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[–] PumpkinSkink@lemmy.world 41 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Call him daddy again, Rutte.

[–] Weydemeyer@lemmy.ml 12 points 7 months ago

Gorbachev sending a letter to George H. W. Bush (which he would not respond to) practically begging to tell what kind of government he would like to see in the USSR is my #1 all time pathetic boot-licking given to a US president by a foreign leader. But Rutte’s “daddy” comment is a close second.

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[–] Solumbran@lemmy.world 57 points 7 months ago

That's pretty much a comment, and not a small one.

[–] Lanske@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

Fuck Rutte. Hated him when he was our minister president, hate him even more now. He is a spineless cunt

[–] stumu415@lemmy.zip 34 points 7 months ago

Rutte is a traitorous cunt who destroyed the liveablity in the Netherlands and is now actively trying to destroy Europe and NATO. Just because him and Trump bonded on Epstein island means the world will suffer.

[–] blindpuskas@piefed.world 27 points 7 months ago

This person’s sheer brazenness never ceases to amaze me.

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 13 points 7 months ago

Stop stop Rutte I already love Iran and support them 100% !! No need to do all this

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 10 points 7 months ago

Judging by Australian government statements the US never even made formal requests for assistance to its allies anyway. Dunno if Hegseth just didn’t know how to do this and no-one competent saw fit to inform him - I can buy that he told Donny he had though.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 14 points 7 months ago

There is no better proof of NATO being a terrorist organization than Rutte himself.

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[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 39 points 7 months ago (3 children)

He critisized the nato members who did not accept to help directly the usa war of agression. Stop making excuses for this shitty person

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yes you do. Tou are saying he has no choice but licking Trump boots

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago*

We don't give a damn. Anybody who can't condemn genocide threats is in no position to be in any position of power. He also blame nato members for not supporting the illegal war

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

He's aware that he has choices but won't do them because he has to let Israel finish it's genocides/ethnic-cleansings first.

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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world [S] 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)

At this point NATO is a meaningless accord like every accord with the US. See also the ceasefire they jus threw in the bin.

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[–] d00ery@lemmy.world -3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Except NATO didn't join the war. These are just words to keep the big baby happy. Trump won't live for ever.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

NATO countries have served as staging grounds for the US Empire.

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[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (28 children)

Why the fuck does NATO need the US? Aren't there enough powerful countries in NATO without them? Maybe it's time to move away from over-reliance on the US on defence like everything else.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 17 points 7 months ago

No, NATO is thoroughly dependent on the US, it's essentially a means for US imperial power projection. The EU is thoroughly defanged.

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[–] lumpyluggage@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

There aren't.

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -11 points 7 months ago (25 children)

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[–] Weydemeyer@lemmy.ml 11 points 7 months ago

Trump is objectively a greater threat to attack another NATO country than Putin is.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 14 points 7 months ago (18 children)

Russia has zero interest in conquering Europe, this is just the excuse NATO gives to justify increasing the budget and thus profits for millitary contractors and private industry.

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -12 points 7 months ago (18 children)

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 7 months ago (17 children)

You're on a Lemmy.ml community. Do you have a counter-point, or do you think pointing out that I'm a communist is a counter-point by itself?

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -5 points 7 months ago (17 children)

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Only 3 of the people commenting here are Lemmy.ml accounts, and one of them agrees with your positions. I really think you should take a step back and reconsider your understanding.

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -4 points 7 months ago (9 children)

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[–] EmmiLime@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago (8 children)

cope

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[–] EmmiLime@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago* (7 children)

Keep seething liberal, you are not important at all

Fucking hilarious when you ignore all points being given to you and then you cry about it. Typical libshit

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -3 points 7 months ago (7 children)

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[–] EmmiLime@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago (6 children)

"commie stuff"

Yeah okay, gotta take care of optics first. Gotta think about decorum! You don't even know anything about communism. Everyone hates liberals because they justify genocides and exploitation of the global south. Try actually educating yourself. Cowbee has great guides on that, but that would require you to actually read and do critical thinking.

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -3 points 7 months ago (6 children)

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[–] EmmiLime@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

No it is pretty telling what your understanding and political beliefs are. You keep making up excuses for Rutte and putting him in a positive light. A "he's just making the best out of a bad situation" kind of crap.

And being rude? You are funny. Your post towards Cowbee was fucking rude and all they did was give their answer and you just resort it to "found the .ml user LOL" like a really smart liberal. Fucking pathetic that you fling shit and then start freaking out when responded to in kind.

You're a paranoid warmonger who fears "them"(Russia/DPRK/Iran) as an unrelenting enemy built up from decades of western propaganda, who most likely only thinks the reason things are bad is because of Trump. You justify imperialism and exploitation by supporting capitalism and the countries doing it.

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

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[–] EmmiLime@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

So if someones not nice to you they’re automatically a liberal?

Dumbass you are against communism and defending NATO, a treaty that was run by literal Nazis from its founding. German councilor Scholz met with and shook hands with a former ISIS leader as an ally. (He's the puppet they installed for Syria). Zelensky did the same, they are also great friends with "Israel".

How about you look at the patterns? Do you think Ukraine is innocent? Even our own western media was calling the government problematic before suddenly switching gears in 2022. Ukraine is run by actual fascists and they were intent on ethnic cleansing and getting rid of any Russian-Ukranians. The government is vile and racist as fuck.

And your reaction towards my mentioning of DPRK says it all.

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

I'm not sympathetic to your paranoid warmongering, your casual ignorant anti-Koreanism, your slug brained smug dipshit attitude or your defense of NATO, the largest terrorist organization on the planet.

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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[–] EmmiLime@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

keep seething you two-faced lib

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago*

Lol you have no response because everything I just said about you is dead on

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago* (6 children)

If you walk into a bar and "everyone" is an asshole, I have some bad news for you

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -6 points 7 months ago (6 children)

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago (5 children)

"Nearly every" you mean like...the two or three big ones you consider important?

Lol you guys even do the "international community" thing with lemmy instances. "You've been designated a terrorist by the international community!(Me and my two friends)"

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago (1 child)

A reputation among...who exactly? The "You commies have to vote for blue genocide" crowd? Yeah, I would hope to have a reputation among them. They should stay far away.

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago*

Because you make their same empty talking points exactly like them and your "criticisms" are the same shallow substanceless vagueries about "Oooh you have a reputation".

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[–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Do we, or do we just live in your head rent free

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago (1 child)

We're simultaneously unimportant while also being the boogeyman of every .world thread where someone posts something that goes against manufactured imperial reality. Who up Umbertoing they Eco rn

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago*

Yeah it must suck to have someone enforce logical consistency on your opinions from one moment to the next when you yourself have stopped doing that.

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

It's crazy the extent to which mainstream liberals are living in a manufactured reality

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[–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Why would Russia try to invade the rest of Europe lmao

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[+] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca -4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

can't think of an actual reason to be concerned

"well I just don't trust em"

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[–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago

Funny you need to add "land" because NATO bombed the hell out of Yugoslavia

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[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

Say what?

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[–] Weydemeyer@lemmy.ml 11 points 7 months ago (1 child)

I feel like it’s well known that kissing up to Trump is the wrong move. Deep down he hates that and doesn’t respect it. He might bluster at first but eventually he respects people who stand up to him or at least don’t give in and kiss his ass (Kim, Sheinbaum, Xi).

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[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Interesting argument. On the otherhand Kim, Putin and Xi all have a lot of real power (be that economic, manpower, firepower) and, at least in the eyes of the USA, are it's traditional opposition. I'm not sure he has any choice but to respect that power.

I think trump knows who he can bully and when he can get away with it.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293174/nato-russia-military-comparison/

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[+] d00ery@lemmy.world -6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Hopefully it works, Trump will be gone soon, but if the US start pulling out of NATO it'll take a lot more to rejoin. Imho, the NATO guy is playing the best game he can.

Hopefully after Trump a more moderate president will arrive, there can't be too many like him. 😰

Imagine the NATO guy says "ok, we don't need you USA" what then?

Number of aircraft by country in NATO

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[–] EmmiLime@lemmy.ml 11 points 7 months ago

Hopefully after Trump a more moderate president will arrive, there can’t be too many like him. 😰

One thing I like about Trump being the president is just how much he exposed the power dynamic of the imperial core. He exposed just how vile these countries are and how subservient all the vassal states are to it.

NATO is just another tool for the US to project power over the world. Mark Rutte's words! :)

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

The EU needs either the US Empire, or to smooth things over with Russia and/or pivot more to China. NATO is just a tool of US imperial power projection in Europe, but the US Empire is pivoting away from Europe and towards Asia and Latin and South America.