It's a marathon, not a sprint. I live with a high living standard with access to good health care. Hey, I also live in a democracy, and you're right that I think we need to defend that well. Let's hope & see if we have what it takes..

And most of the world doesn't run on fancy new gizmos (that don't make money for the shareholders anyway). Europe is still rich because it produces high value items like steel from iron ore, and machines and cars from steel.