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“These were not negotiations” (www.sz-dossier.de)
submitted 2 days ago by yogthos@lemmygrad.ml to c/news@hexbear.net
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Arnaud Bertrand

This is extraordinary. For the many of you who wonder how the EU could agree to such a humiliating "deal" with Trump, wonder no more.

We have an unusually straightforward answer directly from the horse's mouth: Sabine Weyand, who's the Directorate-General for Trade at the EU commission.

As she puts its:

  • "If you didn't hear me say the word 'negotiation' – that's because there wasn't one." => the U.S. dictated the terms
  • "From the Commission's perspective, this was a strategic compromise, not an ideal economic solution" => they're aware this completely f*cks the EU economically
  • "The European side was under massive pressure to find a quick solution to stabilize transatlantic relations – especially with regard to security guarantees" => the EU agreed to the "deal" under a protection racket
  • "We have a land war on the European continent. And we are completely dependent on the United States. The member states were not prepared to take the risk of further escalation – that would have been the consequence of European countermeasures." => Europe acted out of fear, choosing economic submission because of its total dependence on the U.S. (which ironically will only worsen the dependence)

There you have it, she said the quiet part out loud: the EU is in such a terrible strategic situation and EU leaders have so little courage that they're unable and unwilling to say 'no' to even the most humiliating demands.

https://xcancel.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1960603151154790469

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[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

this is my take on the whole thing https://dialecticaldispatches.substack.com/p/the-us-pivot-to-asia-and-europes

[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Always nice to re-read one of your pieces. By the way, i just caught this typo:

The sabotage of Nord Stream 2 severed Russia’s cheap gas supplies overnight

You probably meant to say Germany's?

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 day ago

Thanks, I was trying to say gas supply from Russia, but yeah saying Germany's would make more sense there :)

[–] Xiisadaddy@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I can't help but think that the US is blinded by racism. They see Europe as the biggest game changer, but personally i think Africa is far more important. China seems to agree. Their focus on building a Bloc focuses on the global south not Europe. A major miscalculation by the US in my opinion.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 days ago

I completely agree, racism is a huge aspect of the whole western project. People who run the empire see themselves as being superior, they see they see the global south purely in colonial terms.

[–] dastanktal@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wonderful read, thank you for sharing.