They Oughta Know

The Euros have a longer and more nuanced view of their own history than we do---mostly because their ancestors lived through it, and because the very nation-states they inhabit were, in great part, carved out of old empires that were broken up after the Great War. So while we rattle the sabers and talk tough and invoke Chamberlain at Munich because it's one of right-wing radio's favorite catchphrases, the people who are next door to the unrest are counseling patience and calm now. As we they should---they've seen this movie before, and they know what can happen when a bunch of people decide they're going to have a war because they want to have a war, and it doesn't usually end well.

---Baron V