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By the author of The Dark Secrets of Survival
Too many things are happening to me personally and worldwide, so this article might look to you like ranting or even blabbing, but I see it as my own reactions to events and my own take on that event from the previous point of view. So…
1.“Old wh*re“ with a violin
Not too many events in the last years brought so many reactions as the latest presidential election results in the US. I am talking about reactions in Europe(EU).
You could conclude, based on those reactions, that the gates of hell opened and demons gonna attack Europe, or rain of fire gonna fall on it because Americans elected their president.
The news is full of reactions and scenarios of the future of Europe now that Trump has won, and what strikes me most is the picture being portrayed where media and big shots in Europe act like they are one of the states in the US. They act like they acted for decades, fully dependent on the US for anything that’s really important, and now when someone from the other side tells the truth in a way, “I am not paying or cleaning your sh*t anymore,” Europe is kind of surprised and insulted.
We ( who are in Europe geographically but not in the EU, who are like on the margin on it) felt the hypocrisy of the EU many times, and we have been saying that Europe is an old lying wh*re.
So, Europe will grow, have ties with everyone, bring its own military power to ruins, and invest that money in something else…but at the same time, it will feel insulted when someone from the US says, “You have to defend yourself, I am not doing that for you or paying for that.”
It is like two brothers living in a dangerous neighborhood. One is investing in his violin, and classes of violin playing, because he wants to improve himself in the arts. The other brother is investing in weapons and skills, and he is defending both of them, to keep both of them secure for years.
And then one-day the weapons-investing brother says, “It is enough. You have to invest in your own weapon, skills, and defense.”
Well, now you have only your violin, and you are a virtuoso in violin playing in a very dangerous neighborhood.
Is Trump’s election gonna have repercussions on the situation in the EU? Of course, it will.
Huge.
Who is at fault for that? Definitely the old lying (unprepared) wh*re. Wh*re with violin.
So, for all whining EU big shots…grow up and accept reality: those are not your elections, not your president!
EU is plagued with endless discussions and animosities between itself (members), privileged parts of societies, its own definitions of democracy, and a sick understanding of liberties and rights (or the absence of those).
Europe as we know it, or as we want to know it, is dying if it ever existed at all. Europe that is coming is not gonna be nice.
2.East vs. West…Ukraine
War in Ukraine, in its larger picture, is being portrayed as a war between the East and the West.
The West, in essence, does not understand how the East works. The East has (I am there, and was “East“ in the closest term) a history of hard times. A very recent history of hard times. People remember hard times, the communist system, food rationing, secret police terror, and so on and so on.
The average Russian has lived or has a father who lived in the Soviet Union, stripped of everything that the average EU citizen or EU citizen father had. The average Russian is much more prepared to live in war conditions than the average EU citizen.
The main thing here is word “duration.”
The EU alone is not capable of helping with the war in Ukraine for too long of a time. After a very short time, the EU (folks in the EU, public opinion, majority, call it what you like) will want their violin back. They are not ready for war. They will want amenities of the good life, and most of them will want to forget Ukraine, to turn their heads to the other side. “We want our violins back.”
Not to mention that the EU is not capable of taking a more active role in that war for a longer period of time because the pool of people wanting to fight there is definitely more petite and less willing than the pool in Russia.
Systems are different, histories are different, or, for example, the coffins with dead soldiers coming back home have different effects in Russia and the EU.
The EU without the US does not have too much chance, and who to blame for that? Read above again.
3. Americans
Now, to follow all the above about “not my elections,” I will restrain myself from too much commenting on it, other than to say that some of the media work during the campaign and long before reminded me of hate and war media here in Balkans. That alone shows me how heated the situation is there.
With fear, hate, polarization, and dehumanization, everything is possible. It has happened before in history, and it can (will ) happen again.
The American media really heated things and continues to do so.
By watching the media, you could conclude that there are two opposite sides, yes, but also two sides that are almost ready to fight with each other over wrong car stickers, hats, opinions…
From the prepper side, do not get mesmerized with events from the big circle only (elections, world situation) and forget to pay attention to your own small circle events ( family, city…).
By paying too much attention to big events, you might miss small but important things that might have bigger impact on you once when SHTF.
Stay prepared!
What are your thoughts?
What do you think about this? Do you think Selco is correct about why the EU is so upset about Trump’s victory? What are your own thoughts about American ties with Europe, Russia, and Ukraine?
Let’s discuss it in the comments section.
About Selco:
Selco survived the Balkan war of the 90s in a city under siege, without electricity, running water, or food distribution.
In his online works, he gives an inside view of the reality of survival under the harshest conditions. He reviews what works and what doesn’t, tells you the hard lessons he learned, and shares how he prepares today.
He never stopped learning about survival and preparedness since the war. Regardless of what happens, chances are you will never experience extreme situations as Selco did. But you have the chance to learn from him and how he faced death for months.
Real survival is not romantic or idealistic. It is brutal, hard, and unfair. Let Selco take you into that world.
