The US switching sides in the world, from pro-democracy and rule of law to anti-both — most immediately seen in helping Europe against Russia to helping Russia against Europe — is the biggest, most profound change to the international system since the USSR collapsed.
Immense implications, long tail.
Immense implications, long tail.
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we're only removing the mask. the Iraq War not getting UN approval is only the biggest obvious example pre Trump.
Trump has every intention of abandoning every US ally to join Putin and Xi as conquering hegemons.
The sooner everyone accepts this reality the better.
Let's get Fox condemning that perspective on air
But if you'd like arguments that are longer and more detailed than, um, "sound bites"...
Try here: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/youll-miss-pax-americana-when-gone-trump-postwar-international-system
And here: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-hegseth-ukraine-russia-nato-rcna192135
I have no problem with the short form of the post. The problem I have is with the opinionated analysis presented as fact in "from pro-democracy and rule of law to anti-both..." That's what drives me nuts.
MSNBC is will only allow content that aligns with certain views. Hence my outright dismissal. I skimmed it still. My problem with your statement is not the arguments behind it.
That is different.
realistic and trum common se se
I know
Terrifying
"Some Americans didn't want this" is of little comfort to countries on the receiving end.
Please get well soon! You can only get stronger from this.
We‘ll manage, Europe will hold.
It was always going to be this way
There are too many people and not enough resources for a Capitalist system
So
Capitalists fall back to Fascism
The only silver lining is that Fascism always ends the same
Fascists swinging from a gallows
There was, of course, no admission that any change had taken place. Merely it became known, with extreme suddenness and everywhere at once, that Eastasia and not Eurasia was the enemy.
To the extent the Trump administration has imperial ambitions, it appears to be Western hemisphere + Gaza.