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[-] HowRu68@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago

"America’s recent actions have destroyed the ability of any ally to continue to have faith in America to act even within its own strategic self-interest, let alone that of any ally.

The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter. Because “we will never fucking trust you again.”

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 12 points 2 days ago

Louder, for those in the south.

[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

WE'LL NEVER HAVE THAT RECIPE AGAIN!

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Well we built that trust over 80 years of building relationships including some significant investment in trade and military power. We’ll just have to do that again

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 5 points 1 day ago

The trick is that we'd have to remain consistent and reliable across administrations. I don’t know if that’s possible anymore. Too many fascist jackasses have been allowed to have their way.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah. Even with Trump administration being the pile of shit we expected, I don't see the Republican Party purging the cancer and I don't see the Democratic Party, even if renews itself, to be able to hold onto power long enough to purge the fascist menace.

[-] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day ago

Now this should be the quote of the year. America fucking blew it. It got high on its own farts and basically elected an idiot - twice - to destroy all the soft power this country built over a century. We deserve what's coming to us. America needs to be humbled by having its former allies turn its back to it the way America did with Ukraine.

[-] Objection@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This is the most hopeful and positive perspective I've read in a while.

Imagine a world where the US tries to invade somewhere like Afghanistan, to loot and plunder while murdering countless civilians, and Europe, instead of supporting it and providing diplomatic cover, tells us to go fuck ourselves. Countless lives would be saved, American, European, and especially the people of whichever poor country is being targeted this week.

If Europeans are serious about this, there's some great opportunities to prove it with Venezuela and Palestine. By all means, knock yourselves out.

[-] lurch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

It's Venezuela this week btw 🙁

[-] thoughtfuldragon 5 points 1 day ago

It would be so fucking cool if that happened

this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2025
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geopolitics (jē″ō-pŏl′ĭ-tĭks) noun

The study of the relationship among politics and geography, demography, and economics, especially with respect to the foreign policy of a nation.

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