Dear the rest of the world: You should absolutely not see the US as reliable for anything at this point, shit, none of us on the inside think we're reliable for anything right now either, you're definitely not alone
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Hi from an Aussie, looking on from afar in horror at what's happening to your country. Please know that those of us outside America don't hate our American friends, we know a lot of you didn't vote for President Musk and his puppet Trump.
Some of the comments below lack proper punctuation or are not making any sense. Is this a bot or AI infestation? Can Bluesky control this? My head hurts reading this stuff. There are some worthwhile intelligent comments but is tough to filter around nonsense.
Would a majority of you understand that it is *your responsibility* to vote to keep the dangerously demented and raving lunatic ideologues out of office,
not to only vote if there's people you like?
And not fold without a whimper within 4 hours of the end of voting?
Yup. Trump bragged about sending Elon to Pennsylvania saying he’s a computer guy who knows his stuff and look what happened….we won that state. Bragging about how they tampered with the votes. That wasThe most stunning win but trump told us himself they actually didn’t win. They rigged it to win
The denial or refusal to even acknowledge that the swing state voting tabulations were hacked by musk’s Starlink tells me all I need to know about how impotent US government is. It’s not just the executive branch. All of it is impotent, incompetent or just lazy.
Putin and Xi pretty much have a green light to invade anyone they want. Russia probably is too occupied with Ukraine for much else. But Putin could well use nuclear threats on EU countries knowing the US is not reliable as an ally anymore.
What can we expect when we have a serial liar leading our nation, and he can't even commit to what he stated the day before. Once people know you are a frikin liar, you lose their trust. In my humble opinion, Trump will never gain it back. He has very few morales, if any!
Almost all 'buy Canadian' groups on social media have a question/post at some point about whether people would go back to buying American food/goods later. There are a few that say after 4 years, but the majority are saying never again; the trust has been broken.
I must point out that we here in Washington State did not vote for the conman/buffoon bringing the chaos and corruption in our country, nor did we vote for President Musk.
We are losing control of the United States. It used to be "We The People." It is now."We Were The People: Totally giving up on what was and now living with what is. I really thought we could fight this administration, but it's obvious we can't.
Yep. Losing the election in every branch was a tremendous loss. First the Republicans ended the FCC Fairness doctrine (1978), allowing media giants to present ONLY one side, then we got Citizens United shaft from the Supremes - money rules (late 70s also), and then the wild world of lies internet.
Cool. Cool cool. But remind me: when was US reliable? Certainly not in the 60's, when dictatorships were popping across Latin America thanks to Uncle Sam, or the 50's, when the Nazis were being warmly welcomed, or the 20's, when mafias were taking control, or...or...?
The Marshall Plan was really an effort to counter support for communist parties across Western Europe, which was skyrocketing thanks to the enormous post-war growth of the Eastern Bloc while WE stagnated. If not for that, the USA would probably have treated them the same as everyone else
Putting aside the fact that the Marshall Plan (and the growth in EE it was meant as a response to) happened between 1947 and 1952 while the Berlin Wall was built in 1961, war reconstruction really was much faster in the Eastern Bloc in general. It's true that East Germany lagged behind somewhat, tho
Berlin Wall is just one example of the East having to create barriers to prevent people from leaving, while the West creates barriers to keep from being overwhelmed by immigrants from the East.
The US was selling for both sides, and only entered the war de facto after Pearl Harbor. And Marshall plan can be felt nowadays while Europe struggles to some kind of independence, but is under debt servitude.
You know how Fanta started? What about Ford and GM? What about IBM? Standard Oil? Union Bank? No business in US ever had a problem, and obviously US government was way to occupied throwing japanese in concentration camps and chasing communists to give a damn. Keep the money flowing, isn't it?
Would you prefer US business & manufacturing remain in a depression, while our European Allies battle the Axis unaided, with a greater portion of Europe winding up behind the Iron Curtain?
No doubt some businessmen were motivated more by profits than saving democracy. So what? Welcome to the world.
Conspiracy theories?
Western colonialism is one of the main foundations of Nazi fascism. Many practices and ideas used by the Nazis originated in American, British, and Canadian societies. Hitler only became the 'great villain' when he began applying colonialist methods within Europe itself.
Yes, the US occupied the Axis and cleared out of the Allied nations after WWII. As opposed to the USSR, which continued to dominate the nations it 'liberated'--until it imploded.
You don't seriously think the Axis should not have been occupied, do you?
Oh my my!
My previous post has certainly generated a lot of whataboutism. Seems no one can argue it directly so they're going off on all kinds of tangents irrelevant to WWII.
Certainly, the US has been involved in some bad things over the years.
Even so, it remains the leader of the free world.
Free world? Cool. Explain that to the biggest prisonal population in the world. Explain that for the leftists that are being persecuted in US and satellites. Explain that to Cuba. Explain to the countries having their progress sabotaged. Explain to the victims of Operation Condor. Só much freedom.
Why don't you explain your views to the hordes trying to get into the USA and the other nations of the west?
People who vote with their feet choose the west.
The tide had already begun to turn before the US entered the war. The “US saviour” narrative is Hollywood bunk. At best, the US can claim that their resources ‘shortened the war’. Germany was doomed when they turned on Russia, overextending and losing 80% of their troops on the eastern front.
True, American firms like JP Morgan, Chase, IBM, Ford, General Motors, Standard Oil, all maintained operations within Nazi Germany, during the war…effectively bolstering Germany’s war capabilities at the onset and throughout.
The US would prefer not to let the truth get in the way of a good story.
"the US can claim that their resources ‘shortened the war’"
Not just that. By aiding the Allies in their push across Western Europe, the US can claim to have saved a greater part of Europe from domination by the USSR.
Hardly. The war had already turned by the time the US decided to enter it and drop nukes on civilians. Germany lost 80% of their troops to Russia on the eastern front, not to US forces on the western front.
Not even trying to answer my point.
Without the US the Iron Curtain would have fell further west.
Russia/USSR, despite their losses in WWII, was an evil regime.
What is not true?
Did the US not participate in D-day?
Which allied nations did US occupy post-WWII?
Was there no Marshall Plan?
You're doing what the extreme left always does when confronted with an example of unambiguous good on part of the US: change the subject to a different time and place.
Yeah I mean to be honest a positive outcome here could be Europe deciding to and needing to take a leadership position in the world beyond what it has already.
Seriously wonder if the US will be invited to the G7 meeting later this year. It is being hosted here and Canada and I n ow a lot of Canadians are not keen on hosting a dictator threatening to take over our country.
Even if the Democrats take the White House, House and Senate in 2028, the rest of the world will be 100% justified in trusting nothing until concrete proofs of vital and deep structural reforms to US politics and governing are in place
Biden, Jan 2021: We're back!
Biden, Jan 2025: Welcome home.
exactly. the trust won't be there even after this shit is over because we can't rely on this not to happen again in 4 years. It's called political instability.
Yeah. Just as I feared. It's gonna take decades for the world to trust us again. If anything, the ever shifting changes of politics ended up becoming a massive security risk.
Why did Biden ever say that to the most vile, despicable, corrupt POS on the face of the earth will always, always infuriate me, even though I think so highly of this man. What in God’s name was he thinking?
That's the end goal.
Even if(big if) the regime falls, the US is no more trustworthy than Russia, and whoever inherits the throne will reign upon a wasteland, their subjects rotting from pandemics that swept upon them unprepared, every institution eroded or no longer trustworthy.
I was thinking about this yesterday. How can any of the Democrat Countries in the world look at the US as a reliable partner now. They really have to treat us like they do Russia or China and possibly soon enough, like N. Korea or Iran. We are becoming a threat to freedom everywhere.
Seriously? You're just spreading doom and gloom. The US isn't perfect, but to say we're not reliable for ANYTHING is a load of crap. We've got some of the best universities, tech companies, and yes, even government services when they're not being dragged through the mud by politics.
Our relationship has been broken.The trust is gone. Governments change but going forward, I don't think we'll ever see you the same way that we used to. It's hard to lose a friend.
For those that don't know, a Kakocracy is ruled by the worst, and an oligarchy is ruled by the rich. SO America has become a dictatorship ruled by the worst of the rich.
Understanding and acceptance are the first steps towards your recovery. You will recover —- or maybe not. Darn, this advice crap is pretty hard to produce just willy-nilly like this. Oh well. My coffee is cool enough to drink now.
Honestly, this Canadian is just concerned that we're going to get our own kakistocracy at the provincial and federal level.
I don't like how I can't trust any mainstream media.
I don't like the divisive tactics.
And I don't trust the 'well at least we're not...' ers. We're closer than we think
I know how that feels. Western Washington here. We could not be more antithetical to the whole “durr, ignorance is good, I don’t want my children edjumucated” going on with entire swaths of our country. It’s surreal to us.
The sad part is, it will take generations to build that trust back. Hard to imagine that after decades of mutual respect on president can ruin it in weeks.
Fascism is running strong right now with the present U.S. government. I hope the Americans can stop them. There is a repeat of a very bad history coming to life again.
Nobody should ever trutst them entirely. Nobody says you have to. However, pretend they are not there and you're only inviting people to take control who you defo dont want.
Some of us have found the US govt unreliable for quite some time before the current admin. Ask the Cherokee nation how the courts protected their sovereignty and treaties 150 years ago. It's about time the rest of the country and world saw what I've always known.
Henry Kissinger's key defense of forever wars of perpetual stalemate death factory insurgency Bin Laden ISIS incubators is the overriding importance of being viewed as reliable war mongers by the rest of the world, so countries can do mass murder knowing America will unwaveringly have their backs.
Find it sad that I carry my father's dog tags from Vietnam, I have spent most of my working life working for what I thought was the good of America. But as a European, America and all it stood for has been fundamentally shattered forever, for generations. Mercy for the good people left in the US
Not sure how long, if ever, it will take before another country trusts an agreement with the US, especially one requiring long-term commitments to be kept
Dear Innies: Naomi Klein wrote quite a good book about why us Outies have viewed the US as quite the horror show for many many a decade. We’re sorry you’re currently having to go through a stormy Reintegration process to achieve synaptic recoupling.
I wonder how safe are citizens are if this government or Musk decides to eliminate federal positions held by knowledgable men and women? Let's remember how Trump increased the national debt by 6 or 7 trillion last time around. I'm not feeling optimistic about USA future.
In fact, most of the world feels avenged. Personally, I feel sorry for the people in usa. But you are just going through what you imposed on the rest of the world.
That's not really true the US has had an amazing reputation in most of the world.
US aid alone has saved tens of millions of lives and kept governments relatively stable and diseases at bay for decades now.
Lets not downplay the magnitude of Trumps failure and how much he has fucked up.
In these past 3-4 weeks Trump has done more harm both to the world and US relations and reputation long term than he did in his first four years combined.
And he was already the worst president the US has ever had in his first term, which says a lot about what's in store.
This fable is only viable in United states of america, the rest of the world know very well that all your government did the last few centuries was promoting war, death and destruction worldwide
Amazingly bad reputation. In a of regions people see the American flag and they think colonizers or war mongers. Other nations see this country as a joke. We’d rather hire reality TV stars with no political experience and start needless wars than take care of our own people.
Speak for yourself. Anyone who doesn't fall for American propaganda knows very well that when the United States looks at you, it's because they want to either colonize you or turn you into a puppet.
Most of the world couldn’t care less about the USA because the country historically fucks up everyone with either war or economical blackmail. We don’t like USA, we bear it.
One more week and they'll be pushing slavery. Rfk already said 🖤 people don't need the same vaccines or pain medication! They just picked up the Hispanics that WORK at our Walmart...but only getting criminals right? All this is 2 weeks in but give him 30 days!!?? 😂😂😂😂😂 Aww Bless your heart 💖
Are you aware of the genocide committed by the United States in Indonesia? Or the American installed Thai dictators/puppets? Or the extent of colonialism India has faced?
American politics is dominated by a criminal gang that lies routinely even under oath.
They intend to subvert the law
The constitutional crisis will be tragic.
In 2000 they were very pro democracy in general but they also had Bin Laden coffee table books on the bookshelves
Netherlands,UK,Ffrance, Germany & Italy are our allies.
Trump will collapse tourism
I just posted this not five minutes ago. This place is reminding me a lot of those kids in high school who you felt really bad for, because you knew they were spectacularly and heedlessly going from fuck up to fuck up, as if nothing they could do could have irrevocable consequences.
Australian taxpayers just gave the US a first payment of $600mil for submarines we'll almost definitely never get, just to have tariffs imposed on us days later! It feels like paying someone's cousins friend money to invest in crypto only to have them sneak in and steal your lawnmower.
Considering to total deal is worth billions, and we already wasted $500mil backing out of a deal with France, the buyers regret is going to be tremendous :S
The fact that Trump tried to convince us Covid was a hoax while telling his investors the truth to plan their stocks accordingly and giving our supplies to Russia, should have been enough to keep anyone from re-electing him. Sadly there really is a sucker born every minute.
It's always the aim of Republicans to reduce Education funding and encourage mass procreation to ensure there are enough of the under-educated to vote them in.
90% of the rest of the world has never seen the US as reliable and only puts up with it because it's the most powerful empire on the history of mankind and cannot be fought against.
(And yes, it's technically a literal empire, since it has colonies.)
The rest of the world has not seen the US as reliable for a long time. We have been forced into 'respecting' the US purely on the basis of your economic and military power. So I guess respect is not the correct term.
I don't agree. The US has underwritten EU security for decades particularly during the Cold War. We can moan about the US but in doing so need to recognise the need for 5% plus defence spending for many years; which will have profound budgetary implications domestically. Principles cost.
Yes I was more referring to the level of spending that the EU provides to restore a functional military. Even then you're talking years. Trump may use the threat of withdrawing from NATO to win concessions in other areas though, it's hard to tell at this early stage.
I'm looking forward to the FElons to invade Greenland and start a war with Denmark which means NATO gets involved and all of Europe and Canada invade the U.S. by crossing the Canadian border and then liberating us.
They did send the condoms to Gaza... Mozambique. That's admirable but people with sense kno how America really gets down. Trump is supposedly rebuilding the Strip but the people can't come back. Crazy. That's THEIR land 🤔
Canadian here. We know there are good people south of the boarder. But
Once trust is lost, it might never be regained.
My take is that no country is truly reliable anymore, because people are gullible, and don't pay attention.
So it's important to keep one's nukes, and a strong army.
We never thought you were reliable at all 🤭 A genocidal country that wiped out all the indigenous people, that legally allows groups like the KKK to exist, and that reaffirms, through economic or military maneuvers, imperialism more alive than ever? You've been the world's villain for a looong time
Totally agree. Five Eyes mist become Four Eyes and new alliances formed without the US. Elon is accessing classified information and sharing it on websites.
Don't trust our products, especially not food or medicine. Don't cooperate with our military or intelligence. Organize a common front to protect yourselves.
Sure, but there is a degree of reliability needed to have international relationships otherwise the only possible relationship is war because you can't trust other countries not to be belligerent and striking second is losing.
Well, democracy everywhere is somewhat under attack. it0s kind of expected, that the US would be among the first to break... 18th century constitutions aren't really great at dealing with 21st century threats. Stay safe and and try to kill some Nazis before the end comes.
dear US friends, how can you live in this dystopian dimension? you are a society too violent and unjust. You have given an imperialist and consumerist imprint to the world. And now you also give us back Nazism? REACT NOW. From an Italian who desperately witnesses the illiberal decline here too.
I know, you have to overcome the shock and react immediately. Fill the streets and fight for yourselves and for the world. In the “horrible”Europe we have made many revolutions for freedom. Don't be Marines only in other people's homes, do it in your own homes.
This is exactly how dictators are allowed to thrive. police and military would not hesitate to carry out illegal orders from Trump. He had immunity from any crimes so he will give whatever orders he pleases.
Not just unreliable. The USA is now an outright danger to the world. The administrations Fascist positions and behaviors, its preference for Russia and trying to influence hard right neo nazi groups both home and in Germany make it f’ing lethal!
Dear American folks, any advice for Europeans on how to deal with a high degree of #polarization in your society and community? It's gonna go down here.
On behalf of the rest of the world, unfortunately with this regime (voted in by 76m Americans) we no longer see Americans as the good guys and if you not the good guys then ……
I remember the excruciating discomfort of the Queen & Theresa May having to turn themselves inside out to treat him like a normal visiting President the first time round. Its even more obscenely stark now. How the #### do we deal with the worlds lunatic superpower
We know there are still millions of good Americans who don't approve of the current regime. We trust you'll find a way to overthrow the tyrrany. We will help where we can.
Remember this: good always prevails eventually, because 1: The good are generally more intelligent. and 2: Bad can't help fighting amongst themselves eventually. They will destroy themselves, possibly, before anyone else has a chance to. They seem powerful now, but the whole world is against them.
As Glinda would say, "don't be offended by my frank analysis" but honestly we never did.
I'm from Latin America. I lived my life going through the coups the US sponsored here and seeing neighboring countries do the same. We KNOW how unreliable the US is.
We realize it's not the majority of Americans that support DTS mindset. We're worried about America. Please everyone be safe. I'm just sick to my stomach every morning. Love 🇨🇦
Thank you. I despise him. I never fell for the grift, but we are all going to pay for the ones that bought it all. Canada has the crown for greatest country in the western hemisphere. Carry it high and don't let the MAGA disease infect your beautiful country.
I am a Canadian currently visiting in Costa Rica and wearing my "Canada" ball cap. I was approached yesterday by a woman who asked me if I was a "real Canadian" or an "American in disguise"! That says a lot!
The fact that Americans seem to have accepted Musk as their unelected president is bizarre. I really don’t understand how the whole country isn’t angry about Musk. Weird people. 🤷♂️
For more developed countries only the Trumpers overseas (and there are lots of them), see the US as reliable - but that's not really a big change from previously. For the countries the US has spent decades destabilizing the US is still seen as its propaganda perfection, but I'm sure that's changing.
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Just, uh, don't pick up the phone if we call. We're probably drunk.
Would a majority of you understand that it is *your responsibility* to vote to keep the dangerously demented and raving lunatic ideologues out of office,
not to only vote if there's people you like?
And not fold without a whimper within 4 hours of the end of voting?
And thankfully Trump didn’t win with a landslide which means that the majority really doesn’t want him. I’m not convinced votes weren’t messed with.
Good look luck tho
Until then someone else should really take our keys. We should not be driving
What the US is and what it could be.
https://youtu.be/wTjMqda19wk?si=yCURaDTcFsjvUkjU
The USA helped liberate Europe, then brought our troops home and initiated the Marshall Plan.
(As opposed to the USSR, which also helped liberate Europe, but then stayed to, umm, to make sure it remained liberated.)
What are you smoking?
The Berlin Wall tells a different story.
USA entered WWII after Pearl Harbor AND Hitler's declaration of war against USA.
Stalin kept Eastern Bloc out of the Marshall Plan. Which is doing better--East or West?: https://www.thediplomaticaffairs.com/2023/08/25/economic-divergences-western-versus-eastern-european-countries/
No doubt some businessmen were motivated more by profits than saving democracy. So what? Welcome to the world.
Western colonialism is one of the main foundations of Nazi fascism. Many practices and ideas used by the Nazis originated in American, British, and Canadian societies. Hitler only became the 'great villain' when he began applying colonialist methods within Europe itself.
You don't seriously think the Axis should not have been occupied, do you?
My previous post has certainly generated a lot of whataboutism. Seems no one can argue it directly so they're going off on all kinds of tangents irrelevant to WWII.
Certainly, the US has been involved in some bad things over the years.
Even so, it remains the leader of the free world.
People who vote with their feet choose the west.
The US would prefer not to let the truth get in the way of a good story.
This isn't unique to USA; some European firms aided Nazis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany
Beats me how they got away with it. Welcome to the world.
Not just that. By aiding the Allies in their push across Western Europe, the US can claim to have saved a greater part of Europe from domination by the USSR.
Without the US the Iron Curtain would have fell further west.
Russia/USSR, despite their losses in WWII, was an evil regime.
Did the US not participate in D-day?
Which allied nations did US occupy post-WWII?
Was there no Marshall Plan?
You're doing what the extreme left always does when confronted with an example of unambiguous good on part of the US: change the subject to a different time and place.
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Communist regimes are hardly without fault. Russia & the USSR had to block people from leaving; the US must block hordes trying to get in.
Unconvinced? Compare North & South Korea:
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There's this organization called NATO, whose member nations--not just the US--post troops to counter Russian aggression.
Those troops are on the borders--not patrolling city streets.
Biden, Jan 2021: We're back!
Biden, Jan 2025: Welcome home.
Even if(big if) the regime falls, the US is no more trustworthy than Russia, and whoever inherits the throne will reign upon a wasteland, their subjects rotting from pandemics that swept upon them unprepared, every institution eroded or no longer trustworthy.
Canadians are big hearted, but they’re not fucking fools. They’ll be fine. With or without us.
I don't like how I can't trust any mainstream media.
I don't like the divisive tactics.
And I don't trust the 'well at least we're not...' ers. We're closer than we think
But uh... The world is big, you know?
Every day.
Every hour.
Everywhere.
And, of course, it will affect us too, as always.
Normal relations will resume when we have someone with a brain in the WH.
To do so is naive.
f-ucked by GOPlutocracy 🔥
Americans are now seeing how it looks to us.
In fact, most of the world feels avenged. Personally, I feel sorry for the people in usa. But you are just going through what you imposed on the rest of the world.
US aid alone has saved tens of millions of lives and kept governments relatively stable and diseases at bay for decades now.
Lets not downplay the magnitude of Trumps failure and how much he has fucked up.
And he was already the worst president the US has ever had in his first term, which says a lot about what's in store.
Fermi said "Where are all the aliens?'
Things are massively changing.
🙄🤣
Now Trumps rapacious imperialism & reign of lies will end U.S.
They intend to subvert the law
The constitutional crisis will be tragic.
Netherlands,UK,Ffrance, Germany & Italy are our allies.
Trump will collapse tourism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDAa-8YIjNc
One.
No further questions, your honour.
Have been groomed via “free speech” over decades. But it’s only about 31% of the voters! There is hope.
(And yes, it's technically a literal empire, since it has colonies.)
The country has been hijacked by a group of sincerely evil men and women who intend to do only harm
Signed
Ireland
Co-signed
most of the Commonwealth countries
Our dictator is a walking contradiction and the greatest excuse maker of the 20th and 21st century.
Well....
🤣😫
Once trust is lost, it might never be regained.
My take is that no country is truly reliable anymore, because people are gullible, and don't pay attention.
So it's important to keep one's nukes, and a strong army.
It will hurt us all, but we have to exterminate this administration of the rats and then work with our “former” allies to rebuild.
Otherwise. . .
Don’t “trust” any govt.
My point is not to trust govt and prepare accordingly.
We don’t expect the rest of the world to see the other way. 😔
FCK Trump
FCK Musk
FCK MAGA GOP
FCK All Trump Voters 🤬
I think mass insubordination, strikes, pickets are the only hope there is, but seem to be forgotten tools in the US
I doubt that he would easily find people going to shoot public officials in their offices on the basis of an illegal order
https://www.reuters.com/world/eus-kallas-calls-foreign-ministers-meeting-talk-about-us-ukraine-2025-02-14/
We’ve been watching America devolve and lose its mind for a while.
I'm from Latin America. I lived my life going through the coups the US sponsored here and seeing neighboring countries do the same. We KNOW how unreliable the US is.
It's was a fucking lie and he went to war , and because of this war, he got elected again the MF dipshit.
GOP are a bounch of liars and traitors.
They must pay for all the damages = Civil War