But isn't their debt like 250% of their GDP and they're still functioning as a government and as a nation, relatively speaking. The level of panic and fear mongering isn't really quite the same as what is shown in the US, even by their own media. Sometimes, I think this is just a partisan talking point on how one of the parties aren't fiscally responsible rather than a serious problem that they resort to by kicking the can down the road.
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What really annoys me about Trump is that when he's doing his stupid bullshit and his supporters keep cheering him on, people keep going "He's in China/Russia's pockets, that's why he's doing all this stupid bullshit" and "People only support Trump because they got brainwashed by China/Russia". Like holy shit, take some responsibility for the decline of your nation, people and government. Stop blaming everything on China/Russia. The MAGA policies of Trump and the blind worship of his base is perfectly consistent with the views and belief of a large part of the American population, even dating back decades ago. If China/Russia had that much control and influence, they would have taken over Ukraine/Taiwan years ago.
I think this is the most consequential thing he signed today.
Yep, and here it is:
Provesk is definitely gone, if not a lot more of Ukraine.
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In theory it could get challenged in court but we all know how thats going to go, its gonna end up with the TikTok 9-0 Scotus farce etc
Creating a strong counter nato is the best way to give an already flagging nato oxygen. The best way to kill a "defensive" organization like that is to bereave it of purpose, letting it die from cosy asphyxiation and disinterest.
You can have all the ingredients for a counter nato ready and waiting, but announcing it as such would be counterproductive
The ball is in China's court now. I wonder if they will be quiet and not rock the boat for a few months and allow America to dig itself deeper and deeper. Or immediately go on a blitz and try to fill in the vacuum left by America. I think at the very least, they should try to fill in the funding gap left by America in the WHO. Some other obvious steps.
1) Fill in gap left by America leaving the WHO
2) Take charge of the Paris agreement and take even more control of the global green revolution
3) Renegotiate trade deals with countries that are gonna be fucked by the tariffs, Europe, Mexico and Canada are prime targets, but every nation is going to have a real hard look at their trade policy if Trump really does tariff every nation like he claims.
4) Negotiate arms/defense/security deals with countries that are threatened by recent American aggression, namely Latin America and maybe Europe.
5) Try to get more influence/soft power globally.
Of course I have to ask, even if Trump hands over the role of world Hegemon and world's police to China on a sliver platter, do they even want that role? Or is China also better in mainly dealing with it's own backyard and just engaging with the world on trade?
1) Fill in gap left by America leaving the WHO
2) Take charge of the Paris agreement and take even more control of the global green revolution
3) Renegotiate trade deals with countries that are gonna be fucked by the tariffs, Europe, Mexico and Canada are prime targets, but every nation is going to have a real hard look at their trade policy if Trump really does tariff every nation like he claims.
4) Negotiate arms/defense/security deals with countries that are threatened by recent American aggression, namely Latin America and maybe Europe.
5) Try to get more influence/soft power globally.
Of course I have to ask, even if Trump hands over the role of world Hegemon and world's police to China on a sliver platter, do they even want that role? Or is China also better in mainly dealing with it's own backyard and just engaging with the world on trade?
What you say has some merit, but I can't agree with your praise of Trump, mainly because of his meme coin and melena's meme coin. A true leader who has a great plan to make the country great by making needed changes wouldn't be taking advantage of his presidency to launch a crypto meme coin and then pump and dump to make himself billions.
Or as another example, make Bible's illegal in one area of the country but making the requirements of the accepted bible so specific that the only bible that meets the criteria is one he is invested in, and costs 200% more than the others....
Or pardoning all the Jan 7 rioters who broke the law. These events really put a damper on the types of grand america rejuvenation plans that he has, when people give him the benefit of the doubt.
Not to say he should be underestimated.
Time will tell, but I can certainly tell you own thing, he did not make America stronger in his first term. Quite the contrary.