Mach's Gut, Europe!
“When half the U.S. Navy was destroyed by Japanese bombs, at least we knew who did it and where they lived... What has gone wrong with our communication system since then? Why are we more ignorant and less informed today than we were in 1941? ... we are doomed like rats in a maze of fear. We are slaves to mendacity and hostile disinformation. Bread and circuses were not enough to sustain the Roman Empire and they will not be enough for the United States of America.” – Hunter S. Thompson (2004) If you had told me in 1991, 2005, or 2021 that a Malaysian PM would outshine a German Chancellor on the world stage, I would have thrown a bowl of nasi lemak topped with sauerkraut at your insolent mouth. Sadly, the West has forgotten a consumer-driven economy requires a subtext of morality proven by competent refugee re-settlements, responsible journalism, and at least superficial support for diversity. Any other paradigm seeking to incorporate the West’s trillions of dollars of debt and its eve
