• HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml
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    17 hours ago

    There’s no point in talking to Trump because he has shown time and time again that his words are worthless. He’s also an attention addict and megalomaniac, so talking to him, especially if it’s televised and on the world stage, is giving him exactly what he wants.

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      16 hours ago

      I’d argue that goes for any US president. Even if they’re completely genuine, everything can change on a dime when the next admin comes into power.

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        7 hours ago

        In a sense that’s true for any country, though. The only differences are (1) how often the policy changes and (2) by how much. US used to have a 4-year cycle and much less variance in the policies and so it made some sense to get into long-term agreements. Even in the last 8 years, agreements reached by Trump were continued by Biden (e.g. NAFTA). Now though the cycle is like 4 days and the policy swings are 180°, so it only makes sense to enter into extremely short-term, transactional agreements, or if you have no other choice (like Ukraine).

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          1 hour ago

          That’s demonstrably false. Take China as an example where there is a stable political system, a single party in charge, and decisions are made across decades.

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    8 hours ago

    A lot of countries by now are stockpiling weapons and weapons accessories in preparation of a war. Talking is leaving the chat.

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      16 hours ago

      Lots of countries are bolstering forces by hundreds of thousands, even if their current military is in the tens of thousands. It’s eerie how similar it seems when the world is preparing to avoid war, and when the world is preparing for war.

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    17 hours ago

    His words are meaningless and only serve to please his base, recruit fresh meat, and stoke his ego. It’s a pretty rational approach if you aren’t part of the base.

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    17 hours ago

    Trump voters are such pieces of shit. The sooner they end up in his camps and drafted to die, the better.

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      7 hours ago

      Nah, if the US starts a world war it will suck for literally everyone, not just those voters. You’re likely to be drafted too, regardless of where you live.

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      9 hours ago

      Hey, I mean, thats great, but it’s not just the people who voted for him who are going to suffer.

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        7 hours ago

        Yeah, we saw similar with the whole US COVID-19 experience, everyone suffers for their choices.