The Dresden bombing is overhyped, by the soviets(as proof of how “evil” the West is) and far right nowadays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voF7KCOm6eY
38mins in, it compares the percentages of cities destroyed in Europe in comparison to japanese cities. So if we are talking about suffering and destruction caused by bombing, Japan got wrecked a lot more. And thats without even counting the nuclear bombs btw.
Nah, it’s just that noone is making any kids and tons of young people have migrated elsewhere. The average lifespan of italians/greeks is pretty high, thanks to climate and diet. Italy/Greece have one of the lowest birth rates in the world. Italy is #190 and Greece is #181 in the world in fertility rates, with 1.3 and 1.4 births per woman.
For comparison, the US has 1.7 and Germany has 1.6. Spain and Portugal have 1.3. Japan has 1.3, China has 1.2 and Korea 0.9.