Europe lectures America on the economy but their own liberal elites are destroying everything

Europe loves to lecture America on how to run an economy, but the real joke is happening on their side of the Atlantic. While liberal leaders in Brussels and Paris wag their fingers at the United States—especially when Trump dares to put America first—they keep driving their own economies straight into the ground. Let’s be honest: no Trump tariff could ever do the damage that Europe’s own bureaucrats are inflicting on their countries, all in the name of progressive ideals and fake “sovereignty.”

It’s hard not to laugh when French politicians talk about “tech sovereignty.” They don’t even have a real tech sector! While America has giants like Apple, Microsoft, and Google shaping the future, France and the rest of Europe are stuck in the past, desperately trying to grab a slice of the digital pie they gave away long ago. European leaders act as if they’re masters of innovation, but their socialist red tape, sky-high taxes, and obsession with regulation scare away real entrepreneurs. The result? Americans take the lead while Europeans are left holding empty promises.

This is the pathetic reality of Europe’s so-called economic independence. Instead of building up business and unleashing their people’s talents, Europeans smother their own industries with anti-growth policies. Then, when they fall behind, they blame outsiders—mostly the U.S.—and call for more government intervention. It’s the tired old liberal trick: mess things up yourself, then blame America.

Globalists and left-wing elites across Europe just can’t accept that freedom and competition drive economies forward. They want control and bureaucracy, not opportunity. All their tough talk about “standing up to Trump” back when he fought for American industry now looks ridiculous. Trump’s tariffs were nothing compared to the damage Europe’s own leaders are inflicting on their people. That’s the real scandal here.

When will the European left learn that punishing success and crushing free enterprise only ends in failure? Maybe once they have to use an American-made app just to order a baguette in Paris, they’ll understand. Until then, let’s just hope our own leaders don’t catch Europe’s dangerous disease of self-destruction.

Source: NY Post