🇰🇷Why is South Korea committing demographic suicide?
In 2020 the birth rate in Korea sank to a record low of 0.84, the lowest in the World.
Here's what's happening, and why there is hope...
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This is how Alsatian language sounds.
I found a rare video of football manager Arsène Wenger speaking in his native Alsatian.
The former Arsenal manager grew up in a small village of Duttlenheim, where everybody spoke Alsatian, and only learned French in school.
This is the perfect European tweet. It is the Platonic ideal of contemporary European civilization. It is flawless in every way. I didn't think it could be done, but it has everything.
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Europe has a choice:
Marco Rubio to Europeans at MSC 2026:
> US and Europe "belong together"; America is Europe's "child," fates intertwined
> Reassured alliance commitment but demanded reform: step up defense spending, curb mass migration, check climate luxury beliefs, reindustrialize, improve trade balances
> Preference to act together, but US ready to go alone if needed; push for reciprocity and alignment with US priorities.
Wang Yi (China) to Europeans at MSC 2026:
> China and Europe are partners, not rivals.
> Emphasized "true multilateralism"
> Double down and boost global governance (strengthen UN, oppose unilateralism / "law of the jungle")
> Called for cooperation on shared challenges, including climate (reaffirm Paris Agreement commitments, building clean energy / tech)
> Warned against division and decoupling; urged joint progress for humanity
My worry is that Europeans are suckers for exactly this kind of super inclusive, deliberately warm and universalist language. The Chinese Foreign Minister knows exactly what appeals to Western ears.
Notice the subtext of kumbaya, of "let's just hold hands as we contemplate our common humanity and tackle shared common threats." This is engineered to really tap into the European predilection for empathy.
Will Europe resist the siren call?
China says it opposes "law of the jungle" but this is simply rhetorical cover for their own contradictory actions, like aggressive "Wolf Warrior" diplomacy (see what PM Sanae Takaichi just had to deal with) or territorial assertions in the South China Sea (and soon, the Arctic), which clash with the "harmony" talk.
Rubio's message on the other hand embodies "tough love." For Europeans, it's difficult to hear because he's asking for direct accountability - highlighting perceived complacencies and self-inflicted weaknesses in the West - and for responsibility.
By urging Europe to "step up," Rubio is signaling faith in its capabilities. Like a good parent, he's setting boundaries - if Europe doesn't adapt, the US might act unilaterally.
This resonates with a conservative ethos of self-reliance, merit, and realism. Conservatives often frame tough feedback as empowering - pushing for strength to face threats rather than enabling dependency. It's not scolding for its own sake but a call to "be better" in a dangerous, decadent world.
My message to Europe: BE WARY of anything that sounds like a feel-good TED Talk
Because that's EXACTLY how you got to civilizational decline in the first place.
Choose wisely.
NEW - Rubio says Europe and U.S. belong together bound by "centuries of shared history, Christian faith, culture, heritage, language, ancestry" and that since WW2 mistakes have been made: outsourcing "our sovereignty to international institutions," imposing energy policies that impoverish our people "to appease a climate cult," and opening doors to mass migration "that threatens the cohesion of our societies, the continuity of our culture, and the future of our people... we owe it to our people to face those facts and to move forward to rebuild."
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I don’t, which is why my wiki is such a nightmare of bullshit.
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