"Every time Trump or members of his administration have lashed out at Europe, including Ukraine, Europeans have absorbed the blow with a forced smile and bent over backwards to flatter the White House." (...)
"While a systemic answer to Europe’s security conundrum is not in sight, Europeans do have the levers to prevent Ukraine’s capitulation and create the conditions for a just peace."
That's the point, but let's be honest: if we ignore the extremists on both sides..
Ok , needed to read that sentence 3 times.
Tbh, I dont think I'm not actually ignoring them, though yes, they both get under my skin. I do believe that polarisation is a big issue, that's apart from the question who is actually right or wrong.
I also think that sofar, I haven't seen any good or "easy" solution. Our isues are unique and complex, and sometimes solutions take time. So I guess we probably have to be confident we as a society will somehow find a way, without shutting eachother out. That means understanding. Fear for change or fear for too little change, for one could be a commonality. For now, in these trying times, maybe having a Government that mostly sort of works might be a great miracle already. I'm just saying..how do we even measure or compare it all? I don't know.