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Sure but even without this if the US told the Netherlands to jump they would. The US have a huge influence over the Netherlands economically, politically, and m
by mytailorisrich 2y ago
Sure but even without this if the US told the Netherlands to jump they would. The US have a huge influence over the Netherlands economically, politically, and militarily (their airforce is a US hardware showroom, basically, which also highlights the political influence).
Just the fact that some tech comes for Lawrence Livermore Labs shows that relations are "tight".
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> US have a huge influence over the Netherlands economically, politically, and militarily It's important to remember that this influence is a product of goodwill. (Wouldn't have thought I'd have to mention this a year ago...) The Dutch are beginning to decouple from America [1] because despite those economic and military ties, if it isn't supported politically and culturally, it's difficult to project. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43401487 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43401487
- mytailorisrich 2y agoWhy do people repeat and believe this "goodwill" propaganda? Countries don't behave out of goodwill, they do out of interests. Same as now. This "decoupling" angle is a product of interests in the EU "deep state", which sees an apportubity to do a power grab. Note how suddenly the EU tries to insert itself in military matters... and people buy it hook, line, and sinker, too.