Whether Europe needs to 'grow some balls' regarding its energy security is a separate debate that I might even agree with. In fact, there is no denying that Europe has been lazy for 80 years. But the irony is that we were finally in full action, investing billions to pivot away from Russian gas and into new LNG infrastructure and Qatari partnerships—investments that every European citizen is already paying a heavy price for.
Now, that hard-earned security is being paralyzed by a conflict fueled by US and Israeli interests. You claim this war won't impact prices, yet the shutdown of QatarEnergy and the uninsurability of the Strait are facts that are already breaking the global market. Dismissing a 50%+ price spike as just a 'news cycle' ignores how global supply chains and industrial contracts work.
The 'facts' you pride yourself on show that while the US sits on a surplus, its allies are paying the price for a conflict that destabilizes our borders and empties our treasuries. It might not have started as a war for oil, but for Trump and the US energy sector, it is a perfect strategic windfall. It secures US energy dominance at the exact moment Europe is most vulnerable. A very well-played hand, indeed.
Well then do something about it through processes and select better leaders. I am not saying our leader is good, he is a crook. I hate him.
But it is a population in Europe that said for 50 years that “we don’t need oil and gas” and we will do it with solar and wind. This is a popular opinion in Europe and not just European leaders. So it’s a choice. With that choice comes the consequences. This is one.
I’ll give you that: Europe desperately needs better leaders. But that is exactly the problem—the most powerful figures in the European Commission aren't even directly elected by the population. We are stuck with a technocracy that made us vulnerable, and now the common citizen is paying for it.
But don't mistake those bureaucratic failures for a '50-year popular choice' by the people. Up until 2022, we were fine with cheap gas. The mass push for solar only exploded in the last decade, and especially after the Ukraine invasion, simply because people couldn't afford their bills anymore. It was a financial forced-move, not an ideological one.
So, we are caught between an unelected leadership in Brussels that failed us and a US administration that—while you may call them 'crooks'—is strategically benefiting from this chaos. We get the energy inflation and the migrant crisis; the US gets the market dominance. You might hate the player, but you have to admit the US is winning the game at Europe’s expense.
Whether Europe needs to 'grow some balls' regarding its energy security is a separate debate that I might even agree with. In fact, there is no denying that Europe has been lazy for 80 years. But the irony is that we were finally in full action, investing billions to pivot away from Russian gas and into new LNG infrastructure and Qatari partnerships—investments that every European citizen is already paying a heavy price for.
Now, that hard-earned security is being paralyzed by a conflict fueled by US and Israeli interests. You claim this war won't impact prices, yet the shutdown of QatarEnergy and the uninsurability of the Strait are facts that are already breaking the global market. Dismissing a 50%+ price spike as just a 'news cycle' ignores how global supply chains and industrial contracts work.
The 'facts' you pride yourself on show that while the US sits on a surplus, its allies are paying the price for a conflict that destabilizes our borders and empties our treasuries. It might not have started as a war for oil, but for Trump and the US energy sector, it is a perfect strategic windfall. It secures US energy dominance at the exact moment Europe is most vulnerable. A very well-played hand, indeed.
Well then do something about it through processes and select better leaders. I am not saying our leader is good, he is a crook. I hate him.
But it is a population in Europe that said for 50 years that “we don’t need oil and gas” and we will do it with solar and wind. This is a popular opinion in Europe and not just European leaders. So it’s a choice. With that choice comes the consequences. This is one.
I’ll give you that: Europe desperately needs better leaders. But that is exactly the problem—the most powerful figures in the European Commission aren't even directly elected by the population. We are stuck with a technocracy that made us vulnerable, and now the common citizen is paying for it.
But don't mistake those bureaucratic failures for a '50-year popular choice' by the people. Up until 2022, we were fine with cheap gas. The mass push for solar only exploded in the last decade, and especially after the Ukraine invasion, simply because people couldn't afford their bills anymore. It was a financial forced-move, not an ideological one.
So, we are caught between an unelected leadership in Brussels that failed us and a US administration that—while you may call them 'crooks'—is strategically benefiting from this chaos. We get the energy inflation and the migrant crisis; the US gets the market dominance. You might hate the player, but you have to admit the US is winning the game at Europe’s expense.
Yes, I agree.