with what soft power??
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Bro WTF? The US should get ZERO say regarding the EU, its membership, and its continued existence. If it wasn't clear enough for the average dumbass American, the right wing movement in the US is beholden to Russian interests. Every time they do something like this, you should be asking yourself, "who does this benefit the most?"
And who's discussing dismantling the Heritage Foundation? They're an an obvious Russian front group.
It is becoming clear that the heritage foundation is a threat to the the world and must be dealt with.
They are a Russian-backed terrorist organisation whose sole purpose is to destroy the Western countries and our democratic institutions, thus ending our global hegemony.
What a coincidence: Putin has been working on this for years.
I have the feeling the US must be dismantled and split up into individual states. They are a threat to the world, democracy and life on earth.
The Heritage Foundation is a state sponsored terrorist organization and should be dealt with accordingly.
They're effectively the illuminati conspiracy theorists have been trying to find for many years now. Legit wrote up plans and published it online and they control donald trump. I don't understand why there isn't more outrage about this
They’re effectively the illuminati conspiracy theorists have been trying to find for many years now.
This is spot on.
Ok, but which state is sponsoring it?
Israel.
State means multiple things and in this case it means the federal government.
Do try. The more you try to split us apart the more we unite against common foes.
We Europeans might bicker a lot and not see eye to eye on some things, but our lands still bear the scars of mankind's worst moments. We know better and see right past the vain attempts at manipulation.
And yeah, we have some dumbass extreme-right parties in many countries (including mine) being heavily funded and/or encouraged by Russia and the US, just like we saw with Germany's AfD. But we're already taking measures against that sort of influence, thankfully.
And many of us are actually ready to stand up and defend our countries if required, because there is no where to run anymore anyways.
And when is Germany going to shut down AfD?
Big countries don't like small countries to join up with each other to behave like a big country. EU need to strengthen their alliance.
Exactly, we need to build up the Baltic countries for example so that they can not just be a buffer zone but really feel safe.
And Canada needs to get in on the action.
Can the PNW join you, and thence the EU? You can give up Alberta if it makes it any easier?
At this point, Civil War is looking like our only option.
Yeah, I honestly don't know how we come back from this level of radicalization without some form of conflict. If we're going to Balkanize, hopefully it can be done without bloodshed, but…
I would also very much like to join.
We really live in the most shitty timeline.
Thats absolutely insane. They're basically all our allies.
*were
I feel like we have some say in this as a people. Like theres something we could collectively do.
Maybe go have a meet downtown all together and brainstorm some ideas? See where the mood takes you?
I'll bring feathers if you have a bucket of tar and a brush.