Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Von der Leyen's Plans for a "Geopolitical" EU Explained" video.
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It's ironic, because over the last 100 years under capitalism, we've been slashing jobs in massive numbers in almost all sectors of work as tech advancement goes on and it's what is allowing us to do so much today than we could 100 years ago.
Now thought, there are some that are fearful of too many jobs being taken away, especially with the rise of A.I. and robotics, the simple truth is, progress and slashing jobs go hand in hand, if advancement allows us to do more with less, it will be done, regardless of resistance to it because we are living in a competitive world that if we don't progress, we get left behind by the ones that do, which forces us all to get with the program.
A.I. and robotics is going to have a massive impact on the job market that we've never seen in history, and unlike automation an 100 years ago that took over a lot of jobs, it was slow to bring in, expensive to do and not very flexible in manufacturing, at least not as low cost, A.I. and robotics is a different ball game as eventually, that will be able to do pretty much any job we can do, any future jobs we try to create, there's no reason why A.I. and robotics won't be able to do them as well, that could be a major problem under the capitalist system we live under, because it would put far more wealth in fewer hands and push the rest of us under a bus, this is especially the case under countries like the US that have little protection for it's people or some developing countries like China, the EU countries on the other hand could get around this with a human basic income, much of the system is already in place to allow that with the social aspect and social programs, it could just be a matter of expanding on what's already there, but trying to sell that idea in the US or China, well they'll need a miracle and would rather throw the people under a bus then help them.
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The reactive and not proactive is why I suspect a Trump president in the US would actually be a good thing for the EU, not in the short term but over the long term.
If Trump follows through on half of what he's saying, that would be music to the pro EU lot in Europe, and a bit of a nightmare for the Eurosceptics that use the US and NATO as a shield to block the EU from further integration, a Trump US would make it very difficult for the Eurosceptics to push there point across and the fear factor of that the EU countries need to depend on themselves more could go a long way in building an EU military, capita market and reforms to allow the EU to have a bigger say in foreign policy matters, just look at what Putin's war in Ukraine has done to push things along in the EU and the irony is in all that, most Europeans don't really see Russia as a threat, whereas a more radical unpredictable is being seen as a far bigger threat, especially under Trump leadership, that could go a long way in passing reforms and other policies in areas that some Eurosceptics won't like.
Fear can go a long way in getting major change and it can happen fast depending on urgency.
With that said, a Trump US would divide the world in many ways, mostly not in favour of the US, the EU will likely be forced to become a more global player in more areas, China wants to divide the EU and US from each other as that makes the US weaker, a Trump US would likely go a long way in helping China and the pro EU lot and as for Russia, I don't think any of these changes matter, Russia is too weak to matter to the big players, so China will continue to use Russia, the EU could become a much bigger force in Europe and around the world, which I'm sure will be music to Putin's ears lol, and the US won't care about anything but the US, which could isolate them and make them weaker over the long run as countries around the world will end up looking for an alternative to the US and as we know, China or Russia don't stand a chance on that one because of there system and because hardly anyone trust them, the EU has a much better chance if they get there act together on the political side with further integration in key areas.
So ideally, you want Trump to win the election and you want him to follow through on his threats to leave NATO and not care about the rest of the world, the reactive ripple effect of that around the world would be massive and very likely would change geopolitics around the world and not in US favour, the likes of China and Russia will try to take advantage of that, but not many around the world trust them or want to live under that kind of rule, the EU on the other hand, has a lot to gain here if they play there cards right, just like Putin is an asset to the EU, but not a big one, Trump could be a massive asset of the EU, as we should never underestimate fear in getting radical change done in a short space of time.
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