Self-righteous, smug Europe chokes on its scorn for America

Nothing bothers the European elite as much as American conservatives praising the European foundations of their shared, but threatened, Western civilization.Europeans especially resent having their social-welfare state system critiqued by upstart, crass Americans.Their pique only increases as they push back against the condescending American idea that the United States could possibly offer any constructive advice, much less help a more civilized Europe follow the “American model.”Americans, in turn, are worried that Europe is not just stagnating but is on a trajectory of permanent decline — with dire consequences for the entire Western world.As for symptoms, the US cites a steadily declining European share of world GDP. It points to Europe’s unsustainable 1.39 fertility rate, which ensures a steadily smaller, older and costlier native population.More than 10% of Europe’s resident population is now foreign-born — some 45 million people. However, the European host, unlike classless America, does not have a long tradition of melting-pot assimilation, integration and acculturation.Unlike America’s mostly Christian-nation immigration patterns, European immigrants are predominantly from the Middle East and North Africa, Islamic and increasingly anti-Western.Far too many of Europe’s immigrants profess little desire to assimilate into what they consider a culturally decadent place — one that, ironically, they have no desire to leave.The Christian Church, the linchpin of Western civilization, was born in Europe. Yet nowhere do atheism, agnosticism and open hostility to Christendom grow stronger.Subscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter! Please provide a valid email.

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