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Anyone remember this viral clip of Germany reacting to Trump's UNGA speech about relying on Russian energy? https://youtu.be/FfJv9QYrlwg https://youtu.be/FfJv9

• jmugan 4y ago
  I'm no fan of Trump, but that clip with the Germans laughing is quite a time capsule.
• nivenkos 4y ago
  We know, but what is the other option? The Americans want European industry to be destroyed and Europe to be dependent on their LNG. Sure, it'd have been best to invest in nuclear power (and nuclear fusion research) for the last 30 years, but right now that isn't a quick solution.
  • oytis 4y ago
    > The Americans want European industry to be destroyed and Europe to be dependent on their LNG. Why would they want that? Europe is their closest ally wrt. to values and security interests. If US remains the only significant democratic country in the world, in presence of such strong antagonists as China, they are pretty fucked. > but what is the other option? The other option would be to at the very least diversify sources of gas, and aligning economic incentives with democratic values (setting tariffs appropriately etc.). Ideally investing in renewables earlier and much more than it was done/is being done.
• expertentipp 4y ago
  The essence of German assholery. I guess they shut their cunning faces by now.