When it comes to Europe there are two things happening at the same time which I have a hard time getting my head around. One is that the EU, at the behest of European companies, is constantly attacking American tech companies such Apple and Google. And the other is that Russia is eyeing Europe like a wolf staring into the hen house.
What brought this to mind for me was reading this warning from Ukrainian deputy commander Maksym Zhorin.
The West, he said, must urgently prepare. “Create serious defence systems that could counteract Russia because it will undoubtedly open its mouth and try to swallow the rest of Europe,” he warned. — Maksym Zhorin Deputy Commander 3rd Assault Brigade 4/6/2024
Now, I’m aware that he has every reason to embellish any threat from Russia to bolster his pleas for help from the West. But it’s not just the Ukrainians warning about Russia. There are other parties from all over the world ringing the same bell.
So what is Europe doing while the wolf prowls outside their door? Why they’re attacking America with anti-trust lawsuits of course. The United States of America is the first nation they would turn to for aid should their union fall under peril. Yeah, it makes no sense.
And I might forgive Europe if they actually had good cause to file an anti-trust lawsuit. But this is such a blatant money grab by European companies such as Spotify that it’s plain to see that this is not about protecting their consumers. It’s about another rich European company using corrupt politicians to attack a rival. And this isn’t just about Apple, the EU also suing Google and who knows how many other companies. We almost need to invent a new word to describe governments which operate at the behest of the highest corporate bidder.
Imagine the outrage by Europeans if Elon Musk sued BMW, Audi, and Mercedes Benz to force them to offer subscription services by Tesla in THEIR cars? They would castigate the audacity of someone to think that they had any right to force open someone else’s product line for their own gain. And they’d be right.
At this point some may bring up the fact that Apple is being sued in the United States as well. But it’s an entirely different thing when an American company is sued by the American government. The suit is just a frivolous election year stunt and it will eventually fail but at least it’s within the family as it should be. Kind of like, a brother may insult his sister, but he doesn’t want to hear anyone else in school to do it.
So if Europe is intent on bitting the hand which feeds it. Then I say, LET RUSSIA HAVE EUROPE. When Europe inevitably comes begging the United States to defend them against outside forces, the US should say “No”. Why should Americans have to expend any effort to defend a union which repeatedly attacks us?
If Europe makes their bed. Let them lie in it.
The West, he said, must urgently prepare. “Create serious defence systems that could counteract Russia because it will undoubtedly open its mouth and try to swallow the rest of Europe,” he warned. — Maksym Zhorin Deputy Commander 3rd Assault Brigade 4/6/2024
Now, I’m aware that he has every reason to embellish any threat from Russia to bolster his pleas for help from the West. But it’s not just the Ukrainians warning about Russia. There are other parties from all over the world ringing the same bell.
So what is Europe doing while the wolf prowls outside their door? Why they’re attacking America with anti-trust lawsuits of course. The United States of America is the first nation they would turn to for aid should their union fall under peril. Yeah, it makes no sense.
And I might forgive Europe if they actually had good cause to file an anti-trust lawsuit. But this is such a blatant money grab by European companies such as Spotify that it’s plain to see that this is not about protecting their consumers. It’s about another rich European company using corrupt politicians to attack a rival. And this isn’t just about Apple, the EU also suing Google and who knows how many other companies. We almost need to invent a new word to describe governments which operate at the behest of the highest corporate bidder.
Imagine the outrage by Europeans if Elon Musk sued BMW, Audi, and Mercedes Benz to force them to offer subscription services by Tesla in THEIR cars? They would castigate the audacity of someone to think that they had any right to force open someone else’s product line for their own gain. And they’d be right.
At this point some may bring up the fact that Apple is being sued in the United States as well. But it’s an entirely different thing when an American company is sued by the American government. The suit is just a frivolous election year stunt and it will eventually fail but at least it’s within the family as it should be. Kind of like, a brother may insult his sister, but he doesn’t want to hear anyone else in school to do it.
So if Europe is intent on bitting the hand which feeds it. Then I say, LET RUSSIA HAVE EUROPE. When Europe inevitably comes begging the United States to defend them against outside forces, the US should say “No”. Why should Americans have to expend any effort to defend a union which repeatedly attacks us?
If Europe makes their bed. Let them lie in it.
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