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> The US has and will come to your defense While threatening tariffs and a hostile takeover of Greenland?

whimsicalism 2y ago
1. Yes, we are quite literally defending you while doing those things right now. 2. Trump has bad policies yes, although I hadn’t heard anything about an actual military takeover of Greenland. 3. It’s not as if EU doesn’t have tariffs on the Us already, for instance you all are very protective of the auto industry as well as your domestic farmers, just to name a few. I think tariffs are bad policy on both sides of the atlantic
- lm28469 2y ago
  > Yes, we are quite literally defending you while doing those things Don't forget to register for LA's olympic games you might win the mental gymnastic gold
  - whimsicalism 2y ago
    https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303432/total-bilateral-aid-to-ukraine/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303432/total-bilateral-... we are literally not even on the same continent. france and many others can’t be bothered to spend hardly anything, yet somehow we are terrible allies
    - bbzealot 2y ago
      That happened during the Biden administration though, now the situation has changed quite drastically
    - lm28469 2y ago
      Twice the economy, twice the investment. I fail to see your point, that's exactly how alliance are supposed to work > france and many others can’t be bothered to spend hardly anything Hardly anything besides propping up 70% of the EU https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/18794.jpeg https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/18794.jpeg Also even if you sent 100% of the money collected through tariffs back to the EU through Ukraine, what's the point we're back to square one with extra steps in the middle... The US are serving their own interests, it's totally fine, you don't have to pretend they're sacrificing themselves for the greater good of humanity.
- wolvesechoes 2y ago
  I love (geo)political takes on HN. Always so naive.
  - whimsicalism 2y ago
    yeah so naive to suggest that the US and EU are allies or that tariffs are bad policy, great contribution to the discussion

1. Yes, we are quite literally defending you while doing those things right now. 2. Trump has bad policies yes, although I hadn’t heard anything about an actual military takeover of Greenland. 3. It’s not as if EU doesn’t have tariffs on the Us already, for instance you all are very protective of the auto industry as well as your domestic farmers, just to name a few. I think tariffs are bad policy on both sides of the atlantic

lm28469 2y ago
> Yes, we are quite literally defending you while doing those things Don't forget to register for LA's olympic games you might win the mental gymnastic gold
- whimsicalism 2y ago
  https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303432/total-bilateral-aid-to-ukraine/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303432/total-bilateral-... we are literally not even on the same continent. france and many others can’t be bothered to spend hardly anything, yet somehow we are terrible allies
  - bbzealot 2y ago
    That happened during the Biden administration though, now the situation has changed quite drastically
  - lm28469 2y ago
    Twice the economy, twice the investment. I fail to see your point, that's exactly how alliance are supposed to work > france and many others can’t be bothered to spend hardly anything Hardly anything besides propping up 70% of the EU https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/18794.jpeg https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/18794.jpeg Also even if you sent 100% of the money collected through tariffs back to the EU through Ukraine, what's the point we're back to square one with extra steps in the middle... The US are serving their own interests, it's totally fine, you don't have to pretend they're sacrificing themselves for the greater good of humanity.
wolvesechoes 2y ago
I love (geo)political takes on HN. Always so naive.
- whimsicalism 2y ago
  yeah so naive to suggest that the US and EU are allies or that tariffs are bad policy, great contribution to the discussion