From Champagne to Anime
From the ashes of the world wars, the eagle soared above its peers.
The USA firmly announced its global dominance on the world stage.
It underwrote the world order with a multinational, rules-based framework.
A laissez-faire, free trade paradigm smothered communist nations with brute force.
Oil markets settled under the watchful eye of Uncle Sam.
And when all else failed, a healthy dose of metal and gunpowder helped to silence any trouble.
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The combined economic powers of the transatlantic partners dwarfed any competing nation bloc.
Yet within half a century, that world began to fade.
The Fall of Champagne Power
Today, Europe is in decline, with no military power, no economic relevance, and no strategic value.
European leaders band together and shout into the howling valley, decrying America’s abandonment of its transatlantic promises.
All the while, Germany powers down its nuclear power plants — its final hopes of energy independence.
Italy and France aim to win World War Three with the domineering Loro Piana and Dom Pérignon.
Each European powerhouse still relies on the equivalent of pen and paper to execute real-time combat analytics.
This once-mighty bloc defied the odds by failing to produce even a single trillion-dollar company.
Its sole crown jewel: a laser-etching machine so accurate it could hit a fifty-cent coin on the moon, from Earth.
The essence of European power has long faded, occasionally flickering back to life through the onerous GDPR laws.
The Rise of the East
The USA leans entirely on South Korea and Japan as its primary physical deterrents to China’s expansionist desires.
A regional force that buys time — for the floating sound of freedom to arrive.
But the synergy extends far beyond military benefit.
South Korea and Japan are market leaders in the esoteric arts of “chips.”
Together with America, they are the closest thing the world has to a self-contained semiconductor alliance.
A trio that is singular in its ability, one capable of producing frontier chips from start to finish.
Their strengths are neatly divided between Korea’s memory giants, Japan’s precision manufacturing, and the design capital of Silicon Valley.
Culturally, the momentum tilts eastward too.
South Korea expands its influence through K-pop and cuisine.
Japan captivates the world with anime, cherry blossoms, and the perfect blend of tradition and modernity.
The heroes of Normandy paid the ultimate price for global freedom and prosperity.
Yet, in a generation to come, more people will remember the savage battles in Attack on Titan.
In a world saturated by content, a story that doesn’t resonate is as good as one never told.
The youth embody this — obsessively capturing and romanticising every moment, rain or shine.
What bubbles isn’t champagne — it’s a heart-wrenching anime that defined their youth.