Posted on 05/11/2024 6:52:36 AM PDT by House Atreides
In an illuminating piece by Tilak Doshi on Forbes, the economic trajectory of Europe under the weight of its environmental policies is critically analyzed. Doshi paints a stark picture of what he describes as a self-inflicted wound to Europe’s industrial base, driven by stringent regulations and a shift away from reliable energy sources.
“Voltaire famously said that ‘common sense is not so common.’ Nowhere is this adage more relevant than in the field of energy policies in the European Union. These policies are most vigorously pursued in Germany—Europe’s industrial powerhouse—since it adopted the Energiewende legislation in 2010. The ‘green’ regulations and mandates adopted are simultaneously hostile to fossil fuels and nuclear energy. Energiewende (German for ‘energy turnaround’) refers to the ongoing energy transition to an imagined future of low carbon, environmentally sound, reliable, and affordable energy supply”.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tilakdoshi/2024/05/09/as-europe-deindustrializes-can-economic-suicide-be-avoided/?sh=2c2c6f663dfa Doshi’s analysis starts with Germany, the hub of Europe’s industrial might, which has seen a significant decline in its industrial production since 2017. This decline is attributed to the Energiewende, a policy initiative aimed at transitioning to renewable energy sources but which has resulted in high energy costs and reduced competitiveness in the global market….
… This reflection on Europe’s industrial and economic decline under the weight of green policies serves as a cautionary tale about the unintended consequences of well-meaning but poorly implemented government policies. The rigorous enforcement of these policies, without adequate consideration for economic realities and the basic energy needs of a developed economy, may well lead to what Doshi refers to as economic suicide. His article urges a balance—a recalibration of environmental goals with the practical needs of economic stability and growth, reflecting a sentiment that perhaps, the pendulum of environmental policy has swung too far.
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Yes it is. Now, it’s VERY good for us.
After WW II the US went through what I call the “Golden Accident.” We LED the world in BOTH production and consumption. This was the first and only time in world history such a thing happened. See the implications, here: https://twitter.com/LarrySchweikart/status/1789314414405149147
As Western Europe commits economic suicide under its “green” policies, it commits cultural suicicde under its immigration and “hate speech” (offical denial of freedom speech) laws.
The ability to manufacture is the ability to create wealth.
Industrialization replaced agriculture in the last two centuries as the primary means of a nation’s ability to create wealth.
Protectionist trade policies were the norm until the Free Traders took over the Republican Party under G H W Bush thirty-five years ago and transferred America’s manufacturing base to China.
Perhaps it wasn’t clear then, but it is now.
China now has the money that used to be in US banks.
We were the largest creditor nation in the world.
We are now the largest debtor nation in the world.
The billions of dollars that we’ve gifted to Ukraine is money that we’ve borrowed from China, to be paid back by Americans not yet born.
China is also using their new-found wealth to undermine and replace the US as the world’s premier power, with the permanent loss of liberty worldwide.
Exporting our manufacturing base was an incredibly stupid and treasonous thing to do, and President Trump started the process of bringing manufacturing back to the US.
Our future prosperity and security requires this to happen, regardless of the opposition of the RINO class republicans.
America created the entire modern world, and we’re now committing economic suicide through the sheer greed and stupidity of our economic elites.
Trump 2024.
There’s nobody else who can do this.
Real wealth comes from manufacturing.
The damage being done by the commies, Marxists, islamists and their sympathizers is intentional?
Water is indeed wet. The last thing on earth to do is blame these coordinated and obviously destructive actions on the commie/Marxist and islamic nations.
It’s just a bunch of radical leftists and not an obvious global domination plan-and I’m still offering the Brooklyn Bridge for sale.
It’s not suicide.
It’s the results of the long march to institutional control.
These are not western leaders running industry and institution. They are commies, Marxists, islamists and their loyal lieutenants and sympathizers.
The Dems were hip to hip with Russia for over 100yrs until it became inconvenient. He hosted the 2008 Olympics. Now they’re in bed with China-Xi hosted two Olympics, Qatar home of hamas’ leaders hosted a recent World Cup.-rinse, repeat the world over.
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