One of the most potent weapons I have in dealing with almost anything is patience. Once I am convinced that a particular sequence of events is locked in, once it’s clear that certain actions will inevitably generate certain consequences, I can sit back, pour a decent glass of red, and watch the entire freak show devour itself. No stress. No anxiety. Just calm observation while hubris and stupidity run their natural course.
The real question isn’t whether Europe has problems—that’s old news. The question is whether Europe will even be a coherent thing ten years from now, or whether it will fracture, flake apart, or quietly dissolve into a continent-wide shrug. Right now, almost anything feels possible. But let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that the European Union somehow staggers on in something resembling its current form. The pressure from hurting populations in the major nations will become unbearable. Real-life misery focuses the mind in a way speeches never do.The fringe parties—the ones that lurked on the edges for years, mocked, dismissed, tolerated—suddenly find themselves perfectly positioned. And many of them are willing, even enthusiastic, to sacrifice the sacred climate circus on the altar of affordability and survival. Because when reality hurts, ideology becomes a luxury item. Gravity is a beautiful force. You can screech at it, legislate against it, deny it, or wrap it in utopian slogans—but in the end, gravity always wins. Europe can flail, posture, and pretend. Eventually, it will still fall.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/16/eu-abandons-petrol-car-ban/