• Ontimp@feddit.org
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    8 days ago

    Knowing the treaty processes behind these organizations, this is a generational shift that cannot easily be undone.

    One day the USA will just announce without preamble that they’ll leave NATO or the United Nations Organization.

    Every day I’m surprised I’m still surprised by these developments.

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      8 days ago

      Reminded me of a quote from The Expanse:

      My life has become a single, ongoing revelation that I haven’t been cynical enough.

      • Chrisjen Avasarala, Babylons ashes by James S.A. Corey.
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      8 days ago

      Who needs soft power when you can just kidnap world leaders and declare yourself the caretaker regime?

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      8 days ago

      Living through the “decades in weeks” part of history isn’t as fun as I thought it’d be but, but I guess I always thought we’d move forward through decades in weeks instead of backwards.

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      8 days ago

      It is fascinating, how surprised we still are about those facts, at the same time there are still people who believe there will be midterms or presidential elections.

      Wakey wakey, USA. Why don’t you just kill the president? JD Vance is unable to lead, and no one will follow his orders. Best case scenario for you. Worst case scenario: You will be poorer and more desperate than people in Syria

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          8 days ago

          It is clear that he is not, however he pulls the right strings and is able to lead them. Without Trump, the puppets will lose focus and will start to fight each other.

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            8 days ago

            Fair enough, I am not sure this administration would be stopped by losing Trump, but it couldn’t hurt. He is definitely shudder their face

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              7 days ago

              I think at the very least, when he goes, the absolute orgy of backstabbing amongst the various factions on the right will result in not a hell of a lot getting done for at least a good 4-6 months. What happens after that is entirely dependent on the timing of his death, who’s left standing at the end of said infighting, any major world events/possibly natural disasters in the interim, and (if he’s still in the picture at that point) Jimmy the Loveseat’s ability or failure to herd cats.

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          7 days ago

          Did you ever stop to think that Trump could be faking his dumb af persona? Just like Maduro did.

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            He’s not, multiple people from his early years remarked on how exceptionally dumb he was. He’s undergone significant cognitive decline in the past 20 years. It was apparent in 2016 and has only gotten worse since then.

            He’s been a puppet for the entirety of his political career.