Current Affairs The Would Be Emperor Has No Clothes (aka POTUS 47)

[tsubaki]

Bannon who is following Putin's MO, you mean?

A unified EO is a threat to Russia and China's aspirations for a new world order. Putin has done well so far to break the EU from within, on the one hand with weaponised immigration and dis/misinfo, and on the other in supporting right wing populists who promise and answer to the issues his immigration bombs are causing. This (the boats) has been key to Brexit, and is core tenet to Le Pen, AfD et al rise.

The EU are not actively trying to destroy the US and supplant them as the leader of the current world order, that is Russia and China's aim. The EU are not actively talking about bringing down the democratic wester rules based order, which the US currently lead - Russia and Putin are doing that with China.

The west has enjoyed stability as allies, which includes the EU and the US. The EU has economic clout but it isn't threatening US and demanding a rewriting of the world order or wanting to be the global leader.

As I say, Putin is reliant upon the niavety of the west in working from the shadows I'd dare to suggest that your view is exactly what he requires to succeed.

It should be pointed out here that the country who broke the post-Cold War system was the one who, on a false pretext and almost certainly illegally, invaded Iraq. It was the US who broke the bilateral arms control treaties too, as well as withdrawing from treaties it negotiated and signed (like the JCPOA and the original agreement with Mexico and Canada, and the one Trump negotiated). It’s the US that covers for the Israeli government as it serially breaches UN Resolutions (SC and GA), which is the primary source of chaos in that region. Aside from TikTok, all social media companies that have proven to be a problem came from there too.

This isn’t to excuse or minimize what the other two states you mentioned have done or are doing, but we need to collectively recognize the damage that has been done before them two started on this.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

It should be pointed out here that the country who broke the post-Cold War system was the one who, on a false pretext and almost certainly illegally, invaded Iraq. It was the US who broke the bilateral arms control treaties too, as well as withdrawing from treaties it negotiated and signed (like the JCPOA and the original agreement with Mexico and Canada, and the one Trump negotiated). It’s the US that covers for the Israeli government as it serially breaches UN Resolutions (SC and GA), which is the primary source of chaos in that region. Aside from TikTok, all social media companies that have proven to be a problem came from there too.

This isn’t to excuse or minimize what the other two states you mentioned have done or are doing, but we need to collectively recognize the damage that has been done before them two started on this.

Indeed but maybe the reality of Putins ambitions is not a time for "whatabout".

We, the West, face a clear a present threat from Russia and China. Let's hope that Trump doesn't enable them.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Indeed but maybe the reality of Putins ambitions is not a time for "whatabout".

We, the West, face a clear a present threat from Russia and China. Let's hope that Trump doesn't enable them.

He has form

 

[RAFUH]

 

[verreauxi]

 

[RAFUH]

Given this country's racial history, it's not difficult to guess one reason. The other is rich white folk don't want their kids to go to school with po kids of any color. So they created separate districts.

We are very selfish...especially for a "Christian" nation.

 

[Drico]

The EU is more of a threat to the US than Russia is, maybe even than China is; it’s the only alternative form of freedom and democracy and it has the ability to expand peacefully. The EU and us need to recognize it.

Freedom, democracy AND a social market. By comparison, America is the wild west with no safety net.

"They hate our way of life", because we show that you can have the freedom and democracy AS WELL AS a social welfare system. Of course, it's high time we started paying our own way, too, in terms of defence, but that's already underway.

 

[BlueTX]

Good thread:

 

[BlueTX]

We are very selfish...especially for a "Christian" nation.

Yes. We've now had generations of greed = good and self-interest is the highest interest and the most successful "Christian" leaders are those who have twisted the words of Jesus to reflect, of all people, Ayn Rand and Gordon Gecko.

We're paying the price now.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Good thread:

 

[Rook]

I live in Toronto, the hate for that orange Wiesel is on another level right now

But as an American I can travel there and/or anywhere in the world really and be worshiped as royalty AMIRITE?

 

[jaspercabbage]

“Certain classes”


Presumably this means all healthcare funding is now cut off

The absolute irony of a white man in America complaining about land confiscation.

 

[summerisle]

Comes to something when Reagan speaks sense.

 

[efcste97]

Comes to something when Reagan speaks sense.

He would have completely despised Trump.

 

[Rook]

We are very selfish...especially for a "Christian" nation.

When you are the only white person at your job it doesn't make you an expert on race or anything, far from it. However you do learn a few things. Blacks are way more religious than white people are. It makes me think that blankly just saying religion is the problem is not the problem.

White religion has always been a right wing movement 1st and foremost. Sure there is a bit of Jesus in there to make it go down easy but JC is well down the list (probably a few rungs behind segreation forever). This is why Trump is so appealing. All the stuff you never believed in the 1st place can always be cast aside.