"Upstream" with Erik Torenberg E120: Why Europe Matters for America’s Future w/ Samo Burja
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Feb 23, 2025 Samo Burja, co-host of Live Players and a keen analyst of global power dynamics, joins to discuss how U.S. politics shape European culture. They explore the influence of American ideologies on young Europeans and the role of social media in political engagement. The conversation dives into AI's intersection with democracy, examining its effects on public opinion and the rise of European alternatives. Burja also highlights transatlantic shifts in free speech and the complexities of sovereignty in a multipolar world.
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Western Focus
- The Western world prioritizes its own countries as models, rarely looking outside its borders.
- This stems from a lingering sense of Western civilization as a political unit, despite its transformation.
Digital Commonwealth
- A shared internet synchronizes attention and status hierarchies across the West, favoring high-level politics.
- This creates a de facto commonwealth where US politics overshadow local European politics.
Decentralized State
- The Westphalian and globalist perspectives fail to capture the synchronization of attention across the Western world.
- A decentralized state has emerged, evident in synchronized status hierarchies and political priorities.
