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[[File:Europe map.png|thumbnail|right|226px|[[Europe]], which is [[Secular Europe|less religious than a majority of the world]], has a subreplacement level of births, is projected to have a population that is 30% less smaller by the end of the century (see: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]).<ref>[https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/total-population-outlook-from-unstat-3/assessment-1#:~:text=The%20greatest%20declines%20occur%20under,30%20%25%20of%20its%20current%20size. Population trends 1950 – 2100: globally and within Europe]</ref>  

[[File:Europe map.png|thumbnail|right|226px|[[Europe]], which is [[Secular Europe|less religious than a majority of the world]], has a subreplacement level of births, is projected to have a population that is 30% smaller by the end of the century (see: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]).<ref>[https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/total-population-outlook-from-unstat-3/assessment-1#:~:text=The%20greatest%20declines%20occur%20under,30%20%25%20of%20its%20current%20size. Population trends 1950 – 2100: globally and within Europe]</ref>  

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In 2014, the Pew Research Forum indicated that [[Europe]] will go from 11% of the world's population to 7% of the world's population by 2050.<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/10-projections-for-the-global-population-in-2050/ 10 projections for the global population in 2050] By Rakesh Kochhar, Pew Research Forum, February 3, 2014</ref>]]

In 2014, the Pew Research Forum indicated that [[Europe]] will go from 11% of the world's population to 7% of the world's population by 2050.<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/10-projections-for-the-global-population-in-2050/ 10 projections for the global population in 2050] By Rakesh Kochhar, Pew Research Forum, February 3, 2014</ref>]]

[[Europe]], which is [[Secular Europe|less religious than a majority of the world]], has a subreplacement level of births. It is projected to have a population that is 30% less smaller by the end of the century (see: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]).<ref>[https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/total-population-outlook-from-unstat-3/assessment-1#:~:text=The%20greatest%20declines%20occur%20under,30%20%25%20of%20its%20current%20size. Population trends 1950 – 2100: globally and within Europe]</ref>  

[[Europe]], which is [[Secular Europe|less religious than a majority of the world]], has a subreplacement level of births. It is projected to have a population that is 30% smaller by the end of the century (see: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]).<ref>[https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/total-population-outlook-from-unstat-3/assessment-1#:~:text=The%20greatest%20declines%20occur%20under,30%20%25%20of%20its%20current%20size. Population trends 1950 – 2100: globally and within Europe]</ref>  

Professor [[John Joseph Mearsheimer]] is a prominent American political scientist and international relations scholar who belongs to the [[Realist school of international relations|realist school of international relations]] and teaches at the [[University of Chicago]].

Professor [[John Joseph Mearsheimer]] is a prominent American political scientist and international relations scholar who belongs to the [[Realist school of international relations|realist school of international relations]] and teaches at the [[University of Chicago]].

Due to Europe's aging population which is projected to shrink and its various current and projected problems, Mearsheimer stated: “Europe doesn't matter anymore. You know, Europe is basically a giant museum.”<ref>[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10989704-europe-doesn-t-matter-anymore-you-know-europe-is-basically-a John J. Mearsheimer > Quotes]</ref>  

Due to Europe's aging population, which is projected to shrink, and its various current and projected problems, Mearsheimer stated: “Europe doesn't matter anymore. You know, Europe is basically a giant museum.”<ref>[https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10989704-europe-doesn-t-matter-anymore-you-know-europe-is-basically-a John J. Mearsheimer > Quotes]</ref>  

Mearsheimer considers [[China]] to be a significant competitor to the United States in terms of balance of power geopolitics.<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-rise-and-conflict-with-us/a-55026173 https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-rise-and-conflict-with-us/a-55026173 'The US won't tolerate China as peer competitor'], DW News, 2021</ref> Mearsheimer has said on several occasions that the United States' foreign policy should pivot from Europe to Asia as far as it concerns as soon as possible and unfortunately the United States policy towards Ukraine before and subsequent to the war in Ukraine is delaying this pivot.<ref>[https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/U.S.-engagement-with-China-a-strategic-blunder-Mearsheimer U.S. engagement with China a 'strategic blunder': Mearsheimer]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qciVozNtCDM The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgiZXgYzI84 John Mearsheimer On Who Gains The Most From The Ukraine-Russia War & What Could End Putin's Assault]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbj1AR_aAcE PROFESSOR JOHN MEARSHEIMER: THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ag-GifhGbFw South East Asia-US Foreign Policy, John Mearsheimer]</ref><ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-rise-and-conflict-with-us/a-55026173 https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-rise-and-conflict-with-us/a-55026173 'The US won't tolerate China as peer competitor'], DW News, 2021</ref>  

Mearsheimer considers [[China]] to be a significant competitor to the United States in terms of balance of power geopolitics.<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-rise-and-conflict-with-us/a-55026173 https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-rise-and-conflict-with-us/a-55026173 'The US won't tolerate China as peer competitor'], DW News, 2021</ref> Mearsheimer has said on several occasions that the United States' foreign policy should pivot from Europe to Asia as soon as possible, and, unfortunately, the United States' policy towards Ukraine before and subsequent to the war in Ukraine is delaying this pivot.<ref>[https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/Interview/U.S.-engagement-with-China-a-strategic-blunder-Mearsheimer U.S. engagement with China a 'strategic blunder': Mearsheimer]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qciVozNtCDM The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgiZXgYzI84 John Mearsheimer On Who Gains The Most From The Ukraine-Russia War & What Could End Putin's Assault]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbj1AR_aAcE PROFESSOR JOHN MEARSHEIMER: THE CRISIS IN UKRAINE]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ag-GifhGbFw South East Asia-US Foreign Policy, John Mearsheimer]</ref><ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-rise-and-conflict-with-us/a-55026173 https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-rise-and-conflict-with-us/a-55026173 'The US won't tolerate China as peer competitor'], DW News, 2021</ref>  

== Europe has has an inferior governmental and economic system to the United States this is causing societal and economic decline ==

== Europe has an inferior governmental and economic system to the United States; this is causing societal and economic decline ==

=== Resources related to the decline of Europe ===

=== Resources related to the decline of Europe ===

== Europe's growing Muslim immigration is increasing societal strife and decline in Europe ==

== Europe's growing Muslim immigration is increasing societal strife and decline in Europe ==

Due to Muslim immigration and the higher fertility rate of Muslim immigrants compared to the general native populations of Europe, many Western European nations, particularly countries such as [[France]], [[Germany]], the [[UK]] and [[Sweden]], could very well have very significant Muslim populations percentage-wise by 2050 and especially by the end of the century should Jesus tarry (See also: [[European desecularization in the 21st century]] and [[Atheism vs. Islam]]).<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2017/11/29/europes-growing-muslim-population/ Europe’s Growing Muslim Population], Pew Research, 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PRR-12-2018-0034/full/html When will European Muslim population be majority and in which country?], Pierre Rostan, Alexandra Rostan, PSU Research Review, ISSN: 2399-1747, Open Access. Article publication date: 28 August 2019 Reprints & Permissions, Issue publication date: 28 August 2019</ref> Muslim countries are often backward, undemocratic countries and they have a history of bloody borders.<ref>[https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/opinion/burak-bekdil/islamic-democracy-corrupt-and-undemocratic-63873 Islamic democracy: Corrupt and undemocratic], Hurriyet Daily News</ref><ref>[https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/why-are-there-no-arab-democracies/ Why Are There No Arab Democracies?] by Larry Diamond, ''Journal of Democracy'', ISSUE DATE, January 2010, VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1, PAGE NUMBERS 93-104 (The Arab countries in the Middle East are Islamic countries)</ref><ref>[https://www.the-american-interest.com/2010/11/10/bloody-borders/ Bloody Borders] by [[Peter L. Berger]]</ref><ref>[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational Atheist - Abbreviated free copy on PDF]</ref> 

Due to Muslim immigration and the higher fertility rate of Muslim immigrants compared to the general native populations of Europe, many Western European nations, particularly countries such as [[France]], [[Germany]], the [[UK]] and [[Sweden]], could very well have significant Muslim populations percentage-wise by 2050 and especially by the end of the century should Jesus tarry (See also: [[European desecularization in the 21st century]] and [[Atheism vs. Islam]]).<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2017/11/29/europes-growing-muslim-population/ Europe’s Growing Muslim Population], Pew Research, 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PRR-12-2018-0034/full/html When will European Muslim population be majority and in which country?], Pierre Rostan, Alexandra Rostan, PSU Research Review, ISSN: 2399-1747, Open Access. Article publication date: 28 August 2019 Reprints & Permissions, Issue publication date: 28 August 2019</ref> Muslim countries are often backward, undemocratic countries and they have a history of bloody borders.<ref>[https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/opinion/burak-bekdil/islamic-democracy-corrupt-and-undemocratic-63873 Islamic democracy: Corrupt and undemocratic], Hurriyet Daily News</ref><ref>[https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/why-are-there-no-arab-democracies/ Why Are There No Arab Democracies?] by Larry Diamond, ''Journal of Democracy'', ISSUE DATE, January 2010, VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1, PAGE NUMBERS 93-104 (The Arab countries in the Middle East are Islamic countries)</ref><ref>[https://www.the-american-interest.com/2010/11/10/bloody-borders/ Bloody Borders] by [[Peter L. Berger]]</ref><ref>[http://www.voxday.net/mart/TIA_free.pdf The Irrational Atheist - Abbreviated free copy on PDF]</ref> 

According to a 2107 Pew Research article on Muslim immigration to Europe:

According to a 2017 Pew Research article on Muslim immigration to Europe:

{{Cquote|A second, “medium” migration scenario assumes that all refugee flows will stop as of mid-2016 but that recent levels of “regular” migration to Europe will continue (i.e., migration of those who come for reasons other than seeking asylum; see note on terms below). Under these conditions, Muslims could reach 11.2% of Europe’s population in 2050.

{{Cquote|A second, “medium” migration scenario assumes that all refugee flows will stop as of mid-2016 but that recent levels of “regular” migration to Europe will continue (i.e., migration of those who come for reasons other than seeking asylum; see note on terms below). Under these conditions, Muslims could reach 11.2% of Europe’s population in 2050.

Finally, a “high” migration scenario projects the record flow of refugees into Europe between 2014 and 2016 to continue indefinitely into the future with the same religious composition (i.e., mostly made up of Muslims) in addition to the typical annual flow of regular migrants. In this scenario, Muslims could make up 14% of Europe’s population by 2050 – nearly triple the current share, but still considerably smaller than the populations of both Christians and people with no religion in Europe.<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2017/11/29/europes-growing-muslim-population/ Europe’s Growing Muslim Population], Pew Research, 2017</ref>}}

Finally, a “high” migration scenario projects the record flow of refugees into Europe between 2014 and 2016 to continue indefinitely into the future with the same religious composition (i.e., mostly made up of Muslims) in addition to the typical annual flow of regular migrants. In this scenario, Muslims could make up 14% of Europe’s population by 2050 – nearly triple the current share, but still considerably smaller than the populations of both Christians and people with no religion in Europe.<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2017/11/29/europes-growing-muslim-population/ Europe’s Growing Muslim Population], Pew Research, 2017</ref>}}

Professor Philip Jenkins at Penn State University projects that by 2100, Muslims will be about 25% of Europe's population. Jenkins indicates that this figure does not take account divergent birthrates amongst Europe's various immigrant Christians.<ref>Philip Jenkins, ''Demographics, Religion, and the Future of Europe'', Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 533, summer 2006</ref>  

Professor Philip Jenkins at Penn State University projects that by 2100, Muslims will be about 25% of Europe's population. Jenkins indicates that this figure does not take into account divergent birthrates among Europe's various immigrant Christians.<ref>Philip Jenkins, ''Demographics, Religion, and the Future of Europe'', Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 533, summer 2006</ref>  

The 2019 journal article ''When will European Muslim population be majority and in which country?'' published in ''PSU Research Review'' indicates: "Among three scenarios, the most likely mid-point migration scenario identifies 13 countries where the Muslim population will be majority between years 2085 and 2215: Cyprus (in year 2085), Sweden (2125), France (2135), Greece (2135), Belgium (2140), Bulgaria (2140), Italy (2175), Luxembourg (2175), the UK (2180), Slovenia (2190), Switzerland (2195), Ireland (2200) and Lithuania (2215). The 17 remaining countries will never reach majority in the next 200 years".<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2017/11/29/europes-growing-muslim-population/ Europe’s Growing Muslim Population], Pew Research, 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PRR-12-2018-0034/full/html When will European Muslim population be majority and in which country?], Pierre Rostan, Alexandra Rostan, PSU Research Review, ISSN: 2399-1747, Open Access. Article publication date: 28 August 2019 Reprints & Permissions, Issue publication date: 28 August 2019</ref>

The 2019 journal article ''When will European Muslim population be majority and in which country?'' published in ''PSU Research Review'' indicates: "Among three scenarios, the most likely mid-point migration scenario identifies 13 countries where the Muslim population will be majority between years 2085 and 2215: Cyprus (in year 2085), Sweden (2125), France (2135), Greece (2135), Belgium (2140), Bulgaria (2140), Italy (2175), Luxembourg (2175), the UK (2180), Slovenia (2190), Switzerland (2195), Ireland (2200) and Lithuania (2215). The 17 remaining countries will never reach majority in the next 200 years".<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2017/11/29/europes-growing-muslim-population/ Europe’s Growing Muslim Population], Pew Research, 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/PRR-12-2018-0034/full/html When will European Muslim population be majority and in which country?], Pierre Rostan, Alexandra Rostan, PSU Research Review, ISSN: 2399-1747, Open Access. Article publication date: 28 August 2019 Reprints & Permissions, Issue publication date: 28 August 2019</ref>

[[Right-wing]] anti-immigrant sentiments are growing in Europe due to Muslim immigrants from North Africa and the Middle East.<ref>[https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/03/18/why-the-fear-of-islamization-is-driving-populist-right-support-and-what-to-do-about-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Europp+%28EUROPP+-+European+Politics+and+Policy+at+LSE%29 Why the fear of Islamization is driving populist right support – and what to do about it], Eric Kaufmann</ref>  

[[Right-wing]] anti-immigrant sentiments are growing in Europe due to Muslim immigrants from North Africa and the Middle East.<ref>[https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/03/18/why-the-fear-of-islamization-is-driving-populist-right-support-and-what-to-do-about-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Europp+%28EUROPP+-+European+Politics+and+Policy+at+LSE%29 Why the fear of Islamization is driving populist right support – and what to do about it], Eric Kaufmann</ref>  

Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] says about a graph showing the correlation between the projected growth of the Muslim propulation and the rise of right-wing nationalism in a country:  

Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] says about a graph showing the correlation between the projected growth of the Muslim population and the rise of right-wing nationalism in a country:  

{{Cquote|Figure 1 shows an important relationship between projected Muslim population share in 2030 and support for the populist right across 16 countries in Western Europe. Having worked with IIASA World Population Program researchers who generated cohort-component projections of Europe’s Muslim population for Pew in 2011, I am confident their projections are the most accurate and rigorous available. I put this together with election and polling data for the main West European populist right parties using the highest vote share or polling result I could find. Note the striking 78 percent correlation (R2 of .61) between projected Muslim share in 2030, a measure of both the level and rate of change of the Muslim population, and the best national result each country’s populist right has attained."<ref>[https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/03/18/why-the-fear-of-islamization-is-driving-populist-right-support-and-what-to-do-about-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Europp+%28EUROPP+-+European+Politics+and+Policy+at+LSE%29 Why the fear of Islamization is driving populist right support – and what to do about it], Eric Kaufmann</ref>}}

{{Cquote|Figure 1 shows an important relationship between projected Muslim population share in 2030 and support for the populist right across 16 countries in Western Europe. Having worked with IIASA World Population Program researchers who generated cohort-component projections of Europe’s Muslim population for Pew in 2011, I am confident their projections are the most accurate and rigorous available. I put this together with election and polling data for the main West European populist right parties using the highest vote share or polling result I could find. Note the striking 78 percent correlation (R2 of .61) between projected Muslim share in 2030, a measure of both the level and rate of change of the Muslim population, and the best national result each country’s populist right has attained."<ref>[https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/03/18/why-the-fear-of-islamization-is-driving-populist-right-support-and-what-to-do-about-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Europp+%28EUROPP+-+European+Politics+and+Policy+at+LSE%29 Why the fear of Islamization is driving populist right support – and what to do about it], Eric Kaufmann</ref>}}

Those on board come from countries in Africa, the [[Middle East]] and Asia, including [[Bangladesh]], [[Eritrea]], [[Syria]], [[Egypt]], [[Pakistan]], [[Mali]] and [[Sudan]].<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2022/11/11/1136030142/france-italy-migrants-ocean-viking France accepts a migrant rescue ship as relations sour with Italy], NPR, 2022</ref>}}

Those on board come from countries in Africa, the [[Middle East]] and Asia, including [[Bangladesh]], [[Eritrea]], [[Syria]], [[Egypt]], [[Pakistan]], [[Mali]] and [[Sudan]].<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2022/11/11/1136030142/france-italy-migrants-ocean-viking France accepts a migrant rescue ship as relations sour with Italy], NPR, 2022</ref>}}

North Africa, the Middle East, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Syria, Egypt, Pakistan, Mali and Sudan are all areas of the world with a high percentage of Muslim individuals.

North Africa, the Middle East, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Syria, Egypt, Pakistan, Mali, and Sudan are all areas of the world with a high percentage of Muslim individuals.

Politico reported in On October 28, 2022:

Politico reported on October 28, 2022:

{{Cquote|People will not let me sleep in front of their doors or shops, so every night, my spot changes,” said Sabahoon, a 21-year-old Afghan refugee who arrived in Belgium about a month ago. “I have no shelter, no doctor, no food.”

{{Cquote|People will not let me sleep in front of their doors or shops, so every night, my spot changes,” said Sabahoon, a 21-year-old Afghan refugee who arrived in Belgium about a month ago. “I have no shelter, no doctor, no food.”