the us failed at regime change, too 'weak', to obama's credit in one way, but it definitely hurt our rep as a gangster to the euros

Ukraine and Georgia were part of that play as well

Then we saw the Oataris split with the Saudis around same time, 2014

Qatar throwing money at MB was basically part of the anti-assad move ad further sussed out the differentiation in the energy producers

It also matters to the energy USERS too, which is why France can chill because they went 'all in' on nuclear

intranational and intraregional geopolitics because it happens within in the US too. we have our own versions of 'proxy wars' here with voter manipulation, etc. the oil sellign states versus the manufacturing states that use energy, teh resistances to alternatives, etc

Hm, that's an interesting take.

I think most of the anti-US sentiment in EU is based precisely on that failed play that you spoke about.

Aside from other ideological issues.

Mainly commie-vs-capitalist-based.

Especially in Eastern Europe.

east versus west europe is harder for me to grasp because it often has cultural sensitivites that are alien to me, but i like what that romanian pm said about the capital flows

i keep linking that one because she sums it up well as a pure numbers guy, ive always know that and the elder econ types saw that coming early in the game

and as an American obsever, watching germany and greece clash during debt crisis was revealing of how germany sees itself in that mix. it has no desire to do what the US does to lead coalitions, self sacrifice

as the romanian EMP points out, the bureucratic 'magnanimity" is a cover for the capital flow

same thing that happened in greece. the situation was a vendor financing scheme for german industry. germany's trade surplus is basically a religion

Germany made the counter a moral finger pointing issue, and demonized the greeks as a people, ugly. Meanwhile, in a currency block/trade block operating that way, somebody's surplus is somebody's deficit, and greece can't devalue because they are in eurozone, which germany 'controls'

Sh0tToday at 7:21 AM
he makes me feel good inside because he calls mexicans rapists
he makes jokes about the jews being greedy
that's why i like him
it's about time politicians made me feel good about hate

dumb

He didn't say all Mexicans were rapists

and you know that

You guys are masters at misrepresenting arguments to help your cause

hilarious coming from a fan of somebody that lies almost every time he engages the public

But you know he didn't say that

you live in a fantasyland

you use lies and misrepresentations to bolster your argument

that wasn't an argument. that was my interpretative dance called "Inside the Mind of Qwasi". I should have added a line "I will defend his ugly behavior because my behavior is also ugly"

when you said Trump called all Mexicans rapists, that was a lie

I don't care what you say about me, lol

"calls mexicans rapists" doesn't imply Sh0t said Trump called "all" Mexicans rapists either.

are there no Mexican rapists?

Not that I care about your argument.

I am just saying.

Dispute?

Discussion?

Whatever works.

are there no Mexican rapists?

I am sure there is at least one.

cool, then Trump wasn't lying

I don't wanna engage in that.