Over here in NA, there is a mythological fantasy that Europe has gotten it so right and if only we could be like Europe. Their politics, parliamentary system, equality, social safety net and all of it.<p>The truth of the matter is, Europe is still in the hands of few aristocratic ruling class and those people are just as vulnerable and susceptible to corruption as revealed by these leaks frequently. In fact the endless bureaucracy are set up by the Eurocrats in a manner to satisfy this heirarcy and this small group of people who almost always are fed through chains of connections that are reachable through dark money and lobbying efforts.<p>The sense of equality there is just as abysmal. Just look at their housing market for example. It’s much worse than ours.