I appreciate that, Europe has been taking advantage of the US for a long time now (not just the military, but paying for drug research as well). And if this whole thing wakes up European leaders from their decades-long stupor then something positive will have come from it.
If Trump was merely pushing Europe to step up more on defense spending, and get serious about cutting back on fossil fuels to starve Russia of funds, than I'd be applauding. But it is clear to me that Europe's complacency is just a justification. Trump is even stopping support to Ukraine that is essentially free, like intelligence sharing. Trump is cutting Ukraine loose because he wants Putin to win. And that mean the coalition of free nations needs new leadership. I'm not sure Macron's ready, but I don't think we have a lot of alternatives.
I think Harris would have been a fairly mediocre choice for President, but she wouldn't be throwing the entire global order into chaos out of a combination of stupidity and malice.
it's not enough for you to destroy yourselves, you have to try and take the rest of us with you.
You say that like there's an abundance of people to put our hopes in. I'd rather have a United States that hadn't lost its fucking mind in charge, but apparently I don't get to have nice things any more.
It looks like Macron might be auditioning for the role of Leader of the Free World. Now the position's vacant, I don't think there are many other contenders. Maybe Merz, depending on how the coalition negotiations go, and whether Germany wants to buck up its ideas.
I wish people would stop comparing Trump to Chamberlain.
Chamberlain was too soft on Hitler, but that's because he was worried that another Great War would destroy the British Empire (which is fair, since it did).
The 1930s English politician that you want to compare Trump to is Oswald Mosley.
That's a good post, the degrowth wing of environmentalism is just the worst. Not only are they actively attempting to sabotage human progress, but their argument is the one least likely to convince the general population to take the environment seriously. If I were conspiratorially-minded (which to be clear, I am not), I might believe that degrowth was invented by oil companies.
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I appreciate that, Europe has been taking advantage of the US for a long time now (not just the military, but paying for drug research as well). And if this whole thing wakes up European leaders from their decades-long stupor then something positive will have come from it.
If Trump was merely pushing Europe to step up more on defense spending, and get serious about cutting back on fossil fuels to starve Russia of funds, than I'd be applauding. But it is clear to me that Europe's complacency is just a justification. Trump is even stopping support to Ukraine that is essentially free, like intelligence sharing. Trump is cutting Ukraine loose because he wants Putin to win. And that mean the coalition of free nations needs new leadership. I'm not sure Macron's ready, but I don't think we have a lot of alternatives.
And I have now reached the point where I have no idea what you're talking about.
This, but unironically.
I think Harris would have been a fairly mediocre choice for President, but she wouldn't be throwing the entire global order into chaos out of a combination of stupidity and malice.
it's not enough for you to destroy yourselves, you have to try and take the rest of us with you.
You say that like there's an abundance of people to put our hopes in. I'd rather have a United States that hadn't lost its fucking mind in charge, but apparently I don't get to have nice things any more.
it would fit with the stated mew direction - opposing tarrifs is a free-market position.
It looks like Macron might be auditioning for the role of Leader of the Free World. Now the position's vacant, I don't think there are many other contenders. Maybe Merz, depending on how the coalition negotiations go, and whether Germany wants to buck up its ideas.
I wish people would stop comparing Trump to Chamberlain.
Chamberlain was too soft on Hitler, but that's because he was worried that another Great War would destroy the British Empire (which is fair, since it did).
The 1930s English politician that you want to compare Trump to is Oswald Mosley.
That's a good post, the degrowth wing of environmentalism is just the worst. Not only are they actively attempting to sabotage human progress, but their argument is the one least likely to convince the general population to take the environment seriously. If I were conspiratorially-minded (which to be clear, I am not), I might believe that degrowth was invented by oil companies.