“Say, you have a nice piece of kit there. It would be a shame if something were to break and it neded repair”

Break-up? If only… I hate these stupid exaggerated clickbaity titles.

It’s hardly more than a realization of their toxic relationship. But that is indeed the 1st step of change.

👆Here is an idea👏

I like how you make your point, but the soft power of the US is over. As pointed out by others, the current administration is a sympthom, not an aberration.

US may have military primacy and the reserve currency, but neither can restore the loss of the appeal it had between post-ww2 and 2020. When tourists get deported after months of incarceration and we see videos of masked federal goons shooting people in the face, that is something else. When allying with the US gets you humiliation, threats, or even missle and drone attacks, that just does not seems like the smart move. So, respectfully, with friends like the US who needs enemies?

Wishing you best of luck getting your country back tough.

AI generated sh*t will be our doom but fck it, we’ll go down :rofl:

Yeah, and the next scene is where a bunch of obese federal goons climb out of their unmarked suvs to kidnap a few brownish kids and shoot some of the parents in the face.

No, wait that isn’t fiction. Those things did actually happen.

This does not sound plausible.

Whatever may come, there is one sure thing: nobody will trust the US ever again. It may take the old allies a while to find their footing and they may still be dependant on the US. But that relationship will be more like that of the abusive caretaker vs abused teen. Biding their time until they finally can exit the dependance.

I’d very much welcome clarity. Just like with a cancer diagnosis, clarity gives new impetus for dealing with the threat.

Wait, the US Navy needs help defending 2 shipping lanes from an enemy with 100% destroyed military capabilities? Is that it?

Seems not ideal, but possibly turd-proof. Lots depends on how they implement the details.

Sounds like a last desperate attempt of a loosing autocrat. He’s really scraping the bottom of the barrel here trying to provoke any reaction that he could use in his doomed campaign.

Anyone calling for external intervention is basically towing his line. With a bit of luck this garbage will take itself out in a few weeks.

Last time I tried to watch Firefly gave up @s1e4. The other one on Netflix, I gave that up in e1. Both cringe as hell.