US can sit back and watch Europe implode

Chicago sun-Times ^ | Feb.27, 2005 | Mark Steyn

[Nowhere Man]

Yeah, but this time, no freebies, like a Marshall Plan. We will rebuild Europe in America's conservative Judeo-Christian image. Otherwise let their anti-religious, multiculturalist, socialist liberals dig their own way out.

I'll drink to that, we need to do it right this time.

[Righty_McRight]

25 years ago, the CIA (in some analysis) predicted the collapse of Mexico in 10 years. If two million immigrants from Mexico a year is stable, then I sure as hell don't want to see what a collapse will look like.

[elfman2]

" If two million immigrants from Mexico a year is stable"

It looks more like 250,000 – 300,000 Mexican immigrants per year. Google results for: Mexico "immigrants per year"

[Walkingfeather]

They will head here to america. as much as they hate us we are the place where people want to come.

[MARTIAL MONK]

It did collapse - in 1994. The question is: What does a collapse look like?. Institutions don't disappear; they become more and more ineffective. People still get up, put on their britches and go do something. Even China functioned after a fashion during the Cultural Revolution.
We made our way through the great depression.

[elfman2]

"The question is: What does a collapse look like?. "

Nothing like the CIA predictions of rioting, violent government overthrow, anarchy, looting, starvations, disease, tens of millions of refugees exiting in mass. The thing or two I read were biblical.

[MARTIAL MONK]

I agree. Europe won't go that way either, at least to any great extent. It will simply become less and less important or influential in world affairs.