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[–] PassingThrough@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (12 children)

So, I’ve heard tell from MAGAts(sadly my town has plenty them and I can’t afford to escape yet), not only do they support takeover of a sovereign nation, but they’re ready for hostile takeover. They expect “adoption” of Greenland to be purely political and transactional, and funded by China through all the tariffs (🙄), but are not against armed conflict.

First, what the fuck, but second, how ready is NATO to turn on supposedly one of their own? I know Trump wants out of NATO, and surely this would be a quick way out, but would anyone chicken out of the fight and let Trump move in? I keep getting told that the “magic Article 5 argument isn’t a guarantee of support. There are no requirements to go to war for an ally, just pre-emptive permission to join in. It’s still voluntary, and few are so stupid as to stand against the [~~Empire!~~] USA!” (Brackets mine).

This timeline makes me sick.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

funded by China through all the tariffs

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I wonder when they're going to realize

[–] PassingThrough@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Maybe when some actually stick. He’s toeing the line now, uses them for threats to seal the deal but none have stuck yet.

But MAGAs will twist it into a win either way. Things get too expensive to import? Yay domestic factories! Jobs! Economic independence! Companies won’t give all our jobs to China when it costs more than employing us!

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