There is no reason to negotiate with Trump, the rest of the world needs to become self sufficient without the United States. It can be done and should be done.
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@albomp.bsky.social it's time to repair Australia's relationship with France, be close with the EU and keep away from fascists. You can be sure being a US vassal state will yield nothing but trouble. End AUKUS now.
Only 63%of the US population voted. Of that, half voted for the right. It was a misogynistic vote. It was also manipulated by EM. you can find out better than we can, i think. Please help with the
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You know, when I created BELLEZA REINO 👑 to be the world leader in my books, like WAKANDA in the MCU, I didn't think in reality America would be that easy to top. I gave BR 300 years of technological advancements. In 4 years, the U.S. will be a farce of its former self & revert to its earlier self.
We need to change model. Neoliberalism as touted by Thatcher and Reagan has been proven a failure again and again yet “the west” is still operating the neolib model. The UK chancellor is a huge fan. Bigger than rich Rishy.
UK will be fine. It is the EU that will struggle to respond to the challenges ahead, for the same reason that it has always been hobbled. You cannot get the member states to agree on anything substantial. This will always be the EU's fatal flaw, unfortunately.
Yes! Fighting nazis would have been much easier before November 5. But it is much easier now than it will be the longer we wait. Stand strong together now. The world against the fascists.
At this point, I would welcome a war against America. Europeans should unite against us. Mexico and Canada should join forces and invade. (I am an American, unfortunately.)
The reason the US extends aid is to push their political narrative. Maybe without it countries in Africa will figure out the bias they’ve been required to impose is based on horse shit.
1/2 It's already happening... It used to be that something like 75% of the world's wealth was in the US
Now it's about 50%
For a long time China's selling point to convince the developing world to do business with them instead of the US was that they're not the world's police like the US try to be
2/2 when the US decided to fund Israel despite them carrying out the world's 1st live-streamed genocide and a lot of the rest of the world calling out Israel
They revealed what was always suspected... The 'rules based order' was never supposed to apply to America's allies
A lot of fascist tendencies around Europe, too...
US was, and hopefully still is, "the last best hope on Earth".
It must be!
With US, China, Russia on the wrong side, Europe, even if united, will not be enough.
This idiocy in US must be reversed.
EU + Ukraine + Canada + Mexico + South America + ASEAN + Australia + South Korea + Japan + New Zealand (+ maybe India(?) )
If they all work together, they can live easily without USA and China. Trade agreements between EU and many countries already exist. Now is the time to intensify them!
we haven't been adding all that much to the market basket for a while have we....we are not a manufacturing country any more...agriculture has not been great...no fault to the farmers...if the rest of the world can't do without the US then they really have problem
Yep. It will suck for us, but unfortunately we have too many ignoramuses that only learn the hard way. Fair warning, everyone who survives will be tougher than nails and more bitter than a lemon rind. May the odds be ever in our favor.
This is one of the silver linings that will come from this. Europe and the Pacific Rim countries will be more self sufficient, especially as relates to defense
A perspective from the US: yes, please God, world, do NOT #negotiate with the US or any other #empire (eg Ruzzia, China). The world--including those of us living in the heart of darkness--will be better off for it. We may even thank you...eventually. After the kicking and screaming subsides.
PS no shade if you want to include the entire self-appointed "permanent" members of the #UN Security Council that hold the rest of the UN hostage and undermine and corrupt its purported mission at every turn...
After this, it really must be done. We’re not a very stable and reliable country right now. Can’t just redo/undo laws and accords every 4 years forever
It sickens me that America has such power when you think about how cruel and stupid some Americans are to put the orange Fuhrer into power. Europe needs to look elsewhere. Trade elsewhere. And most certainly not look to America for example.
The USA is such an embarrassment to the rest of the world man, we deserve the punishment. All because slightly over half the population became enamored by a cult leader. Even before that, the federal gov. was exploiting/destabilizing South America through the 20th century. Worst "democracy" ever.
Trump and the traitors who support him are going to crash the country and I don't blame the world for pulling away.
Please come to our aid (the not crazy Americans) as we did for Europe during your fascist problem.
I'm sure they all can take care of themselves. No one in the right mind would rely on the USA as their soul protector and economic partner. Like to see South America countries develop in alliance of their own.
It’s kind of reversed globalization. Which used to be driven and celebrated big time by the US, for economic reasons. Trade and movement of people.
Then came backlash for movement of people, and now backlash for trade.
For the planetary resource boundaries, smaller regions are better.
One main hurdle I see is... Europe has to get its gas and oil from somewhere. Could be a good idea to look more at the middle east And Africa. Since, what Putin has started on the date of 2022. 02. 24.
It is being done. Our allies have IQ’s in the 3 digits unlike the clown we have in charge here. We need to be ready for the economic hardships that are coming our way.
As an American and a veteran, I do believe this is going to be Europe's way forward. You all can look us up again after we remove the authoritarian, fascist, nazi trash.
I just hope that if things go REALLY bad, our European allies will supply us rebels with the weapons we'll need to deal with tanks and Apache helicopters.
I swore an oath to oppose fascists. I will carry it out.
You and my wife both. I grew up in the military and have some seriously strong convictions regarding what’s patriotism. I will give everything I have to fight against this.
I’m less hopeful, only because I know the military has its issues (the Pete Hegseths that don’t get caught) and Nazi regime soldiers that just did what they were told, keeps me wary. But we are cut from different cloth, time will tell.
The risk, which the orange menace hasn’t thought about - is that former US allies simply shut them out, and their ‘enemies’ do the same - Russia, NK, maybe China, band together and leave USA in the cold.
Everything is gone, and citizens pay the price.
Remaining democracies around the world will need to defend themselves against an expansionist US. All of the agreements / mechanisms put in place after WWII, to avoid WWIII, are falling apart and the US is becoming the new incarnation of the Axis of Evil.
Any country, including my own, Australia, that is still dealing with America, especially in arms & the economy of war, should be subject to the same trade & travel restrictions as levied against apartheid South Africa back in the day.
There is no subtlety here, they are NAZIS 😡
Canada it's gonna be a tough sell. I am actually very worried. I would like to be optimistic but the reality of this coming trade war for both us and the US, isn't great.
Agreed. Don't blame them one bit. So crazy how Trump sells this as a power move. It's a full on retreat and contraction of power. Probably a good thing for the world in general.
Why would anyone ever trust us again? It'll take years and a massive amount of work to rebuild our alliances, if it's even possible. He stole our country's most highly classified national security materials, including sensitive intel abt our allies and assets around the world. AND WE RE-ELECTED HIM.
Not as easy as you think. Europe has been controlled by the US for 70 years. Most major brand in europe are America. Germany has a 4% of GDP reliance on the US Market. That would basically destroy the German economy. But we must decouple and strengthen the EU to support member states.
Geez.......I've been waiting for someone to say that. The only reason I didn't was that if that happened so many people would suffer. Trump says the US doesn't need anything from Canada and Mexico. That is just uneducated rhetoric from a narcissistic asshole.
As a Canadian, his rhetoric is having his opposite intended affect - it’s banding Canadians together against the 🤡. It’s also letting us know he has no clue how much hos country trades with 🇨🇦 and 🇲🇽
Without fuel, water, electricity and food, MAGAts will overthrow him themselves
When Europe was engulfed by extremism, the United States kept alive the hope of freedom (of course with a lot of caveats, but still broadly true). Now that the same is happening to the United States, Europe owes it to decent Americans to return the favour.
Please don't leave Americans who are horrified Trump won in the dust bin. We need the world's help right now with this unhinged Sociopath. World leaders Must speak the truth to Trump.It's already a nightmare with his crazy mandates. Americans have always been generous.It's your turn to help us now.
True, but I'm not talking only about WW2. Until now the US has supported democratic institutions in Europe, even if indirectly. Yes, so did many others, but the US now has a proto-fascist government in power, and the UK, EU & Canada must lead the free world, not retreat into their own isolationism.
Isolationism and Christian nativism is really what MAGA is all about isn’t it?
I don’t see the European nations or the balance of the G7 going down that particular route including AfD and Le Pen. Mind you I was absolutely certain Harris would win the election.
That, and the merging of state and corporate power, which is one of the textbook definitions of fascism. Yes there are far right and far left parties in Europe, but they mostly still believe in democratic norms (though not sure I'd include AfD, which Musk and Putin both support).
It's not the self-sufficient walled off garden that Republicans have been salivating over but it's a version that will teach them a lesson. Sadly they'll take us all with them.
The key is self-reliance at the individual level. But yeah, we can start at the country level. The idea was to "think global and act local" but through misused globalization, we did the reverse, and we see the consequences of that error.
You are off your head!
You going to tell
Europe to get rid of their nuclear basis in Europe
Don’t need America,we did in WW1 & 2
Self sufficient Europe Nato good luck with that 🙄
You should be happy he’s president, he will handle Putin unlike Sleepy Joe who was going nowhere
That’s kind of what a lot of Americans want though. Other countries have relied on us and treated us like their rescue dog for 70 years. Maybe we’re tired of being responsible for everyone else’s shit and playing world police and guarantor.
Or there are the countries where the US ‘interfered’ without anyone who lived there wanting that. Don’t get me wrong - the UK has done their fare share of that kind of thing.
And USA has relied on other countries for much…except for some reason they seem to ignore that part.
USA is full of unintelligent people who seem to think they’re something awesome, but the blinders are gone and it’s obvious they’re one of those sh*thole countries Trump hates
America needs to stand up against him......
I think the protests will begin in time.....
The sooner the better
Be like Georgia 🇬🇪
Not like a maga America!
One would hope that Americans spend the next 4 years preparing to win the 2028 election and bring in a progressive leader who will bring them up to standard with the rest of the free world. I'm hinting at healthcare especially.
Meanwhile the rest of us have a battle against populism and extremism.
The orange ass is never going to leave the office. America is now an oligarchy with a dictator in charge. In 30 years Americans will all be wealthy white South Africans and Russians or poor white European slaves working for basic healthcare.
I think there'll be another national election. I think right wingers here are going to show their ass too much and get ousted in primaries or it gets bad enough that folks start dying enmasse from their cruel policies and that will lead to a rash of right wing leadership meeting untimely demises.
The leaders will naturally bubble up like cream (cream of the crop!). Some are already doing so. Until then, we must do all we can to prevent as much destruction to our communities as possible. Protect the most vulnerable and work together for survival.
We should just be quarantined from the rest of the world this disease doesn’t infect others. Everything…human and digital. I wouldn’t blame a single country for cutting us off to spare the world.
Then We the People will pull out all our moneies from banks, retirements, investments, campaign donations, etc.
We stop paying taxes they're going to give to the 1% anyway, and use it to benefit US and each other. We are no longer being represented and no taxation w/o representation
#sickoftheirshit
It will be. The war on Ukraine has made europe more united. The orange blob will have the same effect. I guess the same effect applies to other regions. We just have to keep an eye on the local putin’s and trump’s, to avoid Farage-effects, destruction from within.
United States Citizens tax dollars...BILLIONS of our tax dollars have been given to help Ukraine. The US also helped rebuild Germany after WW2. So to read everyone wants to abandon all of America is really just hideous. But thanks for showing your true colors as fair weather friends.
No, you are missing my point. I am saying to Europe do not gloat about America. Compared to Europe which has had its fair share of serious fuck ups,i.e. The Crusades,The Holocaust,Vichy Govt,Communism,etc. America is young & needs HELP in overcoming the Tragedy of Trump.
If we fall you fall too.
Just that much of that "support" needs to come in the form of accountability and tough love. EG, you don't just throw money at an addict unless your plan is to enable, corrupt and control them
Perhaps this possible decline of an empire can strengthen you.
Maybe time to review the constitution that is now challenged. Review it, renew it. And your justice system that doesn’t seem to work that well.
Learn the world map and discover that there are other places in the world that are good.
I have traveled much. What you need to understand is when the American Economy Fails because it is inextricably tied to the European economy you will fall too. So, it is not an option for what you call an " Empire" to fall. Socially we are in turmoil. But completely falling apart will harm Earth.
Not abandon. But the rest of the world clearly need to distance themselves to the trump’s and his Nazi friends. Confusion and fear is there already. Just like we feel about Putin. Trust is nothing the trump regime deliver. Bad for all and for biz.
You are forgetting that in America we have Democrats in Congress that are Speaking Up and Out Loud EVERY DAY regarding Trump's Fascist Bullshit. When you see an Ally falling you do not abandon them!
No one in Europe called out Hitler they "distanced" themselves. Look how THAT turned Out! Speak Out!
That is great, and we all know that about half of your population are not stupid. But how can one rely on nation that suddenly change to bad tv show, think Jesus is orange and want to take over territories that belong to it’s allies? It’s not serious. The sane Americans have a big job ahead.
Yes,Canada would make a Great "state" for America (written with extreme sarcasm) Trump is a Rapist a Felon a Grifter,a Thug,an Idiot & Narcissistic Moron. I ended a 48 year old relationship with my best friend because she voted for Trump. It is very bad here in America. Keep Calm and RESIST TRUMP!
Trump is an unhinged nut.
His remarks about Tariffs & Respect towards Sweet Canada & his antics in sending his idiot son to Greenland are utter crazy bullshit. Canada, Mexico & Greenland won't be hurt by his crazy, but America will. He has done so much harm in one week it is mind boggling. Resist!
I disagree with your analysis: I think Canada & Mexico and most of the planet will be damaged by Trump & MAGA as well as the US itself. Climate change?
While I don’t think that all Americans are crazy & dangerous it is true that the US body politic is.
Trump is a wrecking ball for certain. But I have to have some hope. And so do you. Already there is resistance with our schools not allowing his raids,state attorney generals are not bending the knee to Trump. Senators like Tim Kaine from VA are standing up to Trumps picks and grilling them. HOPE!
I am American.
It may surprise you to learn MANY Americans like me don't like being threatened by the sociopath President my fellow idiot Americans voted for. You may also be surprised that America is a huge varied country and lumping us all together is not helpful for those of us suffering Trump.
Anyone in his right mind who thinks a "trade war" with Canada is a good economic or socially good idea is utterly ridiculous. It probably won't happen. What kind of tariffs would we have on Canada?? Trump is a loud mouthed buffoon. And an embarrassing Moron.
Europe suddenly realized they were too dependent from russian gas supplies.
Now they need to realize that they might be dependent on the US in some areas as well. Which is fine, unless, of course, the USA becomes a fascist nation anytime soon.
Germany was on its knees after it let Hitler run things. Japan too. Both countries have now come back strong. If America crashes and Trump disappears, we can only hope Europe and Japan might remember the Marshall Plan and show us some mercy.
That is the question that I would like answered. US government oppresses its people as much as, if not more, than they oppress others globally. Then they blame everything on immigrants, Russians, Arabs, etc. to build hatred. The only way to heal the world is to heal the US government.
Pretty sure we sane folks in the wide messy middle actually outnumber all extremists (on ‘both sides’). Will be up to us to save ourselves. Maybe they’re doing this on purpose to break perceived (co)dependency? There’s def some of that but to ‘fix’ things via assholey tyranny won’t work long term.
Oh we will become self sufficient. We learned that the last time he was in power that he is a maniac. We have no problem shaming Republicans for going along with the clown show or slamming tariffs on manufacturing goods in red states first
China 🇨🇳 is on to it - they have slowly eroded their GDP dependency on the US 🇺🇸 over the last 10 years - from 10% to 2% - 2026 it will be 1–1.5%. They can then tell DJT to f$&k off with his tariffs- we don’t need you - make its expensive for the US though
Trump is a 2-4 year problem depending on the mid-terms. What's happening now is a lot of built-up BS. Once the financial devastation hits the middle class, you'll see a population open eyes quite quickly to the ills they've caused as there will be no one left to blame.
Agreed. It will hurt the US to a measure I'm not sure we'll know the depth of until it happens, but this realignment for both the EU, Asia, and North America is necessary. Too much power residing in one place is never good and now we're about to prove it.
If there is any upside to this Jack’n the Box dictator being elected again it is EXACTLY this. And it will be a long-term benefit to both sides of the Atlantic. USA won’t feel so much pressure to step in and save Europe’s ass every few years and Europe will finally grow some balls and whiskers
Your debt is your weakness. That's the leverage other countries have over the US. EU countries have decreased their national debt to sustainable levels over the past years, the US's is going to Mars.
1) Be able to defend itself. If needed against the US (Greenland)
2) Never give in to an autocrat. For now, Putin, possibly soon the US.
3) Never build a dependency on an autocrat (e.g. energy)
*"founded and structured by," not "taken over by"...US was this way from the get-go. Genocide, chattel slavery, patriarchy, robber barrons, empire. Chickens just coming home to roost.
To see it as “has been” is foolish and dangerous. The US is driving a fascist Christian nationalist movement that is transforming the globe and reversing a world move toward liberalism and freedom. It is negatively impacting politics from Australia to Ukraine.
The United States can, and should be, as isolated as possible. However other countries must be willing to accept people fleeing from the tyranny as well, and give aid to them where possible.
We're in NATO. We're taking a backseat from the world until this is over. Biden was a genius in his actions. We have a lot of fixing to do in both our country and on the world stage, but we'll come back. Germany did, we will too.
No disrespect, but I don’t know if I’d use Germany as an example. They’re an ardent supporter of the zionazi tactics, pulled right out of Hitler’s playbook, being used in #izrl. It appears their support is driven more by righting their historical wrong rather than doing the right thing. My opinion.
Germany went from the birth of Nazism to passing laws that punish someone for even denying the Holocaust happened. That's why I used them as an example. They're still making amends for what happened there. And, we will be as well. But I understand where you're coming from.
From your lips to the Goddess’ ears. As a Queer Brown man with Indigenous roots, I’m not so certain who is included in “we will be fine”. I hope so!! 🤞🏽
He made it so we can't pull out without basically the same amount to apply a Constitutional Amendment. That's not happening. And it was a bipartisan vote.
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The policies and agreements of one president can be undone with the next.
Who would trust the United States with shared intelligence?
We're becoming a pariah.
We should reverse Brexit asap!
At least we’ll be dealing with relatively sane individuals
America is high on their own supply
The reason the US extends aid is to push their political narrative. Maybe without it countries in Africa will figure out the bias they’ve been required to impose is based on horse shit.
Now it's about 50%
For a long time China's selling point to convince the developing world to do business with them instead of the US was that they're not the world's police like the US try to be
They revealed what was always suspected... The 'rules based order' was never supposed to apply to America's allies
China is laughing
US was, and hopefully still is, "the last best hope on Earth".
It must be!
With US, China, Russia on the wrong side, Europe, even if united, will not be enough.
This idiocy in US must be reversed.
If they all work together, they can live easily without USA and China. Trade agreements between EU and many countries already exist. Now is the time to intensify them!
Going by Trumps threats to Greenland, it's in our national interest. Is it not?
Please come to our aid (the not crazy Americans) as we did for Europe during your fascist problem.
And Trump needs Europe to thwart China.
Best way to deal with Trump is ignore him & be successful
Then came backlash for movement of people, and now backlash for trade.
For the planetary resource boundaries, smaller regions are better.
Completely understand if the rest of the world would tell us to fuck off!
He was a narcissistic baby man that whined about how everyone was being mean to him, while he was attempting to stab them in the back.
I swore an oath to oppose fascists. I will carry it out.
Everything is gone, and citizens pay the price.
Want to promote isolationism? Go it alone
There is no subtlety here, they are NAZIS 😡
There is considerable good will toward the US but nations need to focus on self interest.
US policy can swing 180 degrees based on 200,000 Midwest votes.
Without fuel, water, electricity and food, MAGAts will overthrow him themselves
You may find that the UK and many others made some considerable effort to keep the hope of freedom alive.
I don’t see the European nations or the balance of the G7 going down that particular route including AfD and Le Pen. Mind you I was absolutely certain Harris would win the election.
Under the influence of the US,
We were thinking about money too much.
Let's focus on people now!
You going to tell
Europe to get rid of their nuclear basis in Europe
Don’t need America,we did in WW1 & 2
Self sufficient Europe Nato good luck with that 🙄
You should be happy he’s president, he will handle Putin unlike Sleepy Joe who was going nowhere
USA is full of unintelligent people who seem to think they’re something awesome, but the blinders are gone and it’s obvious they’re one of those sh*thole countries Trump hates
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Trump should be shunned. All US officials should be shunned. No meeting's. No phone calls. No emails.
I think the protests will begin in time.....
The sooner the better
Be like Georgia 🇬🇪
Not like a maga America!
Meanwhile the rest of us have a battle against populism and extremism.
I don't see that at all.
The last progressive that ran for president was McGovern.
We stop paying taxes they're going to give to the 1% anyway, and use it to benefit US and each other. We are no longer being represented and no taxation w/o representation
#sickoftheirshit
If we fall you fall too.
Maybe time to review the constitution that is now challenged. Review it, renew it. And your justice system that doesn’t seem to work that well.
Learn the world map and discover that there are other places in the world that are good.
No one in Europe called out Hitler they "distanced" themselves. Look how THAT turned Out! Speak Out!
His remarks about Tariffs & Respect towards Sweet Canada & his antics in sending his idiot son to Greenland are utter crazy bullshit. Canada, Mexico & Greenland won't be hurt by his crazy, but America will. He has done so much harm in one week it is mind boggling. Resist!
I disagree with your analysis: I think Canada & Mexico and most of the planet will be damaged by Trump & MAGA as well as the US itself. Climate change?
While I don’t think that all Americans are crazy & dangerous it is true that the US body politic is.
It may surprise you to learn that we Canadians don’t like being threatened by the President that the US has elected.
Exactly what do you expect to happen when your President threatens your allies?
It may surprise you to learn MANY Americans like me don't like being threatened by the sociopath President my fellow idiot Americans voted for. You may also be surprised that America is a huge varied country and lumping us all together is not helpful for those of us suffering Trump.
Remember half the population hate him and didn’t vote for him.
Unfortunately a trade war doesn’t require a unanimous vote from the electorate. If the trade war comes the damage will be to more than just trade.
Trust me, we feel bad about what may come down. It will hurt everyone and destabilize the world. I’m mortified and terrified.
Now they need to realize that they might be dependent on the US in some areas as well. Which is fine, unless, of course, the USA becomes a fascist nation anytime soon.
When you shut the door, it stays shut.
1) Be able to defend itself. If needed against the US (Greenland)
2) Never give in to an autocrat. For now, Putin, possibly soon the US.
3) Never build a dependency on an autocrat (e.g. energy)
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