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John Youden's avatar

"Therefore the question here isn’t really why America abandoned Europe, but why Trump did." Perhaps that should have been the title? Explaining why Trump did this is more simply explained by viewing Trump as a Mafia Don. He respects Putin because he is just another mafia family. And he respects Putin's territory, (Ukraine), and asks Putin for the same respect (look the other way regarding Greenland and Canada). Canada and Europe are underling mob bosses that are not giving enough respect to the Don so they are being mistreated to get them (supposedly), to fall back in line. It's a great analogy that answers a lot. Secondly, as a Canadian living in Europe, I can see and hear the backlash, not just by politicians but from companies and the public. There's organized efforts across both regions to no longer buy USA or be reliant on them. You can no longer trust America. American companies are going to lose out as Canada and Europe become more self-reliant and buy elsewhere. This did not have to happen.

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David Dickson's avatar

I agree with everything but the last paragraph.

Trump will never stop being enamored of Russia, or start respecting Europe. Frankly, he appears to think Russia is “strong” because it looks big on a map.

Also, its ruler is untouchable by law and wields a militaristic state with vast internal police powers. No amount of European military might would make up for that, in Trump’s fevered mind. He thinks of “governing” like a mafia don would, or a tribal chieftain.

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