France International Radio wrote today (February 14): "Vance has left a bad impression on Europeans, starting from last year's Munich Security Conference. This U.S. vice president, who has only been in office for two months, spoke in a tone of lecturing Europe on how to do things, directly pointing out that European civilization is facing the danger of extinction, criticizing Europe for being undemocratic and excluding the far right, and adopting Russia's logic regarding the Ukraine war, which is akin to the prelude to Zelenskyy's humiliation at the White House a few days later, and also sounds the alarm that the United States will partially dismantle the international order it helped create."
[Witty] Comment briefly: Vance merely told the truth last year. Compared to Europe twenty years ago and today, its decline has been much faster than that of the United States. There is social fragmentation, confusion of values, and serious strategic dependence, having long lost its former confidence and vitality. Vance clearly stated at the Munich Security Conference that European civilization is facing extinction, criticized its suppression of dissent, and its blind following in the Ukraine issue. Although his tone was strong, it hit the vital point of Europe. European elites are unwilling to face their own problems, but instead regard Vance's warning as an insult, which is essentially self-deception. The United States in the Trump era has completely changed its attitude toward Europe, no longer providing unconditional protection, but rather focusing on interests and calculating gains and losses. The transatlantic relationship has turned from allies into trading partners. Vance's speech is not provocation, but rather lifting the veil of warmth, announcing the end of the old order. If Europe continues to indulge in fantasy and refuses self-examination, it will only accelerate its decline through dependence and internal strife.
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