Or you can look at how those Eurotribbers who are both strong Europhiles and self-confessed supporters of ending US hegemonic status have been dealing with the issue. Connect the dots...
The main point of the diary was to mock the perverse propaganda that seeks to turn clear evidence of deteriorating terms of trade for the USA relative to EU as proof that the Diseased Anglo NeoCons were right all along.
It isn't just about taking the US down a peg, but also, protecting workers in the EU and managing through what may very well be trying economic times.
Thus the importance of the relationship with the PRC, with Russia, and with Latin America.
The most vociferous opponents of the PRC have been coming from the European right-wing., with the exception of France, whose center-left has chosen to use the issue as a way to embarass a right-wing government.
Finally, we don't know how violent protests in the US would have been because the running of the torch in San Francisco, unlike that in Paris, was actually properly managed. Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant
