I can’t imagine a bigger embarrassment for America or Europe if it ends up true that European social democracy was completely dependent on American military subsidies
In what world would European social democracy have been dependent on American military subsidies?
We have given Ukraine more since the get go financially and as purchases of arms from the US while we rebuilt our (naively quiet) arms industry.
The embarrassment is in thinking that a huge amount of trade with Russia would deter invasion and on that I, and everyone else, is rightly embarrassed.
If history has shown us anything, it’s that right wing parties love war.
To ease your mind a little, the most recent general election in Ireland had us move left and the presidential election was another, fairly hard, shift left.
Oh I actually have full faith in the Irish yall have been absolutely admirable lately. You have no idea how popular Ireland has become here among the left
My worries are squarely on the mainland specifically how immigration propaganda continues to be extremely effective, the future of austerity, and if Russian backed parties will actually succeed
That’s very kind. Thank you. I genuinely don’t see us as outliers, we just use our small country position to make harder stances. The Baltics do the same. Absolutely love them.
I absolutely swear to fuck that we, along with the huge level of very deliberate European integration policies (and I firmly believe that the forward thinking of the Erasmus program is the best money the EU ever spent) will prevent any madness.
I know they’re making gains, but I firmly believe that good sense and education will prevail.
Yeah the European project is really fabulous to behold as an outsider especially. Also incredibly frustrating to see such different peoples unify so effectively while America somehow always divides
Still I actually think America will also prevail against this moment, in no small part due to some wisdom of our anti monarchist founders and the brilliant notion of federalism, but also because I beleive the majority of people in America and Europe are in fact on the correct side of most issues.
But I also think we shouldn’t hesitate to raise the alarm bells because it’s us who must maintain constant vigilance. It’s a lot easier to destroy than create.
Yeah the European project is really fabulous to behold as an outsider especially.
I actually think we’re bogged down in the quagmire that the US got rid of early. A federal EU would be so, so great but holy Jesus we’ll never, ever get there and that’s a beautiful thing in it’s own way because I love that I can travel for an hour and be in a totally different culture. It happens in the US too but over broader geography.
Still I actually think America will also prevail against this moment
Of that I have no doubt, friend. I’ve spent a decent amount of time over there and I’m very fond of the place and the people. The angry have the microphone at the moment but it’ll pass. I can see it coming. I hope you do too.
I’ve been closely looking at the correlation between 1933 Germany and modern day US and there is a horrifying amount of correlation, but you have stronger safeguards than you think, despite all efforts for the current administration to replicate the Nazis. The first amendment on it’s own could save us all.
Yeah it didn’t really matter too much how different our states were before mass industrialization but the entire 20th century was basically wrangling the different states into the America we know today. And still we are fighting rogue states that do things like imprison women for miscarriages…
One of our greatest weaknesses currently being exploited is we didn’t really actually solve many of these issues on paper…we just have a common law system and trust the people elected to not stray too far from accepted norms or we’ll end up in court.
Thankfully we have a significantly empowered and fairly independent judiciary but that’s basically the only thing in their way right now besides the states themselves.
So I’m actually fascinated to see what legal solutions you all get to the federalism and army problem because ours is currently being tested to the absolute brink of failure
I can’t imagine a bigger embarrassment for America or Europe if it ends up true that European social democracy was completely dependent on American military subsidies
In what world would European social democracy have been dependent on American military subsidies?
We have given Ukraine more since the get go financially and as purchases of arms from the US while we rebuilt our (naively quiet) arms industry.
The embarrassment is in thinking that a huge amount of trade with Russia would deter invasion and on that I, and everyone else, is rightly embarrassed.
Right wing parties are already resurgent in Europe and money spent on war has to come from somewhere.
We have many reasons to worry and not many reasons to feel good.
If history has shown us anything, it’s that right wing parties love war.
To ease your mind a little, the most recent general election in Ireland had us move left and the presidential election was another, fairly hard, shift left.
Oh I actually have full faith in the Irish yall have been absolutely admirable lately. You have no idea how popular Ireland has become here among the left
My worries are squarely on the mainland specifically how immigration propaganda continues to be extremely effective, the future of austerity, and if Russian backed parties will actually succeed
That’s very kind. Thank you. I genuinely don’t see us as outliers, we just use our small country position to make harder stances. The Baltics do the same. Absolutely love them.
I absolutely swear to fuck that we, along with the huge level of very deliberate European integration policies (and I firmly believe that the forward thinking of the Erasmus program is the best money the EU ever spent) will prevent any madness.
I know they’re making gains, but I firmly believe that good sense and education will prevail.
Yeah the European project is really fabulous to behold as an outsider especially. Also incredibly frustrating to see such different peoples unify so effectively while America somehow always divides
Still I actually think America will also prevail against this moment, in no small part due to some wisdom of our anti monarchist founders and the brilliant notion of federalism, but also because I beleive the majority of people in America and Europe are in fact on the correct side of most issues.
But I also think we shouldn’t hesitate to raise the alarm bells because it’s us who must maintain constant vigilance. It’s a lot easier to destroy than create.
I actually think we’re bogged down in the quagmire that the US got rid of early. A federal EU would be so, so great but holy Jesus we’ll never, ever get there and that’s a beautiful thing in it’s own way because I love that I can travel for an hour and be in a totally different culture. It happens in the US too but over broader geography.
Of that I have no doubt, friend. I’ve spent a decent amount of time over there and I’m very fond of the place and the people. The angry have the microphone at the moment but it’ll pass. I can see it coming. I hope you do too.
I’ve been closely looking at the correlation between 1933 Germany and modern day US and there is a horrifying amount of correlation, but you have stronger safeguards than you think, despite all efforts for the current administration to replicate the Nazis. The first amendment on it’s own could save us all.
Yeah it didn’t really matter too much how different our states were before mass industrialization but the entire 20th century was basically wrangling the different states into the America we know today. And still we are fighting rogue states that do things like imprison women for miscarriages…
One of our greatest weaknesses currently being exploited is we didn’t really actually solve many of these issues on paper…we just have a common law system and trust the people elected to not stray too far from accepted norms or we’ll end up in court.
Thankfully we have a significantly empowered and fairly independent judiciary but that’s basically the only thing in their way right now besides the states themselves.
So I’m actually fascinated to see what legal solutions you all get to the federalism and army problem because ours is currently being tested to the absolute brink of failure