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Lest we forget, the UK was fully aware that the start of the war was a lie so I'm keen on keeping the UK at an arm's length. Trade, absolutely yes, defence, only partial integration should be allowed. Keep AUKUS in mind, they will backstab us at the first opportunity.
EU is making somewhat similar deals with Canada and Japan who have joined the EU SAFE program.
But yes I agree UK has some unfortunate exceptionalist tendencies, some Brits think that commonwealth makes them an empire. At least they behave that way.
Also the commonality with other English speaking countries seem to make them think they are more important than they are, as being part of a club makes them special.
Exceptionalism was a major part of the thought process behind Brexit.
I have predicted the shitfuckery with success for two decades now
I'm so tired of being right
This incursion into Iran was a distraction from further atrocity in Palestine, but more importantly, a land grab from Israel into Lebanon and when they get away with that, there will be further "settling" of surrounding areas while the West either ignores it for fear of being labelled bigots, or continues to quietly support it because it is beneficial to have an attack dog in the region, even if it is now the tail wagging the dog
Israel wanted to move aggressively and needed the eye of the world to be elsewhere, or afraid of the accusation of antisemitism
There will be a protracted land war in Iran which will provide a reason to suspend all elections in the US, so there will be no midterms that would overturn the current state of affairs
If Drumpf lives long enough, it'll be cause to suspend the 2028 election, and after that, all bets are off
I'm desperate hoping that I'm wrong
Elections solve nothing in the US. Obama bombed more brown people than Bush Jr, he just had better PR. Black people were still murdered by the cops like nothing during dem rule and there is still no universal socialized healthcare in the US. The problem with the US is not Trump, is that the majority of the country is closer to being like Trump than they are civilised people.
The IRA from Biden and the war in Ukraine were a carefully planned attack on EU's energy independence and decoupling.
Shit has hit the proverbial fan and we have only two choices:
I agree
I find it hilarious when the Dems are decried as "radical leftists", because even AOC and Bernie Sanders are merely regarded as "yeah, but ain't that shit obvious?" to the civilised world
I spend quite a bit of time in the US, and I don't consider it a civilised society
I see people literally step over people who could be helped if the people of the country wanted them to be helped
There is so much wealth in one country, and that people die from rationing insulin is obscene
That's not a word I use lightly, but what I see in the US is sickening to me
And that's just one of the many problems...
I'd advocate for guillotines, but sadly, I have no faith in the American people to actually use them properly
The people at the bottom are already armed, and they're not doing anything except hurting other people in the same situation
The US has more "guillotines" than they do people, but the population still don't understand how to direct them