- cross-posted to:
- world@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- world@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/40233806
Inb4 “always was”
This is different and you damn well know it.
No.
Trump is the all American boy. The American dream, the real one, not the one they sell to you to work and bleed for them.
It’s all the same game from the streets to the president. Most people are taught not to play it, so it plays them.
The difference is that people are seeing it now. It was always there happening. If people don’t understand this then there really isn’t any hope.
Put your faith in humanity, yourself, and the people close to you. Or else this will happen over and over again. No one is coming to save you. You can’t elect someone to save you.
No.
Yes, and emphatically so. If you cannot distinguish the difference between Donald Trump and what he’s currently doing, and all other presidents, then your head is planted firmly up your own ass.
The difference is, Americans themselves are now affected by what Trump is doing so now it all suddenly matters.
But while US was fucking countries around the world and you were not being directly affected, then it was ok.
Thinking just like any good “conservative”.
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I mean, thank you for making a fool out of yourself, instantly. My work here is done.
I mean, thank you for making a fool out of yourself, instantly. My work here is done.
Without a doubt, you are a hero to yourself in your version of reality. Rest easy after all of your hard “work”.
Trump is a symptom of the US, not the cause.
But some symptoms exacerbate the illness, so he’s kinda both
Pretty much. The new aspect is that everything the US does now is intended to benefit Trump and whoever is currently in his favor (but mostly Trump). Given how often he changes his mind, there’s no telling what’s coming next. Being the wildcard and having nuclear weapons is a dangerous combination. The world is right to worry about us.
With respect, whether it’s different for the rest of the world, that’s not for you Americans to decide, it’s for the rest of the world.
Fwiw, I actually agree that it is different.
No its not Trump is very much a continuation of the American imperial project not an aberration.
Having spent a good deal of my career tracking malign foreign actors who undermine democracy around the world and coming up with strategies to defend against them, this was a rude reality check. I had to ask myself: “Wait, are we the bad guys?”
Yes. Next question.
It’s been getting exponentially worse since Nixon
Always have been
Only because the chuds in chief thought ‘soft power’ sounded to feminine.
“most” ???
Are there really any exceptions? USA is a malign actor for USA!!While many may be tempted to cut the U.S. off as an ally and partner
At this point I think it’s more a matter of keeping your friends close, and your enemies closer
so easily
Easily? Really? At least for Europe it’s the opposite: we did everything and more to not give up on the country that rebuilt our economies and brought us democracy after WWII










