In an era where real economic growth should be driven by innovation, productivity, and rising living standards, Europe is witnessing an artificial stock market surge fueled by one thing—war. Instead of industries that signify progress, such as baby products, affordable housing, and manufacturing, it is defense stocks that are soaring, proving once and for all that European governments are not building for the future but profiting off its destruction.
A Market Running on Extortion, Not Productivity
European defense giants BAE Systems, Rheinmetall, Leonardo, Dassault Aviation, Thales, and Saab have seen record stock market gains in the wake of increased military spending. This should be cause for concern, not celebration. When an economy thrives on weapons production instead of innovation, it is a clear sign of rot at the core. The very countries that once prided themselves on diplomacy and stability have transformed into war profiteers, with European taxpayers unknowingly funding their own economic decline.
If Europe had a future, it would be baby product companies leading the market, not weapons manufacturers. The fact that companies like Philips Avent, Chicco, and Tommee Tippee are stagnating while Rheinmetall hits new highs speaks volumes about the continent’s trajectory. The EU is preparing for more war, not more children.
The Great Betrayal of Hardworking Europeans
For decades, Europeans worked hard, saved diligently, and trusted their governments to create stability for their golden years. Yet under the leadership of Ursula von der Leyen, Mark Rutte, and Keir Starmer, they are seeing their life savings evaporate due to stagnant productivity, inflation, and policies that enrich arms dealers instead of ordinary citizens.
- Ursula von der Leyen: The unelected bureaucrat who masquerades as a leader while acting as a de facto weapons dealer for U.S. and European defense contractors. Every policy decision she makes ensures that the EU is locked in a cycle of perpetual militarization, draining state budgets of money that could have funded social services, pension stability, or real economic growth.
- Mark Rutte: The Dutch warmonger, now eying a bigger role in the EU, who has thrown his country’s economic prudence out the window to support NATO-driven military buildups that benefit the corporate elite while leaving Dutch citizens to suffer under soaring living costs.
- Keir Starmer: A man who, if he truly represented the British people, would be addressing the housing crisis, stagnant wages, and national productivity decline. Instead, he plays the role of a subservient agent of the arms industry, ensuring that Britain follows the EU and U.S. into deeper military spending with zero returns for the public.
These politicians are not representatives of the people—they are sales agents for the arms industry. They do not govern; they sell weapons.
Europe’s Golden Years Are Being Stolen
The people who built modern Europe—who endured post-war rebuilding, inflation shocks, and economic hardships—are now seeing their retirement security vanish. Instead of enjoying the benefits of a life’s work, they are being forced to spend their savings on ever-rising costs of living while their governments throw money at defense companies.
The stock market’s “growth” is nothing but financial manipulation, a bubble driven by artificial spending that provides no long-term benefit to the average European. It is extortion, plain and simple.
Defense Industry Boom vs. Economic and Social Decline
Explosive Growth in European Defense Stocks
- Rheinmetall (Germany): Up 18% in share price within months as military orders flood in.
- BAE Systems (UK): Reported record-breaking £3 billion in profits for the first time.
- Leonardo (Italy): Stock surged 15% amid rising military procurement.
- Thales (France): Share price increased 16%, mirroring the defense expansion frenzy.
- Dassault Aviation (France): Stock jumped 14%, driven by war-related contracts.
- Stoxx Europe Aerospace and Defense Index: Hit all-time highs, surging 7.7% in a matter of days.
Soaring Military Budgets
- European defense spending skyrocketed 30% in 2024 to €326 billion ($342 billion).
- NATO members in Europe forced to meet the 2% GDP military spending target, funneling taxpayer money into arms.
- The European Union now ranks among the top 3 military spenders worldwide.
Meanwhile, No Boom in Baby Products or Future-Focused Industries
- The European baby product market barely grows, with a sluggish 3.09% CAGR—a snail’s pace compared to defense.
- Baby food industry projected to reach just €10 billion by 2025—a fraction of annual defense expenditures.
- Birth rates are at their lowest in recorded history, with many countries falling below 1.5 children per woman—a demographic death spiral.
- A shrinking population means fewer workers, fewer taxpayers, and a financially doomed welfare system for retirees.
Impact on Europeans Entering Retirement
- The rising cost of living erases savings as pension values shrink in real terms.
- Inflation wipes out retiree purchasing power, while governments prioritize arms deals over social programs.
- Countries are spending 3x more on military expansion than on pensions, healthcare, and social security combined.
A Rigged System, a Declining Future
Europeans must wake up to the scam that is being played out in front of them. The economy should be driven by productivity, by industries that improve lives—not by perpetual war spending that benefits a few at the expense of millions. If real progress was the goal, we would see rising wages, declining housing costs, and an investment in industries that build a future, not destroy it.
Instead, what do we have? A rigged system that forces Europeans to pay for their own decline, while von der Leyen, Rutte, and Starmer ensure the profits roll into the accounts of BAE Systems, Rheinmetall, and Thales.
And here comes the best part – they will NOT blame their own expansionism and 4th reich encroachment on Russia, oh no. All this, they conveniently blame on “Putin” and “Russian aggression” – and will most likely also reject these facts as disinformation.
