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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

After screeching for 4 years straight about Russia's unprovoked all out invasion, that's certainly an interesting position to take.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The President of Finland actually went a little off script

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Don't like the both sides stuff at the end but it's something. As for the rest of Europe...

[–] Gathorall@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Finland is chastising meanwhile Europe in generally is ironically showing its near, complete finlandization In regards to US.

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

iran has been 2 weeks away from nuclear weapons since the 70's

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 month ago

Not really, he is just upset they weren't considered first.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Major props there.

[–] Pissed@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I've found France 24s coverage to be pretty good so far tbh...

[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 32 points 1 month ago
[–] mistermodal@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 month ago
[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 month ago

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.

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

She's being ratio'd hard, lol

[–] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 month ago

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.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Our partners aka Israel/US. Fuck this witch and all the EU.

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey don't slander witches like that. Witches are cool and they killed Charlie Kirk

[–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Very true, I'm the spell

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 month ago

Fuck him, he is just upset he wasnt considered first, he is not condemning the terrorist attack by his allies.

[–] xabit24368@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 month ago

God damn it Europe

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

I think we should start a public call for sculptors for the statue that will have to be made of Francesca Albanese.

[–] Lanske@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Ursula doesn't speak in my name ffs

[–] Pissed@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

To be fair Spain did.

[–] lithiumground@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Bitch, Israel itself working on nuclear, will you not sanction Israel ?

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

They already have nukes

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago
  • EU, not Europe.

And there are mixed messages across Europe. It's not unilateral condemnation by any means.

[–] lumettaria@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"-- is not leadership: it's escalation"

You know what I hate with a passion? AI speak.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not AI speak, it's EU speak that AI learned from them.

[–] lumettaria@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

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

[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] lumettaria@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 3 points 1 month ago

Yes, but it also helps the reader. There's a reason why literature is written in that way.