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The European evolution of post-war economic fundamentals of states/countries evolved in significantly different patterns from that of the US. It began its change radically with the demise of the Soviet Union.
The US assumed that Communism was the main threat to its democracy (and that invasion was possible). The Europeans did not believe that such a threat existed. There was a "wall" put up (that is still partially in place to be seen in Berlin), which has been demolished. But the eventual inutility of such a device did not, finally, prevent the Soviet Union from coming apart and dieing.
So, with consummate-confidence, Europe simply waited for the Red Threat to implode. Which has happened, and the European Union recuperated the vestiges - that is, those eastern-countries that opted to become members.
Europe and the US are kindred-spirits. A great, great many immigrants came from Europe in the 19th century to create the basic foundation of the country. That tie was knotted further in WW2. But they remain VERY, VERY different socio-economic entities today.
Uncle Sam has kept his original bent for freedom-of-both-thought-and-action and the "individual rewards" thereto. By which it has kept and augmented its basic National Economic Unfairness. (Whazzat?)
It looks like this from here:
The inequality is Uncle Sam's major-problem forbidding "national fairness" ...
The US assumed that Communism was the main threat to its democracy (and that invasion was possible). The Europeans did not believe that such a threat existed. There was a "wall" put up (that is still partially in place to be seen in Berlin), which has been demolished. But the eventual inutility of such a device did not, finally, prevent the Soviet Union from coming apart and dieing.
So, with consummate-confidence, Europe simply waited for the Red Threat to implode. Which has happened, and the European Union recuperated the vestiges - that is, those eastern-countries that opted to become members.
Europe and the US are kindred-spirits. A great, great many immigrants came from Europe in the 19th century to create the basic foundation of the country. That tie was knotted further in WW2. But they remain VERY, VERY different socio-economic entities today.
Uncle Sam has kept his original bent for freedom-of-both-thought-and-action and the "individual rewards" thereto. By which it has kept and augmented its basic National Economic Unfairness. (Whazzat?)
It looks like this from here:
The inequality is Uncle Sam's major-problem forbidding "national fairness" ...
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