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[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

you know that the US is in NATO, right? πŸ˜… In fact, it's the goddamn leader lmao.

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

natobros are still under the illusion its an alliance among sovereign nations on an equal footing that respect one another πŸ˜‚πŸ˜­

[–] JumpyWombat@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 day ago

They played the scenario of Putin invading a micro-village somewhere in Latvia and wondered if NATO countries would risk WW3 over it.

The answer was negative, especially in regards of the American support.

Now the EU started a program to rearm itself and create its own nuclear shield.

[–] JumpyWombat@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe you missed the part where Trump decided to β€œmaybe” withdraw the US from NATO, switched to a Mafia style for military protection, threatened to reduce military capacity in the EU (effectively eliminating some functions), and announced that he may invade Greenland. Not counting the MAGA doctrine to stop sending troops around the world (except maybe in Israel, ops!) and the leaks on Signal.

Sorry man, TACO may be a clown, but the EU took it seriously. We will replace the US military shield by 2030. Google it if you don’t believe it.

Bye πŸ‘‹

[–] Tomorrow_Farewell@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe you missed the part where Trump decided to β€œmaybe” withdraw the US from NATO

So, has the US withdrawn from NATO or is it a part of NATO?
Also, it would be nice if the US withdrew from NATO.

switched to a Mafia style for military protection

The rest of NATO has been a bunch of glorified provinces of the US since NATO's inception.

threatened to reduce military capacity in the EU

That would be great, actually. NATO in general should both be prevented from invading elsewhere, and be forced to answer for its already-committed crimes.

We will replace the US military shield by 2030. Google it if you don’t believe it

Glorified USian provinces in Europe will not be going independent any time soon.

[–] JumpyWombat@lemmy.ml -1 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Because TACO told you so. Sure 😘

[–] Tomorrow_Farewell@hexbear.net 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

This is hilarious.

I know this because I have not been living under a rock, and have actually studied some history of the past couple of centuries, and not because I am a worshipper of any of your overlords.

EDIT: How would that even make sense, considering that the US does not try to claim that the rest of NATO are its obedient subjects? Did you not think your response through before you posted it?

[–] JumpyWombat@lemmy.ml -1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Wow man, you actually studied the last couple of centuries of history? You must be such an expert!

[–] Tomorrow_Farewell@hexbear.net 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Well, I have more expertise in the topic than you do.

[–] JumpyWombat@lemmy.ml -1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Why do you people always talk like the most insufferable reddit losers?

[–] JumpyWombat@lemmy.ml 0 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 0 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] JumpyWombat@lemmy.ml 0 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Tune your radar: I’m not even American.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 0 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Did you reply to the wrong comment? Because what you said has no bearing on mine.

[–] JumpyWombat@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

BlueMAGA shitlibs

Nope, it was for you.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Ok, well then you should have said something that had any bearing on my comment

[–] JumpyWombat@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Why do you people always talk like the most insufferable reddit losers?

BlueMAGA shitlibs

These comments? That's precisely what I did: I politely explained you that you're wrong about me.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 0 points 36 minutes ago (1 children)
[–] JumpyWombat@lemmy.ml 0 points 31 minutes ago (1 children)

Feel free to continue this game alone.

Bye!

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 20 minutes ago

β€œNever believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.”

― Jean-Paul Sartre