The EU is fully dependent on the modern system of US Imperialism. They move in lock-step with US interests at a geopolitical level. This isn't US exceptionalism, the US is the global Hegemon but at the same time it's also decaying and dying. The US is not at all like Russia, the US depends entirely on international exploitation while Russia depends on internal exploitation and their own domestic production.

[–] Kickforce@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think you vastly overestimate the imporance of the US. And yes recently, with Trump the US is turning in on itself to become more like Russia. It breaks with allies, alienates trading partners and isolates and inpoverishes its own population. Its position as a hegemon is crumbling to dust rapidly.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The US is still the hegemon, and unlike Russia it doesn't have a developed industrial base, Russia does relatively fine just trading with its own trading partners, but the US is decaying rapidly as a consequence of the failings of imperialism. The EU isn't far behind the US either in a race to crumbling.

[–] Kickforce@lemmy.wtf 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

My Guy, you really don't have any idea.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 15 hours ago

I do, actually.