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I don't think it's reasonable that I'm paying more than my share of taxes for the defense capabilities that allows Europe free access to a stable world market a
by wins32767 4y ago
I don't think it's reasonable that I'm paying more than my share of taxes for the defense capabilities that allows Europe free access to a stable world market and roughly rules based international order that underpins the export economy of Germany in particular. If Europe would fix that, I'd feel a lot worse about the spying.
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- bettysdiagnose 4y agoComplete and utter non-sequitur but I'll humour you. I never understood American magical thinking that blames Europe for US military spending. In the end, if you want to cut military spending, you can. Regardless, you're the hegemon. I don't accept that you don't benefit from that position.
- wins32767 4y agoI don't think it is a non-sequitur. The spying is part of the overall defense structure that enables the German export economy to function. EDIT: It's like saying "This thing you're giving me that allows my whole economy to function, I don't like the consequences of how you're doing it."
- akmarinov 4y agoNo one’s making the US do that. Just stop the military spending. Of course that means the US will no longer be a global superpower, but the US can freely choose that.