Do not underestimate what Trump is doing for Russia or other authoritarian regimes.
Trump has essentially made it possible for fully authoritarian countries to exist with near unchecked power. They existed before, sure, but they were held back by other countries and the US.
US soft power is gone and will take decades to build back, something in my that Republicans have all but assured will not happen unless there is a reckoning. The United States has essentially become an isolationist country within a year of Trump's second term.
Imagine if NATO countries invaded the USA for it's oil and use the fact that it has a fascist regime and that it spends more money on weapons than investing in it's people.
Imagine if the first thing they did was bombing a literal school full of children.
Whilst unlikely in sweden, you unfortunately can't entirely rule out the fact that half the country desires to commit economic suicide to stop imaginary threats to sovereignty by choosing to leave EU...
Didn’t you hear tho? He didn’t even want to ask Europe, but went ahead anyway with the worst sales pitch (on purpose, 8D chess move) as a courtesy, which they told him no thank you sir but thank you for asking sir, omg it was so funny because he didn’t even need to ask them. What losers!!!
It’s like the asshole who invites people to his house and then says he didn’t even like them anyway and asked them as a joke when no one shows.
21 Comments
HairyHarry@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 129d
NATO isn't even there for helping to attack a random country without any good reason.
fizzle@quokk.au · 16 pts · 129d
Exactly.
Every world leader knows everyone would be better off without Trump.
He's made a catastrophic unforced error which is going to cost him everything. Why would anyone help him.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works · 23 pts · 129d
God I wish that were true
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 129d
Could well be. Don't want to be naive, but terminal doom isn't better.
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 129d
Do not underestimate what Trump is doing for Russia or other authoritarian regimes.
Trump has essentially made it possible for fully authoritarian countries to exist with near unchecked power. They existed before, sure, but they were held back by other countries and the US.
US soft power is gone and will take decades to build back, something in my that Republicans have all but assured will not happen unless there is a reckoning. The United States has essentially become an isolationist country within a year of Trump's second term.
eareetator@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 129d
Yup… but could he really ride a bike? That would be really funny to see.
troyunrau@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 129d
Bone spurs and hamberders
BillyClark@piefed.social · 4 pts · 129d
I doubt that he's ever ridden any sort of bike, including exercise bikes.
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 129d
Could he ever have ridden a bike?
klu9@piefed.social · 1 pts · 129d
"It's all computer!"
VeryInterestingTable@jlai.lu · 27 pts · 129d
Imagine if NATO countries invaded the USA for it's oil and use the fact that it has a fascist regime and that it spends more money on weapons than investing in it's people.
Imagine if the first thing they did was bombing a literal school full of children.
tburkhol@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 129d
Gonna be hilarious if the coalition negotiates re-opening the Straits of Hormuz in exchange for sanctions against the US.
Gonzako@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 129d
Nato is a great idea and i'd personally love if the US gets kicked out
MightEnlightenYou@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 129d
I'm Swedish, we joined not long ago. I was against it for 2 reasons.
2 We already have an EU defence pact...
Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 129d
Whilst unlikely in sweden, you unfortunately can't entirely rule out the fact that half the country desires to commit economic suicide to stop imaginary threats to sovereignty by choosing to leave EU...
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 129d
Change the first panel
"Im going to invade two NATO countries"
null@lemmy.org · 8 pts · 129d
Not pictured: Israel telling him to put the sick in the spokes.
notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 129d
Didn’t you hear tho? He didn’t even want to ask Europe, but went ahead anyway with the worst sales pitch (on purpose, 8D chess move) as a courtesy, which they told him no thank you sir but thank you for asking sir, omg it was so funny because he didn’t even need to ask them. What losers!!!
It’s like the asshole who invites people to his house and then says he didn’t even like them anyway and asked them as a joke when no one shows.
Xerxos@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 124d
NATO is a fucking defensive pact. It should not help with attacking a nation.
For the same reason Russias aversion against Ukraine joining NATO only makes sense if they planed on attacking Ukraine (which they did, big surprise).
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 129d
Honestly the center panel is enough in itself.
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net · -2 pts · 129d
Slopidy slopidy slop