Europe is so cooked. Literally and figuratively. Joking aside, I have a theory. That continent has fought itself stupid. Napoleon, WWI, WWII, etc. Since 1800, 120+ million people have died on that continent due to war. Usually the finest stock of a country goes to war, so

Auron MacIntyre

@auronmacintyre · Twitter · 2026-06-29 02:37 UTC

The fact that the entirety of Europe is willing to sacrifice a notable amount of their population to a Covid-esque purity spiral is a pretty good indication that no lessons were or will be learned