The Rape Of Europa by Portfolio Armor

   What is going on in Europe is a disgrace but a well deserved disgrace. 

   Second rate politicians jetting around the world to be humiliated day after day and in the end bankrupting their countries. What could be more fitting to the decline of Europe? 

   Unlike Austin Powers, it must not be very good to be them! After being treated like second rate ambassadors coming to Kowtow in China and being kicked out early after only a day of discussions for being disrespectful. It was the turn of Trump to enjoy his role of Uber predator:

 "If you do what I say, you'll get 15%"

 "Can we get any better?"

 "No, 15%!"

 "15%.... "  

  No strength, no intelligence, total dejection. Almost painful to watch.

  I would call this a turning point for Europe but I am afraid, worse, much worse is yet to come!  

   Don Quixote would both recognize the decaying Spanish empire and the windmills! 

The Rape Of Europa by Portfolio Armor

A riff on Titian's "The Rape of Europa", with Ursula von der Leyen as Europa and Trump as Zeus disguised as a bull.

The Double Humiliation Of Europe

That's a pretty clever image, isn't it? Starting with Titian's "The Rape Of Europa" and putting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's face on Europa and President Trump's face on Zeus disguised as the bull. If I were a certain one of my fellow contributing editors, that image would be the whole post, but instead, I'm going to give you some of the best reactions to Ursula's brace of humiliations at the hands of Xi and Trump. 

Humiliated In China 

For some perspective, here's how China treats a visiting foreign leader it respects, in this case, Russian President Vladimir Putin last year. 

Compare to the welcome Ursula von der Leyen and her entourage got in China last week. Imagine President Trump being herded onto an airport bus like a budget airline passenger. That’s how China just welcomed the EU. Like she was about to pick up her rental from Hertz.

Humiliated In Scotland 

The worst was yet to come in Scotland, however, as she met President Trump at his golf club there over the weekend. The words cut off after "Trump's" below are "humiliation rituals". European reactions ranged from anger to embarrassment. 

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I’m embarrassed to be European today. I can’t believe we agree to a deal like this. No deal would have been way better long term.!" Niklas Oestberg

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Complete and utter rip-off. Total humiliation. What is the purpose of the EU if it just caves when faced with the slightest challenge? Clown show." Europe Defender

 

 As Armchair Warlord summed it up, the Europeans have paid the price for their Russophobia by cementing their subordinate status to the U.S.