As a Swede who was around back then, it's completely different this time around. At that time despite animosity, there was no (anywhere remotely mainstream) tal

As a Swede who was around back then, it's completely different this time around. At that time despite animosity, there was no (anywhere remotely mainstream) talk of decoupling from the US, reducing dependence on them, seriously reevaluating the relationship. Now there is, and people are serious. More importantly, the way in which the US spoke about Europe back then was completely different. Currently, the US treats Europe as adversaries.