"-- is not leadership: it's escalation"
You know what I hate with a passion? AI speak.
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It's not AI speak, it's EU speak that AI learned from them.
I'm pretty sure "it's not a; it's b" is not specifically EU speak but it is something ChatGPT loves to overuse and it's a great litmus test to spot the rot
I hate that proper syntax is now somehow AI speak.
I think Francesca Albanese is just a reader. Readers tend to know how to write.
That's probably exactly why AI speaks like that, since it's been trained on troves of literature. It's a common structure so it adopted it to repeat ad nauseum.
Yes, but it also helps the reader. There's a reason why literature is written in that way.
After screeching for 4 years straight about Russia's unprovoked all out invasion, that's certainly an interesting position to take.
No? They were always more concerned with the races of participants in war, they never gave a shit about the existence of war itself. As soon as Russia invaded they jumped at the chance to say they're Asiatic orcish barbarians and were more concerned with people potentially mistaking Russians for whites (asserting that Ukraine is unambiguously white and Russia are unambiguously not, remember that "this really makes me sad because we're seeing blond hair blue eyed people getting attacked for the first time in ages" line some EU representative said?). Of course they would uncriticaly support whites killing brown people. White makes right.
Look at their response to the US attacks on Venezuela or the unproven drug boats, or starving of Cuba, or Israeli attacks on Palestine.
I know Americans love to speak about race all day, but Russian aggression 500km from your home is more concerning than American aggression 5.000km, including an ocean, away. Especially when Russia already was preparing to claim the next land (baltics, even Poland and Finland).
Russia already was preparing to claim the next land (baltics, even Poland and Finland)
Tell me: what are the reasons Russia would want to invade Poland or Finland?
Russian aggression 500km from your home is more concerning than American aggression 5.000km
Europe actively joined in bombing Yugoslavia. The problem is never about distance to home, it's about how to be servile to the Yanks.
That might make sense if the EU just didn't acknowledge the American aggression. But they did acknowledge it and doubled down on supporting the US, and how "Venezuela/Cuba/Iran deserved it, actually." Sure seems like they're only against Russian aggression because it affects them, and they're completely supportive of white aggression against everyone else.
Supporting or acknowledging the facts and calling for calm?
good point
Bitch, Israel itself working on nuclear, will you not sanction Israel ?
They already have nukes
The President of Finland actually went a little off script
Rare Finland W
Also the President of Spain says (firefox translated) "We reject the unilateral military action of the U.S. and Israel, which is an escalation and contributes to a more uncertain and hostile international order." but then goes on to also reject Iran's (unspecified) actions.
Like Finland's it's a pretty tame condemnation, but noteworthy coming from NATO member states.
Don't like the both sides stuff at the end but it's something. As for the rest of Europe... 
Finland is chastising meanwhile Europe in generally is ironically showing its near, complete finlandization In regards to US.
Is there really any solid proof of a nuclear WEAPONS programme in Iran? I may well have missed any proof of a ballistic missile programme, but I am quite sure there is no solid proof of a nuclear one.
Anyway, asking those more informed than me.
iran has been 2 weeks away from nuclear weapons since the 70's
Rare?
Not really, he is just upset they weren't considered first.
Major props there.
I've found France 24s coverage to be pretty good so far tbh...
Yep all European takes when America or Israel do something blatantly power grabbing and illegal (as if that matters) are wishy wishy statements that end up supporting the blatant imperialism.
Did not expect anything else from Frau Genocide or our pathetic European leaders. Glad that Francesca Albanese's position is more popular. Who exactly do these invertebrates in the EU parliament represent? Because it's clearly not the people.
Ursula doesn't speak in my name ffs
Evergreen meme
God damn it Europe
To be fair Spain did.
She's being ratio'd hard, lol
Our partners aka Israel/US. Fuck this witch and all the EU.
Hey don't slander witches like that. Witches are cool and they killed Charlie Kirk
Very true, I'm the spell
On Saturday, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said the United States is acting outside international law following U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran. He also expressed hope that the situation will calm down so that a negotiated solution to the conflict can be pursued. “Right now, we are seeing that the United States is operating largely outside traditional international law,” Stubb said on Finland’s state television network YLE. According to Stubb, before carrying out attacks of this kind, Washington had typically sought approval from the United Nations or, at the very least, from its NATO allies — something that has not happened this time. “Now there has not been much consultation. There was no consultation in Venezuela, there was no consultation earlier during the 12-day war (between Israel and Iran in June 2025), nor has there been consultation now on this issue,” the Finnish president said. In his view, the attack by U.S. and Israeli forces on Iran demonstrates the transformation taking place in the global political landscape and in the international order. “When international institutions and norms are not respected, a power vacuum is created that makes this kind of attack possible,” Stubb said.
Fuck him, he is just upset he wasnt considered first, he is not condemning the terrorist attack by his allies.
I think we should start a public call for sculptors for the statue that will have to be made of Francesca Albanese.
- EU, not Europe.
And there are mixed messages across Europe. It's not unilateral condemnation by any means.
And then they wonder why so many people support Putin.
This one is non commital about condemning the murders committed by Israel, let's support the one who literally gives medals to rapists and bombs nurseries every day for the last 4 years.
I wonder that as well tbh, I don't know if there is any politician I support.