View original postThe US has proven itself an unreliable ally, so Europe and it's allies have to work to realign themselves in a way that is less dependant on the US. That's done and it doesn't change whether the US is in NATO or not. I hope that doesn't involve nuclear proliferation, because I don't think it's remotely necessary, but I find it hard to say no to a country like Germany taking on nuclear weapons.
View original postI do think it's all slightly overblown though. The one consistent factor in the Trump administration is incompetence, which is the saving grace for everyone else. His entire administration is filled with people who don't have the capability to do anything on a global scale other than erode US influence and reach. It sucks monumentally for Ukraine that it's happening now, but if Trump was surrounded by people who actually had the wherewithal to poison global politics with his ideology like Regan did then we'd be facing a much more dire situation.
Yes, his inner circle and braintrust are the best and the brightest of the asslickers.
View original postTrump is bad for everyone, but he's much more acutely bad for America.
It all translates into Making China Great Again. Funny thing is though, if you boil it down what he’s trying to do is 1. Reindustrialize the country 2. Control the borders 3. Attempt to ease tensions between the nuclear superpowers. I don’t disagree with any of that. But his ideas on how to go about it and the way he treats others are ridiculous and shameful.
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Thoughts on NATO and nuclear proliferation
- 11/03/2025 02:05:20 AM
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- 11/03/2025 04:47:15 PM
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- 11/03/2025 09:48:32 PM
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- 18/03/2025 02:40:01 PM
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In both of those cases, though, at least you provided support to the defender in a war.
- 18/03/2025 07:00:04 PM
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Re: Thoughts on NATO and nuclear proliferation
- 11/03/2025 06:19:01 PM
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Some of this is fair enough - some, not so much. And the ending is... um. Novel?
- 11/03/2025 10:57:41 PM
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This reads like a Jeremy Strong character running for minor office 
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- 14/03/2025 10:54:47 AM
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- 14/03/2025 10:54:47 AM
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I guess I should reply also here.
- 11/03/2025 11:21:16 PM
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Re: I guess I should reply also here.
- 12/03/2025 01:35:49 AM
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Ok, I can answer also from a wider long term perspective.
- 14/03/2025 08:05:10 AM
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The fact that this is a serious topic of conversation these days is frightening.
- 12/03/2025 11:16:11 AM
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Re: The fact that this is a serious topic of conversation these days is frightening.
- 12/03/2025 11:15:56 PM
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I think it's largely irrelevant now
- 14/03/2025 11:14:10 AM
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You’re probably right about that.
- 18/03/2025 04:50:24 AM
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