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Why did the catholic church do the same thing?

...I'm American. I've met some very hardy and respectable Europeans. I've also seen a lot of spaghetti-spined 'go with whatever the cultural consensus is' eurocrats. I wish that the Euros would get off their asses, shrink their governments, reform their cultures, rebuild their militaries, and...

First off, no Europe has not. If it had, Europe would not have become dependent on Russian oil and gas. It is fair to say that Europe has allowed America to take point on a huge amount of international issues that functionally dominate their foreign affairs, but by no means all. Even then...

Soviet satellite states took orders from Moscow. European nations do not take orders from Washington. This term does not suit either.

You seem to have a misunderstanding. Vassals pay tribute to their Imperators. The US sends aid money and the like to the many nations it has close relationships as Global Hegemon. The UK, the EU, etc, are not vassals of the US. They are allies that are sufficiently less in power that they...