[jernfrost]

Some people seem to somehow wish that us Europeans are furious that we don't have colonies anymore and that we are deeply nostalgic about it. Now I am not from a European country that had colonies, but I think it is pretty universal in Europe that, people are not missing the colonies.

European are happy about where we are today. We are fighting less among each other than ever before. A continent of violence and become a continent of peace.

Europe tops pretty much all worlds statistics on happiness, health, well-being and prosperity.

I have no problems with the right wingers in Europe being angry about us not dominating the rest of the world. Let them be angry, it only brings me schadenfreude.

Besides I don't think Europeans honestly care that much about it. I see American fretting much more about the position in the world. They are afraid of not being number ONE anymore. I think most of us Europeans have long accepted that reality.

IMHO Europe's future is brighter than most other places. Global climate change will affect us much less than the rest. Unlike Asia, we don't have the same demographic time bomb. China, Korea and Japan will suffer major setbacks as their populations gray far too quickly.

The middle east will be screwed when the world no longer runs on oil.

I am hoping for a better future for Africa, but it will take a VERY long time for Africa to catch up with Europe.

The US has a pretty bright future as well I think, but it will likely suffer a lot from political polarization and economic inequality and social problems. Yet the US has been through the same so much of its history.

India will be a lot better off than today, but most Indians have a very long time to go to get anywhere near European levels of prosperity. That could take another 60-100 years.

[negamax]

I am not against a prosperous Europe. Neither do I believe in living in the past. Simply stating the facts that Europe’s wealth is because of world looting. And it would be better that everyone understands where money comes from. Everyday that passes results in less exploitation

I largely agree with what you said. But either of us don’t understand how large complex systems change

There's this strange hint of Europe doing better than everyone else in your message. I assure you, that won't be the case.

[asianthrowaway]

> Simply stating the facts that Europe’s wealth is because of world looting

I'd like to see some sources for those "facts". What exactly happened? Europeans came into Africa and Asia and stole all the factories, leaving Africans and Asians to revert back to agricultural societies?