I can excuse genocide, but I draw the line at bad optics!
this post was submitted on 30 May 2025
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This is what they actually believe though.
that ship has sailed mister
that ship has sailed monsieur
Macron also made his point about double standards on the war in Gaza, acknowledging there was a perception the West has given a "free pass" to Israel.
Yeah that's just a perception I wouldn't worry about it just optics is all
These things are always put in the future tense. It seems like a common tactic. "So and so warns that such and such could happen". Deaths in Gaza. Climate change. Anything that's already happening, just make it future tense.
Great way to absolve blame and say "Uh, see, I told you so!" While doing nothing to address the issue at the time (or ever).
So infuriating
American Democracy being destroyed by Fascism is always imminent but never yet occurred. It's the Van driving towards the post gif
lol that gif is a perfect visual representation of this!
The climate has been on the "verge" of collapse since the 80s
Did you consider the real victim is the West's credibility??? No you tankies only think about yourselves.
With who?? They don't care about their 'credibility' with the global south. The western states love jerking each other off.
Having their gotcha at russia and those buy european libs that still believe the EU protects people’s right.
JDPON Macron but only now as a lame duck and only talk
Macron has been talking about opposing the US since Trump I.
Man maybe you should stop supporting them then
It is a good idea to flee a sinking ship
LoL could
The best way Macron could provide credibility for France would be to die
Ohhh nooo... not the credibility!!! 
"If things don't change around here, I might shit my pants."
-Man with the saggiest and stinkiest trousers you've ever seen
Could? Like it hadn't already happened?
well an easy out on that would've been not sending your foreign legionnaires to the ukranonazis and threatening to garrison odessa eh?
The US hasn't had any credibility since Vietnam at the very least. Definitely lost any good will remaining when it lied about Iraq. Who in the year of our lord 2025 annoy domino would trust the US to not do evil shit? Do libs think North Korea and Iran are going to trust anything that comes out of our mouths?
Standing quietly by the thousands of dead civilians for years
This is a warning about what could happen, we better consider maybe doing something at some indeterminate point in the future.
Credibility?
Lose?
Could?
It won't, Compradors and America-lovers (the only demographic that matters to the west) will still do all the things they do, they already thought those wars were good and cool anyways
it’s more likely than you might think.
Ahahahahahaaa
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The West's credibility is already this small!" cried Macron, also stating the wider world "kept playing the world's smallest violin" when he complained.