i don't agree. i believe the west is much more resilient then doomers think. the whole world is in a crisis right now, but things are rebounding. business is picking up again at super speed, people are optimistic again and close deals, new tech is being developed and deployed, climate change is finally being taken seriously, etc. etc.

its the nature of democracy that people discuss and fight over things and that decision making is therefore a messy process... but we are getting there.

even stuff like Polands confrontation now with the EU is part of a HEALTHY process and it speaks for the EU that all this is possible... no matter the outcome by the way, as long as indepedenent judges come to a conclusion!

so stop with your predictions of doom. I bet in the long-run, China and Russia will be the one who fail.