Including Israel, right?
…oh…
I can’t wait for someone to come by and tell me why Trump increasing aid to Israel, repealing Biden’s restrictions, and not trying for any kind of resolution other than extermination, is actually Biden’s fault.
I still haven’t gotten over “genocide is genocide and once it starts it can’t get any worse,” which is what I was told by several people before November.
Notice how they’re all gone now?
It’s because they were astroturfing.
They’re no all gone. For instance, Verdant Banana, one of the most vocal of those people, is still here, still doing the “both parties are the same” thing.
I mean it sort of is, if Biden had dropped out earlier / never entered the race we could’ve had a primary and gotten a decent candidate who could’ve campaigned for more than 3 months.
Never forget that it was biden’s hubris and stubbornness that got us into this mess.
No amount of Biden hubris makes up for the fact that the middle and “conservatives” just kinda forgot what 4 years of Trump was like.
Conservatives didn’t forget, they spent four years waiting to bring him back.
The middle though…
In my entire life I have never been as free with “I told you so” as I’m going to be for the next four years, possibly longer than that.
If I end up dead in a ditch due to civil war, my final breath will be used to curse Trump, Republicans, and every fucker who brought this on.
Conservatives in quotes because I’m talking about the not so stupid people on the right who didn’t want a shit show anymore and wanted their party back, supposedly. Turns out nope. They did want the shit show back.
We’re too weak to help the needy in America. We need to keep our wealthy happy, and it’s very expensive…
Don’t call them kings and queens, though. That might upset the founders.
President who wants to be an Imperialist eschews the soft power required for hegemony.
What a fucking dipshit.
I bet the Chinese are more than eager to take over all the soft power USA currently enjoy.
Fortunately for USA, the Chinese are too stupid to actually do it, because China wants to be a “respected” (as in feared) superpower, in much the same way Russia does.Hopefully Trump will be out in 4 years, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he hands the reign to someone as bad or worse, and USA will become an authoritarian dictatorship, under the guise of some kind of national security crisis.
Imagine how rich Musk could become if he controlled USA as Putin controls Russia!
Not sure if you’ve been living under a rock but China has already been expanding their soft power like crazy since the previous trump term. China is fucking everywhere, especially in Africa and Latin America, they have a huge amount of countries in their pockets already
I bet the Chinese are more than eager to take over all the soft power USA currently enjoy.
I like dogging on Trump as much as the next guy, but until we have major problems (physical health, homeless, mental health, etc) solved in the US, I don’t give a fuck about our soft power.
but until we have major problems (physical health, homeless, mental health, etc) solved in the US, I don’t give a fuck about our soft power.
Oh boy, I think you are in for an awakening, because losing democratic and humanitarian values in general, will make all of that worse too.
Are you not aware what Nazism does? That’s what you have in USA. If Trump really wanted to solve those problems, he would have the blessings from most countries.When did you ever see an authoritarian government care about the weakest in their country?
Are you not aware what Nazism does?
This is pathetic and insulting discourse. This thread is about providing aid to other countries. Stay on topic.
Look at what I responded to To think Trump will improve: (physical health, homeless, mental health, etc). That’s what’s pathetic.
You have to be a special kind of naive to believe that.I like dogging on Trump as much as the next guy, but until we have major problems (physical health, homeless, mental health, etc) solved in the US, I don’t give a fuck about our soft power.
It’s wild that you pasted my quote in here although you continue to argue against a strawman.
Only neolibs give a shit about the “soft power” that we get from foreign aid.
How is it a strawman to call a Nazi what he is? He even allowed Musk Heiling at inauguration, saying NOTHING against it afterwards.
If you think Trump is not a Nazi, I can’t imagine what it takes to convince you?Alright, man. Have fun on the internet.
I don’t give a fuck about our soft power.
This is a shortsighted and narrow-minded point of view - unless it’s just a misunderstanding of the term. Part of this “soft power” is just having international friends who will work with us, negotiate with us, and cooperate in efforts such as combating human trafficking and ransomware, both of which the US plays a large role in. These relationships are important for the internal stability of the US. We can’t limit our focus to internal issues only, that is a losing strategy.
This is about priorities.
I don’t give a fuck about our soft power inasmuch as giving other countries money is a requirement to maintain it.
I’d rather we have focus on internal issues at all, and resolve many of those, before we dedicate resources to fixing other people’s problems.
