Europe has a death wish, imo.

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    Europe as we know it is changing rapidly. The changes will speed up during the coming century, imo

    This process has multiple causes some of which, I believe, include:

    - Two decimating world wars that killed millions and millions of people everywhere, including Europe.

    - Massive guilt complexes that flowed from this and from the colonisation by European states of Africa, the ME and Asia in previous centuries.

    - The influence of communist and socialist ideologies that built on this guilt and and on class envy. NB I believe in democratic societies that look after their poor, disabled and deprived.

    - The break down of the old regimes such as the Austro- Hungarian Empire. NB I am not in favour of this sort of government.

    - The contraceptive pill and the decline of religious belief. NB I am an atheist and believe in a woman's right to control her body and fertility.

    - The open borders policies motivated by some of the above causes ie guilt.

    I am sure there are other reasons and would be interested to know what people think.

    OXY
 
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