Been saying/observing this for YEARS... and I loved Europe and many Europeans - 1960s -2000 Europe, particularly Austria, Germany, UK before the recent Mind Virus Infestation was something to behold. They actually had TRUE Leaders who projected REAL strength and who weren't ashamed of their unique Cultures and Traditions unlike now. The likes of Thatcher, Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl et al would be APPALLED at what the EU has become.
Even Eisenhower who was SACEUR and principal architect of NATO was saying in the 1960s that they needed to finally step up and take more responsibility instead of relying on the U.S. for perpetuity... that was 65y ago and they had to be dragged and ridiculed about it just now.