Posted by Col on January 17, 2026, 4:47 pm enemies of the rest of the world I expect europe to bend the knee But ideally he needs taking out asap Responses Re: Trump and America are now a global threat - MikeJ January 17, 2026, 5:20 pm They're self-sufficient in food, fuel water, and land to build houses on - Johannes Borgen January 17, 2026, 5:34 pm You think Americans would be happy with that? - Makis January 17, 2026, 7:07 pm Trade's okay. I'm not suggesting an Edo shogunate - Johannes Borgen January 17, 2026, 8:24 pm They won't be making their own chips. They don't have the tech. - Makis January 17, 2026, 10:56 pm Indeed. I'm suggesting they start rectifying that if it's critical - Johannes Borgen January 18, 2026, 9:09 am It's way more complicated than that. - Makis January 18, 2026, 11:00 am There's no alternative, to coin a phrase (accurately this time) - Johannes Borgen January 18, 2026, 11:31 am Not only cost, it would take at least a decade no matter how much money is put into it. - Makis January 18, 2026, 11:35 am Yes. They'd have to shunt the sinecure-securing classes to one side where they can do no harm* - Johannes Borgen January 18, 2026, 11:56 am Thinking on, simply stealing it is also an option - Johannes Borgen January 18, 2026, 12:08 pm The Americans think they’re still the technological leaders. It’s adorable. (nt) - HansSegers January 17, 2026, 10:58 pm Re: The Americans think they’re still the technological leaders. It’s adorable. (nt) - Ianb January 17, 2026, 11:48 pm Fuel? - MikeJ January 17, 2026, 5:48 pm They export the stuff year round - Johannes Borgen January 17, 2026, 5:55 pm Re: Trump and America are now a global threat - Col January 17, 2026, 5:21 pm Rebuilding European self-sufficiency would be a better bet - Johannes Borgen January 17, 2026, 5:40 pm there's not much in it - dpl January 17, 2026, 5:22 pm Re: Trump and America are now a global threat - MikeJ January 17, 2026, 5:22 pm 10% tarrifs from February rising to 25% from June. (nt) - stanleypark January 17, 2026, 4:54 pm Yup, pure bullying to take what he wants, whats next ? - Col January 17, 2026, 5:19 pm Re: Yup, pure bullying to take what he wants, whats next ? - MikeJ January 17, 2026, 5:21 pm 10 years time - dpl January 17, 2026, 5:24 pm Re: 10 years time - MikeJ January 17, 2026, 5:52 pm Before they got democracy they were worked to death in absolute penury from the age of eight - Johannes Borgen January 17, 2026, 6:06 pm Steve Reed's got a cunning plan on that voting malarkey - stanleypark January 17, 2026, 5:58 pm Congress really needs to get a handle on this loose, ill-defined 1990s-era power (nt) - HansSegers January 17, 2026, 5:10 pm Maybe we could ask Russia to start selling us fuel again - Johannes Borgen January 17, 2026, 5:09 pm All Starmer's ass-kissing hasn't done much good. Maybe he can - stanleypark January 17, 2026, 5:15 pm The globalising "centrists" have systematically denuded the continent of the means to oppose this - Johannes Borgen January 17, 2026, 5:25 pm Their news media are great entertainment though. - stanleypark January 17, 2026, 5:46 pm It's not just Trump with the British establishment media, it's everything - Johannes Borgen January 17, 2026, 6:24 pm beat me to it - dpl January 17, 2026, 4:50 pm Taking him out would be a disaster. Much better a really painful stroke nt - Jonathan Gard January 17, 2026, 4:48 pm The ideal solution - neilw* January 18, 2026, 11:59 am 3 years of Vance would not be great nt - dpl January 17, 2026, 4:56 pm True, but he doesn't have the (utterly bizarre) hold on peoples psyche like DJT nt - Jonathan Gard January 17, 2026, 5:08 pm He's profoundly sinister in a way Trump wasn't - Johannes Borgen January 17, 2026, 5:10 pm Do you think Trump is doing this - Col January 17, 2026, 5:20 pm I think it's to stay out of prison and avoid having his family destroyed - Johannes Borgen January 17, 2026, 5:30 pm The Greenland thing is like the bleach cures Covid thing - he thinks he’s smarter than everyone (nt) - HansSegers January 17, 2026, 5:24 pm When I look at a map of the world - Col January 17, 2026, 5:30 pm I think you have to look at the map from the North Pole - Paulo* January 17, 2026, 6:43 pm In an age of missiles and GPS that’s not a big deal. Trump wants Greenland because - HansSegers January 17, 2026, 7:44 pm Aye true, but China ? nt - Col January 17, 2026, 7:42 pm The article suggests that the "arctic Silk Road" shaves 7 days of the shipping time from China to eu - Paulo* January 17, 2026, 7:56 pm To Europe nt - Paulo* January 17, 2026, 7:56 pm Paraphrasing a bit - MikeJ January 17, 2026, 5:55 pm « Back to index
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