Andrew Puzder said Europe should “focus on the coffee and not on the froth” when discussing the U.S. president’s threats to annex the island.
  • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
    74·
    3 days ago

    Trump has essentially wiped out all American credibility.

    We therefore have to assume the worst and prepare for it.

    I don’t care about how a current American official tries to spin the story, the fact is that Trump has openly threatened an allied nation.

    We neither can nor should forget that.

    • RamenJunkie@midwest.socialEnglish
      8·
      3 days ago

      Don’t worry, we will regain credibility once the parties flip again by prosecuting and jailing all these criminals.

      Right?

      PadmeAnakin.meme

      • ddplf@szmer.infoEnglish
        5·
        3 days ago

        The tragic news is that yes, it’s very likely that America will indeed regain credibility after Trump is gone.

        Which is awful because Trump is just a symptom of the utter decay of this putrid capitalist flesh zombie that Uncle Sam really is.

        • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          Yes, and no.

          Yes, once the cheeto goes away and the current psychosis of the US tapers off, and they get a normal boring president back, they will be welcomed back by the international community.

          However, it will be in a different role than before, Trumps tantrums have cost the US an extreme amount of soft power and goodwill.

          Trump’s cuts to and eliminations of aid, science and healthcare in the international community will probably take a minimum of a century to regain the trust that was lost, if it is even possible, which I doubt.

          NATO has been shook to it’s core with Trump screaming about invading Denmark, his tantrums stopping deliveries of military aid to Ukraine, and even messing with the capabilities of foreign owned military aircraft during a war, has shown that the US is an unreliable military partner.

          So even if the US spends decades focused on regaining trust and reversing Trumps mess, they will never be seen the same again, they may be a great partner in the future, but it will be in a different way than before.

          What is needed is government reform, the first step is to remove FPTP completely, then get rid of the electoral college, and institute proportional representation this will allow smaller parties to get established and grow, giving the US a much healthier political system.

  • tirateimas@lemmy.ptEnglish
    28·
    3 days ago

    So we have a new guy trying to wash what the orange head said/did. We all heard, we all saw, we all felt the prepotence, we all know your intentions are not good and whatever existed before no longer holds. The world has changed, and you were the trigger.