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Trump’s Team Calls Europe ‘Pathetic’ in Leaked Signal Group Chat Messages (www.nytimes.com)

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[-] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 83 points 3 weeks ago

…while the world laughs at them….

[-] huppakee@lemm.ee 45 points 3 weeks ago

I've read about this tactic in effing up diplomatic relations 101

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

maybe they thought it was a compliment, because, you know, there's nothing more pathetic than the dynamic trio of soggy turd turned rancid, a couchfucker, and a drunken part-timer.

[-] Supervisor194@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

Christel Schaldemose, a Danish politician who is a center-left member of the European Parliament, said the way the U.S. has been talking about the E.U. in general lately is “not helping.”

“Could we start talking to each other as allies and not enemies?” she said.

No, Christel, because we are fully a Russian vassal state now. Our corrupt, craven politicians were so consumed by their own uniquely Christian lust, greed and fear that Putin was able to fully and completely own them all.

[-] thejml@lemm.ee 19 points 3 weeks ago

And Trump knows pathetic when he sees it… after all he’s leading the US in that field!

[-] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 7 points 3 weeks ago

And hiring the most pathetic ass kissers he can find. Quite impressive actually.

[-] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

National and world cup champion too!

[-] aaron@lemm.ee 16 points 3 weeks ago

China and Russia will sit on the sidelines for WWIII at this pace

[-] ammonium@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Imagine if those people looked up to us, we'd have to really question our values.

[-] moody@lemmings.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Of course everyone is pathetic except us. It's the only logical conclusion.

[-] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Yet another fool underestimates French Rugby.

[+] AidsKitty@lemmy.world -37 points 3 weeks ago

Let's keep it honest here, European leaders have been talking down about America on a regular basis for decades. They look at us like we are trash and only tolerate us because we have the most feared military. It has been worse since Trump was elected again so is it really surprising to hear that the Trump administration does like them? Truthfully Europe is weak and has to rely on others to protect itself.

[-] Pringles@lemm.ee 30 points 3 weeks ago

That's not honest at all. European leaders may not always have liked how the Americans operated, but there always was a large amount of respect that stemmed from much more than just military might. The US has been a frontrunner humanitarian aid, soft diplomacy, scientific research and economic development since at least the end of WW2. Europe looked to the US to take the lead in global conflicts because the US always took the lead and would not have it otherwise.

With the Trump 2.0 administration however, European leaders do look down on the US administration for their incompetence and severe lack of manners and decency.

[-] D_C@lemm.ee 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'm from the UK and the general feeling is not just distrust of the US government but also the complete disbelief that the American people could vote that fat traitorous wanker back in yet again. It is completely unfathomable.
He is a committed and provable liar, and has been for decades...yet you vote him to be president, twice!

After his first term during the many court cases etc there was, for a shortish time, a feeling that you had all come back to your senses and were doing the right thing.
Making amends, even.
That whilst he wouldn't go to prison for his many (MANYyyyyyy) crimes that he would be embroiled in the mire of shit for the rest of his life, and never again would someone like him be allowed near the power of office.
And that he would die a failed and monumentally dishonest 'politician', just as he is a failed and monumentally dishonest 'businessman'.

But no, he got voted in again.
Yet just a cursory glance in the direction of some of the facts show that he's quite obviously compromised at best. A full Russian puppet/asset at worst. And he got voted in, AGAIN!?!
It boggles the mind.

It's not just about the politicians, the tariffs, how your 'ruling class' see Europe etc etc, but also the how the general voting populace of America also can't be trusted to do the bare minimum of not vote for the very worst of the worst.

Yes, not all of you did vote for him. And yes I'm being harsh here, but it's not like it didn't happen before, this is the second time. And it's not like it's not deserved.

[-] Snarl7400@lemm.ee 12 points 3 weeks ago

European here. I think this is totally true. We used to look at you as our older brother. And while you protected us, we invested in you (don't believe the trade deficit horse shit Trump's spewing), 400 billion from pension funds in Netherlands alone for example. My guess is that Europe has many trillions invested there. And we're so Americanized, you wouldn't believe. But this administration has changed it all with their fake territorial claims, siding with russia, and other outright dumb policicy decisions. It's like you guys all of a sudden forgot what we had going on, because some orange turd tells you so. And wtf are you doing to Canada? 🤦🏽That's really pathetic actually.

[-] P1nkman@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

This is so dishonest and wrong, I'm flabbergasted. Are you a Trump supporter, by any chance?

[-] CuffsOffWilly@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago

Going through their history they hate Canada and claim to be independent so I’d say they’ve been drinking some Kookaid but pretend to be a critical thinker.

[-] Darkmoon_UK@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Any evidence for that other than 'the vibe'? I agree with @Pringles@lemm.ee

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