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I have a great interest in geopolitics. I didn't vote for Trump, and I already told you this is coming from within the DoD. These are military decisions. These
by echelon 10mo ago
I have a great interest in geopolitics. I didn't vote for Trump, and I already told you this is coming from within the DoD.
These are military decisions. These are 50-year plans.
Here I was 10 months ago and two years ago saying the same thing:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43505524 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43505524
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36896699 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36896699
- RealityVoid 10mo agoI am not saying you're stupid or misinformed, I'm saying you're missing the point. Understanding what Trump wants doesn't require you to understand geopolitics, it requires you know clinical psychiatry.
- echelon 10mo agoTrump doesn't want this. He didn't come up with the idea. Trump was told and encouraged to want this by the little birdies at the DoD.
- ncruces 10mo agoWhat do you expect (e.g.) Norway to do except disentangle, when their PM sends this text and gets back this response? And note that Finland's president (Alex there) has been one of the big proponents of continuing to engage with Trump. So, honest question, what should Finland, Norway, etc, do? https://archive.ph/rjEtm https://archive.ph/rjEtm
- RealityVoid 10mo agoTrump absolutely drives this. You're deluded if you think this whole thing comes from the DOD. He is in effect a king at this point and he rules by posting in social media.
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