the 'stans, and the US was in the way together with India. Iran? I don't think even India can convince NATO to just let that happen. Iraq? Azerbaijan? Involves Armenia and Iran, which is prickly at best. Every other force for stability in West Asia was or is currently being NATO'd to death.

you forgot refusing royal assent for laws that cut into their earnings

this is how my crusader kings games always go. 5 octogenarians until one 16 yo takes the throne. repeat.

What's astounding is that it's not very good gaslighting even.

look its the same strategy i used in the 'name cities in europe' game. santa maria lighted up the whole map.

i'll just write maria 100 times and get it done in record time.

Now you know the power of having a monopoly over all the eggs in China.