SatelliteOfLove
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Pretty much. I dont care if that was verbatim from The Creamsicle-in-Chief, it is an emarrssing disaster of americas rep and possibly a distaction for worse fuckery.
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New U.S. U.N. envoy warns allies: have our back or we'll respond accordingly
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Pretty much. I dont care if that was verbatim from The Creamsicle-in-Chief, it is an emarrssing disaster of americas rep and possibly a distaction for worse fuckery.
tearsintherain
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Very little is made in USA, you'd just be not buying chinese made goods.
Of course Neogaf is hosted on an American server and the ads displayed are from an American company.
Google, Microsoft, Gmail, Windows, Netflix, Spotify, and Hollywood movies and TV are all out.
Be interesting to try and run a day in an electronic world without using a single American company website or product.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Putin is loving everything about this administration.
Luschient
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We have fantastic consequences. The best consequences!
Nealand Liquor
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I just can't take any of this seriously. I mean what does the new admin this is really going to happen? Countries/the UN are simply going to roll over and name Trump Emperor?
All that is going to happen is the world will continue looking at Trump as the American Kim Jong il, laugh whenever some stupid threat is issued and carry on with our day.
All that is going to happen is the world will continue looking at Trump as the American Kim Jong il, laugh whenever some stupid threat is issued and carry on with our day.
Puppet Shadow
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Why did you type all this out in english? Can't you even go one day without using a product from England?
Seeing as though we're moving goalposts, and all.
Corronchilejano
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"You, who've always had our back: Have our back or else."
Platinumstorm
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Withhold financial aid for earthquake support! That is sure to be popular!
Platinumstorm
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Wait, you mean the protests in Antarctica aren't an indication of that already?
The message is appalling. Should the UN have had the back of the US when it invaded Iraq? When it tortured foreigners in black sites? When it held foreigners without trial on Guantanamo? When it drone strikes civilians in the Middle East? When it continues to sabotage international climate action?
A good argument? It's already done. There's no coming back from this. Trump represents the end of U.S. hegemony, for better or worse. The future will be 2-3 competing spheres: China, U.S. and potentially Russia.
ImpracticalPassword
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I find myself hoping that in the waning days of the Obama administration that Obama and Kerry called everyone and was like, "Listen, please ignore us for at least the next 4 years. They know not what they do. Like, they *really* don't know."
I think it's obvious that some countries do sort of get that this is a completely off-the-rails situation (like, China was, at first, writing off Trump's Taiwan call as the actions of a stupid immature child during transition) but it seems unlikely this honeymoon-from-hell period will last that long.
CountAntonius
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"For those that don't have our back, we're taking names, we will make points to respond to that accordingly,"
Is this shit for real? America has become a goddamn joke.
Is this shit for real? America has become a goddamn joke.
You don't remember the Bush years? The US has always been like this, albeit only a third/half of the country.
Not the first time we've heard "If you're not with us, you're against us." from Americans.
I never would have believed that world opinion of the US could have gotten any worse than the Bush years.
Threatening allies is just another step towards economic sanctions. Go ahead and build your wall. If isolationism is what you want, it's what you'll get.
I never would have believed that world opinion of the US could have gotten any worse than the Bush years.
Threatening allies is just another step towards economic sanctions. Go ahead and build your wall. If isolationism is what you want, it's what you'll get.
Pretty much.
Palette Swap
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It's chilling to imagine that 4 months from now, we might be relying solely on China's veto.
Triggerhappytel
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Unfortunately it looks like our (UK) moron of a Prime Minister Teresa May is already prepared to kiss his big orange arse. Really hope the rest of the EU countries don't follow suit.
Alx
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It will be even funnier when Russia needs to veto Trump when he wants to wipe out Iran. Trump and Putin fighting over Syria and Iran will be interesting.
Yeah, that won't end well...
So, basically, the Trump administration think that the real world is like hollywood movies where every country bends to the will of the united states?
Like, fuck, im from the country that will be directly affected the most by this administration (in foreign relations terms, that is) and even i think the power the united states has over the world is grossly exaggerated.
Like, fuck, im from the country that will be directly affected the most by this administration (in foreign relations terms, that is) and even i think the power the united states has over the world is grossly exaggerated.
Trump camp testing loyalty early. Make them say crazy shit that compromises themselves, so you know you can trust them to be loyal later when it matters.
As an Englishman, it unsettles me that my country is now viewed to have essentially joined the Legion of Doom politically.
It unsettles me even more that they're probably right.
Saint Gregory
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This entire administration is starting to feel like that episode of Family Guy when Peter turns his property into his own rogue country and buddies up to all the world despots.
IrishNinja
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it's impressive, like i'm waxing nostalgic about bush era john fucking bolton shit here
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