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While I agree with you that America is using Europe in this way, let's not pretend this isn't a self-inflicted wound. For America it doesn't matter if it's a d

by veave 3y ago

While I agree with you that America is using Europe in this way, let's not pretend this isn't a self-inflicted wound. For America it doesn't matter if it's a dem or rep president - they do whatever they have to do to stay afloat, to grow, even if it's at the expense of the rest of the world. Here in Europe our unelected and unaccountable politicians take progressivism as a religion knowing that it harms our economy and our freedom. These politicians betray us as much as possible and we can do little to stop them.

undefinedland 3y ago
No I don't; European leaders have either been negligent, corrupt or coerced and I don't blame Americans for sinking their teeth into Europe. But my parents come from Poland and I live in Australia (which has also been effectively been made into a vassal state) and I despair at being put under American rule. I thought Europe had sufficient strength given its population, economy and history to push back and at least remain independent, but it appears not.
- astrange 3y ago
  Nobody in America knows or thinks anything about Australia. (The reverse is half true - Australians seem to think a lot about the US, but they don't know much about it, leading to their strange conviction they're the only country in the world with good coffee.) They're pretty rich so they should be happy with themselves, but they have the same problems any low population resource economy country has. Failing to diversify their economy is self inflicted though; they have some remarkably good CS research in universities there, but no businesses to speak of coming from it, and for some reason can't be bothered to build working internet.
  - hef19898 3y ago
    Australia is a corner stone of US foreign policy in the Pacific. And China's as well. So a lot of people in the US think about Australia, regularly.

by veave 3y ago

undefinedland 3y ago

No I don't; European leaders have either been negligent, corrupt or coerced and I don't blame Americans for sinking their teeth into Europe. But my parents come from Poland and I live in Australia (which has also been effectively been made into a vassal state) and I despair at being put under American rule. I thought Europe had sufficient strength given its population, economy and history to push back and at least remain independent, but it appears not.

astrange 3y ago
Nobody in America knows or thinks anything about Australia. (The reverse is half true - Australians seem to think a lot about the US, but they don't know much about it, leading to their strange conviction they're the only country in the world with good coffee.) They're pretty rich so they should be happy with themselves, but they have the same problems any low population resource economy country has. Failing to diversify their economy is self inflicted though; they have some remarkably good CS research in universities there, but no businesses to speak of coming from it, and for some reason can't be bothered to build working internet.
- hef19898 3y ago
  Australia is a corner stone of US foreign policy in the Pacific. And China's as well. So a lot of people in the US think about Australia, regularly.