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[–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

we’re at least in basic agreement

I agree with you on that: US Russia and China, (and Israel), are authoritarian countries ruled by autocracies/oligarchies, or as as I prefer kakistocracy (shit lords).

The billionaires and the 1% most certainly don't have our best interests at stake and are actively working to reduce the 99% to slaves or at the least serfs.

I have zero positivity about the US but you have to understand the process that got us here in order to best fight it. If you ignore Russia and China's political meddling and only rail against the Yanks you will get blindsided. Israel are lapdogs of US with a bad attitude and more influence than they deserve, don't ignore them or they'll bite us like a rabid Jack Russell terrier.

Many many surveys show that the majority of Europeans don't see the US as an ally any more, the only exceptions are the ones caught in the far right bubble.

The real danger is our politicians are easily influenced by bribes both direct and indirect (jobs after their political career finishes), and that's our big exposure - you only have to look at the repeated attempts to bring in the Chat Control legislation so the US tech bros can surveil us - they kept re-attempting it until the snuck it through when EU MPs had gone on recess a day early.

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  • [+] -2 points 2 months ago (1 child)
  • No European would travel to Russia given the current situation

    And yet they did. 9 months ago (AfD) and 15 months (MEP's various including BSW) - first two hits on a search - I seem to recall the Hungarians doing a visit before they got ousted as well

    https://www.reuters.com/world/far-right-german-mps-visit-russia-scrutiny-moscow-ties-mounts-2025-11-06/

    https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/08/european-parliament-members-plan-moscow-trip-for-victory-day-commemorations-a89012

    EDIT to add - forgot to address the second point - Europeans don't trust the US at all and it has been a meteoric slump from very positive to very negative

    Only 1 in 10 Europeans see US as an ally

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/10/only-one-in-10-europeans-now-see-us-as-an-ally-survey-suggests

    https://www.dw.com/en/only-1-in-10-europeans-see-us-as-an-ally-study/a-77489708

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