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Wonder how making the US your enemy is going to pan out lmao

Terr_ 2y ago
> Wonder how making the US your enemy is going to pan out lmao Quiet part out loud: One or more thin-skinned criminals within the US government are likely to abuse the power of their offices to illegally harm the company in revenge. P.S.: ... And some people imagine that outcome, and their reaction is intense laughter, rather than disgusted anger.
- johng 2y ago
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  - wryoak 2y ago
    Refusal of business is not harm. But telling someone to “use their brain” is tantamount to calling them an idiot
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    - Terr_ 2y ago
      TBF, my initial reply was not particularly charitable or steel-manning. However I do believe that US international policy and procurement ought to operate without bias around whether potential vendor's CEO has praised/insulted a US President.
    - decremental 2y ago
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create-username 2y ago
Wonder how making the world your enemy is going to pan out smh Edit: “treating your allies like enemies”
bigyabai 2y ago
In the case of famous petrostate Russia, evidently pretty great.
dragonwriter 2y ago
Seems to me a reaction to the US making itself their enemy.
duxup 2y ago
I think we’re making everyone our enemy… Considering the US administration’s childish choices yesterday, what do we expect? Hugs?
palata 2y ago
Okay let's take a deep breath and read slowly: - Russia attacked Ukraine - The US is making enemies out of ex allies Not the other way around. It seems difficult to understand for americans, for some reason, but the order of the words does matter.
- hedora 2y ago
  It is only hard to understand for a minority of Americans. Many of the things Trump is doing right now are unpopular even among people that voted for him.
  - simonh 2y ago
    If only they’d had any way to know what Trump is actually like.
insane_dreamer 2y ago
The US is treating its enemies better than its friends right now
- mdhb 2y ago
  It’s because for all intents and purposes they have completely switched teams. The US is currently pro fascism
rad_gruchalski 2y ago
Kaliningrad isn’t that far. Try there…
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anon91933 2y ago
This was a private company, not the state of Norway. A democratic country can't force companies to trade. Please keep in mind that actions of a single company has no effect on the rest of the country. Why does everything have to be blown out of proportions? Norway's defense minister has made it clear that they support the US presence, and this was the actions of a single company. The ship was given what they asked for.

> Wonder how making the US your enemy is going to pan out lmao Quiet part out loud: One or more thin-skinned criminals within the US government are likely to abuse the power of their offices to illegally harm the company in revenge. P.S.: ... And some people imagine that outcome, and their reaction is intense laughter, rather than disgusted anger.

johng 2y ago
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- wryoak 2y ago
  Refusal of business is not harm. But telling someone to “use their brain” is tantamount to calling them an idiot
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  - Terr_ 2y ago
    TBF, my initial reply was not particularly charitable or steel-manning. However I do believe that US international policy and procurement ought to operate without bias around whether potential vendor's CEO has praised/insulted a US President.
  - decremental 2y ago
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create-username 2y ago

Wonder how making the world your enemy is going to pan out smh Edit: “treating your allies like enemies”

bigyabai 2y ago

In the case of famous petrostate Russia, evidently pretty great.

dragonwriter 2y ago

Seems to me a reaction to the US making itself their enemy.

duxup 2y ago

I think we’re making everyone our enemy… Considering the US administration’s childish choices yesterday, what do we expect? Hugs?

palata 2y ago

Okay let's take a deep breath and read slowly: - Russia attacked Ukraine - The US is making enemies out of ex allies Not the other way around. It seems difficult to understand for americans, for some reason, but the order of the words does matter.

hedora 2y ago
It is only hard to understand for a minority of Americans. Many of the things Trump is doing right now are unpopular even among people that voted for him.
- simonh 2y ago
  If only they’d had any way to know what Trump is actually like.

insane_dreamer 2y ago

The US is treating its enemies better than its friends right now

mdhb 2y ago
It’s because for all intents and purposes they have completely switched teams. The US is currently pro fascism

rad_gruchalski 2y ago

Kaliningrad isn’t that far. Try there…

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anon91933 2y ago

This was a private company, not the state of Norway. A democratic country can't force companies to trade. Please keep in mind that actions of a single company has no effect on the rest of the country. Why does everything have to be blown out of proportions? Norway's defense minister has made it clear that they support the US presence, and this was the actions of a single company. The ship was given what they asked for.