International Politics

[steviewevie]

More tariffs yawn

[Crazyfool01]

7 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

More tariffs yawn

Was that the big announcement ? Or is that tomorrow ? 

[charlierc]

2 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Was that the big announcement ? Or is that tomorrow ? 

I thought it was that some Taiwanese semiconductor corporation was investing in building a US factory.

 

Though I think tomorrow is the State of the Union where the President addresses Congress. Goodness knows how the f**k that's gonna go.

[steviewevie]

Well, he ain't f**king around. He's now paused all aid to Ukraine, I guess until Zelenskyy comes back in his best suit on his hands and knees, or maybe indefinitely for his mate Putin. Trade wars with his neighbours and China are kicking in, and Musk is gutting the federal state for the lols.

[steviewevie]

and Israel are blocking humaintarian aid getting into Gaza which will be breaking various international laws but I guess they don't really care about that because nothing ever comes from it.

[steviewevie]

Trump pausing all military aid in transit...so this isn't about saving money or anything, this is just about punishing Ukraine until the US gets what it wants, or so Russia can advance more. We can't deal with this man.

[steviewevie]

This bloke.

Don't vice presidents just become invisible?

 

[steviewevie]

US already looking to lift sanction on Russia...maybe they'll start supplying them with military aid soon. Maybe we'll go to war with US, I'm up for it.

Edited March 4, 2025 by steviewevie

[steviewevie]

 

[LJS]

Sickening as it has been to watch, the fawning & grovelling from Macron, Starmer etc has been understandable and probably justified.

At what stage do we abandon that tactic and say "f**k you Trump?"

[steviewevie]

28 minutes ago, LJS said:

Sickening as it has been to watch, the fawning & grovelling from Macron, Starmer etc has been understandable and probably justified.

At what stage do we abandon that tactic and say "f**k you Trump?"

They'll probably never say f**k you to him, but will just have to be come less reliant on US for security and as a trading partner. Still too closely aligned on economics, security and intelligence to say f**k you completely.

 

One day US might need an ally or a friend, and they won't be there for them at this rate.

[steviewevie]

US economy was doing pretty well when Trump got in, not so much now.

[steviewevie]

free speech

[SticklinchJoe]

5 hours ago, steviewevie said:

They'll probably never say f**k you to him, but will just have to be come less reliant on US for security and as a trading partner. Still too closely aligned on economics, security and intelligence to say f**k you completely.

 

One day US might need an ally or a friend, and they won't be there for them at this rate.

 

I don't think Trump will mind about that. He'll be gone in a few years, and him and his oligarch friends will have fleeced the world and left it in tatters.

[steviewevie]

[steviewevie]

 

[steviewevie]

Donald Trump going to have his Liz Truss moment?

[steviewevie]

 

[lost]

Starmer appears to back the Trump peace treaty too. That could be that. Give it a few weeks before the desire to re-arm gets kicked into the long grass.

 

 

 

Edited March 4, 2025 by lost

[Skip997]

Just now, lost said:

Give it a few weeks before the desire to re-arm gets kicked into the long grass.

 

Hopefully, shameful waste of time, energy and resources 

[steviewevie]

1 minute ago, lost said:

Starmer appears to back the Trump peace treaty too. That could be that. Give it a few weeks before the desire to re-arm gets kicked into the long grass.

 

 

 

Don't think it's like that. Ukraine and europe all looking for a ceasefire, it's just the security guarantees that come with that ceasefire as Russia can't be trusted. Going forward european countries like us are just going to have to spend more, because US demand it to keep NATO together, and also because US cannot be relied on anymore.

[steviewevie]

3 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Hopefully, shameful waste of time, energy and resources 

yeah let the US do the heavy lifting.

[LJS]

55 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Donald Trump going to have his Liz Truss moment?

Trump makes Truss look like the best leader ever.

[LJS]

18 minutes ago, lost said:

Starmer appears to back the Trump peace treaty too. That could be that. Give it a few weeks before the desire to re-arm gets kicked into

 

There is no Trump peace treaty. There is only a Trump Ukraine surrender treaty.

[steviewevie]