I don’t buy it. The second a new administration enters the white house and the tarriff war comes to an end, these imperialists will be happy to lick the boot of the USA once again.
I don’t think so. There are structural realignments happening and the US is simply not as strong as it used to be, especially relative to its adversaries. The US pulling away from Europe isn’t some whim that Trump has, it’s a recognition that we’re in a multipolar world, and the US is going to focus on fucking Latin America and contesting China. Europe simply doesn’t have the same significance as it did during the Cold War.
The main fear the US had was that Europe would be a strong independent bloc that will get economically integrated with the east. Now that European economy has been gutted, the US can safely abandon it. In fact, once the EU falls apart, the US will do the exact same type of colonialism they’ve been doing in the third world. The Europeans might be happy to lick the US boot, but the US sees them as being entirely disposable. There’s no going back to the way things were now.
I completely agree that there’s no turning back from a geopolitical standpoint. This piece is specifically commenting on how the rest of the NATO block no longer trusts the USA.
The officer then said that even a swift return of America to its former role won’t matter.
Because “we will never fucking trust you again.”
I just don’t see this being the case. Even as things currently stand, the western imperial powers continue to support the US lead genocide in Palestine and the majority of Europe is frothing at the mouth to sacrifice more Ukrainians to the meat grinder. The US empire is the last keeper of the barbarous European colonial mentality and this is still the dominant ideology within the NATO block.
Ah yeah, I agree there. It’s pretty clear that Canada and Europe are hoping to wait Trump out and they’re willing to put up with the abuse for the next three years in hopes that the next admin will change course.
If Carney was really serious about shifting to improving relations with China, then we would be seeing a flood of high quality, affordable EVs, among other things, enter the market. I imagine China is one of the few alternatives to the USA, which has the ability to refine our heavy sand oil. It should be a no-brainer, but here we are.
I don’t buy it. The second a new administration enters the white house and the tarriff war comes to an end, these imperialists will be happy to lick the boot of the USA once again.
I don’t think so. There are structural realignments happening and the US is simply not as strong as it used to be, especially relative to its adversaries. The US pulling away from Europe isn’t some whim that Trump has, it’s a recognition that we’re in a multipolar world, and the US is going to focus on fucking Latin America and contesting China. Europe simply doesn’t have the same significance as it did during the Cold War.
The main fear the US had was that Europe would be a strong independent bloc that will get economically integrated with the east. Now that European economy has been gutted, the US can safely abandon it. In fact, once the EU falls apart, the US will do the exact same type of colonialism they’ve been doing in the third world. The Europeans might be happy to lick the US boot, but the US sees them as being entirely disposable. There’s no going back to the way things were now.
I completely agree that there’s no turning back from a geopolitical standpoint. This piece is specifically commenting on how the rest of the NATO block no longer trusts the USA.
I just don’t see this being the case. Even as things currently stand, the western imperial powers continue to support the US lead genocide in Palestine and the majority of Europe is frothing at the mouth to sacrifice more Ukrainians to the meat grinder. The US empire is the last keeper of the barbarous European colonial mentality and this is still the dominant ideology within the NATO block.
Ah yeah, I agree there. It’s pretty clear that Canada and Europe are hoping to wait Trump out and they’re willing to put up with the abuse for the next three years in hopes that the next admin will change course.
If Carney was really serious about shifting to improving relations with China, then we would be seeing a flood of high quality, affordable EVs, among other things, enter the market. I imagine China is one of the few alternatives to the USA, which has the ability to refine our heavy sand oil. It should be a no-brainer, but here we are.
Yup, Carney’s a neoliberal ghoul and he’d rather get fucked by the US than work with China.
Precisely. They said this exact thing before Biden came into office and most of them are betting on a Dem winning again.