MyNameIsIgglePiggle

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[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 25 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

What if the US stepping back is exactly what Europe needs to become a true superpower?"

It hit me recently that Europe has largely relied on the US to take the lead on global issues, often playing it safe and deferring to American influence. But what if the US pulling back its support is actually a blessing in disguise?

Without the US as the default leader, NATO and the EU could finally step up, stand on their own, and evolve into a unified superpower. This shift could bring much-needed stability to the region—and potentially the world—especially as the US faces its own internal challenges.

Sure, it’s not guaranteed to play out this way, but isn’t this a more appealing vision than the current status quo or the rise of authoritarian powers dominating the global stage?

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 4 points 3 months ago

Sure but let's include the graph back to ~2000 or so

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

See, now I have had a few things pegged as being in the denial phase for a while. I'm in Australia, so the housing market I have had pegged to collapse, also I figured we would be heading into a recession coming on 3 years ago and changed businesses to "weather the upcoming recession"

Now while things have cooled off since then, and I still think both elements are overcooked, I obviously moved way to soon.

So my question is, how do you time the denial phase? The housing market issue has been going on for about 30 years from what I can tell (though it got more reasonable for half a minute a bit over a decade ago and then went stupid again).

In my lifetime, and I'm 40 now, I haven't seen a proper major correction where bad decisions and greed was punished. I should have been "taking stupid risks" the entire time and I would have been just fine.

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 2 points 4 months ago

You'd be less depressed if you got some sea air into.

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 1 points 4 months ago

I think I heard somewhere it was called "the bus that couldn't slow down"

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 5 points 4 months ago

I'm pretty sure he is already the head dictator of emperor musk, so therefore he is just acting as he is, not what he wants to be

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What's it called?

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 2 points 4 months ago

There have been a lot of opportunities to use those guns for what they are meant for and the only person brave enough to do it was luigi

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

maybe we should just let everyone eat cake?

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 3 points 4 months ago

I think he fucked everyone in that class. Whoreishly

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