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I'm also European and this is bullshit lmao
Can you mention past American politics that affected the EU, excluding wars? Anything that sparkled debates and concerns at the level of Trump’s tariffs or declarations about NATO?
Why? Why should wars be excluded?
I say that, before Trump’s mess, in the EU we didn’t care much about what happened in the US or the decision that were taken there, except for wars or exceptional events like 9/11. Am I wrong?
Yes. But how are you justifying that caveat?
Because major events like Iraq, 9/11, even the BS that Trump is doing now, are events that will be studied at school worldwide for their cultural and political impacts. Obviously we hear about that. I bet that you've heard about Ukraine, but I doubt that you consider yourself an expert in European news.
For the sake of an example, I just opened US CNN. The first familiar news is about climate change (we have it too, duh!). Then I see Coldplay, ICE, Epstein, Superman's movie... if we skip stuff like "Smartphones aren't safe for kids under 13" that's all. There is just a minimal overlap with the news here.
Is that so surprising?
Ok, but you still haven't explained how you are justifying including that caveat!
I know you are not a bot because a bot would read and understand the replies.
Bye!
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