Well, howdy there, Internet people, it spell again.

So today, we're going to talk about the EU as a world power in the Greenland moment.

We've talked about how the U.S. losing the rest of NATO would make the U.S. weaker and would end up creating another near-peer competitor nation out of the EU,

even if it's actually a block of nations. This idea got a bit of pushback in the United States

because of American mythology being confused for American history, and that causing the belief that Europe needs the U.S.

more than we need them. It would be unthinkable for Europe, especially traditional Western

European allies, to be competitors. This idea exists, even though for most of U.S. history,

that's exactly what they were. But now,

we have a bit more confirmation that some in Europe are looking that direction. What kind of

confirmation? The President of France said as much. Macron cited the Greenland moment and said, quote,

When there's a clear act of aggression, I think what we should do isn't bow down or try to reach a settlement.

We've tried that strategy for months. It's not working.

At one point in the conversation, he asked rhetorically, quote,

Are we ready to become a power?

This is the question in the field of economy and finance, in defense and security, as well as in our democratic systems.

He said the U.S. was moving away from the rule of law and that Europe has, quote,

the Chinese tsunami on the trade front, and we have minute by minute instability on the American side.

These two crises amount to a profound shock, a rupture for Europeans.

He then said, quote,

World markets are increasingly weary of the U.S. dollar.

They're looking at alternatives.

Let's offer them European debt.

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