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'Backfired spectacularly': European officials reportedly now view US as an 'adversary' (www.rawstory.com)

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If Vice President J.D. Vance hoped to earn respect among international leaders with his speech in Germany last week, it wouldn't work, according to one senior diplomat.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The behavior of the USA was condemned by both left- and right-wing parties in Germany. The only party that didn't condemn the behavior, the far right party, is expected to get no more than 20% of the vote. So even though their popularity doubled from last election, which is a significant shift, they're still a minority who won't affect Germany's foreign policies.

[–] Kellamity 4 points 2 days ago

Let's not downplay the threat of the AFD. 20% is a lot - more than enough to at least pull the Overton window to the right, like Reform is doing in the UK