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  • fundamentally, NATO is a U.S.-dominated forum, rather than a symposium of equals — a reality that Rutte’s relentlessly patient handling of the Trump administration makes clear.

    This is only too true, but Europe and non US NATO allies are working to hard change that as quickly as possible.
    Where in EU the end goal is complete independence from USA, and very clearly NATO members both Canada and European countries are looking for alternative weapons suppliers to USA, resulting in US military suppliers are not gaining much if any value from the increased budgets in other NATO countries, where for instance Rheinmetall has increased 700% in 3 years.









  • I have no idea where you got that take from? There is always food in a capitalist system, only with shortages prices increase, and they have most certainly increased this year.

    But the point is the waste caused by the Trump administration for instance this part:

    Dozens of raids have not only violated immigrants’ human rights and torn families apart: They have jeopardized the national food supply. Farmworkers already work physically hard jobs for low wages. In legitimate fear for their lives and liberty, reports indicate that in some places 70% of people harvesting, processing and distributing food stopped showing up to work by mid-2025.

    News reports have identified many instances where crops have been left to rot in abandoned fields. Even the U.S. Department of Labor declared in October 2025 that aggressive farm raids drive farmworkers into hiding, leave substantial amounts of food unharvested and thus pose a “risk of supply shock-induced food shortages.”

    So no there is NOT enough food, if prices were lowered to normal the shortages would become way more obvious.

    It’s a weird way to view things, to claim that actual shortages are due to “money shortages”, when clearly spreading more money around, wouldn’t create more food, but only possibly move the food away from other places and cause shortages there instead.



  • Every single European leader except Orban is super annoyed with Trump over this joke of a peace plan.
    There are pretty strong voices that the trying to sweet talk Trump has failed, it’s time we tell him the truth.
    I really really hope European leaders will do that, and also explain to him how he undermines NATO and paves the way for China to do the same as Russia.
    Trump may not give a shit, but the American politicians who still have a shred of sense should.
    As it is we cannot use USA in NATO for anything, and we cannot rely on USA even as a for profit weapons supplier.
    USA tax Ukraine and Europe 10% extra for weapons exports to profit off the current situation, and they have given zero aid since Trump took over in January.
    USA is not an ally, they are a leech on former allies now. USA is not working for democracy but against it.

    I am so disgusted with USA I don’t have words. And I don’t mean just Trump, but America as a whole! Because it is America as a nation that is letting itself be represented by this moronic malignant narcissist.

    I know there are good Americans, but they are not the ones deciding things, and they are 100% ineffective in curbing the damage of trump.




  • Yes we are, Trump is building up Hitler/Putin style. Taking control of secret and security services and using ICE too against both judges and police that object.
    USA will not remain a democracy unless something serious is done within 3 years.

    But even dictators with strong police and military backup can be overthrown if the people rebel in big enough numbers.
    No security system can hold against the masses of the population.
    It looks more an more like that’s where USA is heading. Maybe Trump is too stupid to see it, he may actually just be manipulated by people around and behind him, who really wants STRONG leadership, which they imagine means fascist dictatorship.

    It’s scary how a country that for many many lifetimes claimed democracy as one its biggest virtues, can fall so far so fast.
    It’s also scary how a country that consider the constitution almost as holy scripture, doesn’t give a shit about the most crucial cornerstones of that constitution.

    Originally it was all based on the ideals of the declaration of independence:
    https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript

    We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights

    And now weer have Nazi America.




  • It was not just “not Trump”, it was “not insane”, and not threatening to tear down democracy and destroy healthcare and the economy. It was business as usual over sociopathy.
    The choice should have been clear. But too many Americans are sociopaths, and chose to really stick it to the minorities until they die. Americans voted for Trump not despite he is a sociopath, but because of it. Americans want revenge for their lousy lives more than they want to improve things for everybody.
    The Dems won other places than New York.



  • Activities that are harmful to yourself and your surroundings are a form of not functioning.
    Being poor and voting Trump is a form of self harm.
    Disowning family and friends for being LGBT is a form of not functioning.
    Believing prosperity gospel and donating to a church is a form of self harm, and failure to address problems properly.
    Believing death is not that important because there’s a way better afterlife is outright insane, and a huge potential cause for self harm.
    Except seeing how religious people who claim to believe that, are whining when they are about to die, proves they don’t really believe it.
    It is very obvious that a belief system based on delusions is harmful when followed. The “Thoughts and prayers” idea is an obvious example, it allows people to do nothing about a problem with a good conscience.
    And as we can see in American society, the delusional mindset is absolutely extremely harmful to American society.

    The cog wheel may be turning, but it is broken so it does damage to itself and the cogwheels it is connected to with every turn it takes.

    The only reason strongly religious people may appear to be functioning, is that for some reason that form of insanity is accepted by the majority, and because of that, so are the harmful effects of it.