Why can't Europe defend itself?

[caravel]

This thread is now starting to remind me of one of those "my country's army is better than your country's army" threads that you would expect to see in a gaming forum prior to the launch of the next in the series...

[Fragony]

This thread is now starting to remind me of one of those "my country's army is better than your country's army" threads that you would expect to see in a gaming forum prior to the launch of the next in the series...

Yes but I still think we aproach the concept of war diffently, it's something that comes to you and leaves huge scars to Europeans, aka absolutely and ugly serious business that should never be underestimated. I think the European is much more dangerous, much more hardened, it's in our DNA.

[Andres]

I think the European is much more dangerous, much more hardened, it's in our DNA.

Ah, the Dangerous European. Interesting. I know a Dangerous European. He usually lies dangerously on his sofa, watching television and enjoying beer in a most threatening way.

[Fragony]

Ah, the Dangerous European. Interesting. I know a Dangerous European. He usually lies dangerously on his sofa, watching television and enjoying beer in a most threatening way.

What I mean is that we probably will be less shocked by atrocities. Should war come we know what to expect, extreme loss of life, whole cities completely destroyed. We didn't see any of it but the stories are still alive, we 'know' what it's going to be like. I don't believe a history of violence has no consequences, no matter how deeply burried.