This is at least half correct, IMO. Europe is older. The EU is the friggin' definition of "the peace dividend." That was the entire purpose of its formation: to stop the wars every few years that had decimated European nations for the last 1000 years. Of COURSE Europeans want to retain that. It has brought peace and prosperity since WWII.
Europe doesn't want "to retire." Europe has a US problem. EU politicians are good vassals to their US masters. The people, not so much. There is a reason that the UK has had Brexit and three PMs in 3 years. The people are tired of neoliberalism. The EU lags US neoliberalism by about 20 years, but we see what is happening to the US and we don't want it here.
The huge demos all across Europe first against being involved in the US-Russia proxy war in Ukraine, and now the US-backed genocide in Israel are in stark contrast to the statements of most of the EUs elected leaders.
The tide is beginning to turn, however. Russia's impending victory in Ukraine + the MASSIVE energy cost increases for the average people for supporting the US in that proxy war softened up resolve of the US vassals.
Israel committing war crimes 24/7 (including friggin' snuff films by the IDF!!!) for the last 4 months and counting with 100% support of the US is maybe a bridge too far now with the ICJ ruling.
German (and other) ex-EU-politicians have spoken publically about how going against the US used to get you visit from the a US intelligence service detailing how they would ruin you if you didn't support them. That threat has to balanced now against getting charged for complicity by the ICJ for genocide.
European politicians remember Slobodan Milošević dying in a cell in the Hague only 18 years ago. No EU country has a "Hague Invasion Act" like the US to rescue them.
It is clear to the European street that the US would fuck us over in a second, because they already have by blowing up Nordstream and then gouging us for gas.
Yes, Europe is older. Older people vote. Older people remember when America was not seen as the world's bully (even though arguably we have been for at least 100 years).
