This is, sadly, the most positive assessment I’ve seen. My hope is you’re right. I think the ideal is “medium bad” domestically that leads to Dems clobbering the GOP in 2&4 yrs. Hope the rest of the world can wait that long
From a European perspective, it is once again squeaky-bum time, though my eternal hope is that Trump's re-election might FINALLY be the kick Europe needs to start reforming seriously and start thinking strategically.
The German coalition collapsing on the day of the US election was peak... something. So forget any strategic thinking from Europe's largest country for the next six months.
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This is, sadly, the most positive assessment I’ve seen. My hope is you’re right. I think the ideal is “medium bad” domestically that leads to Dems clobbering the GOP in 2&4 yrs. Hope the rest of the world can wait that long
I am if nothing else, an optimist
I do hope you are right.
From a European perspective, it is once again squeaky-bum time, though my eternal hope is that Trump's re-election might FINALLY be the kick Europe needs to start reforming seriously and start thinking strategically.
Europe taking defense seriously? Hold on. I'm checking in on the Zeitenwende as we speak.
The German coalition collapsing on the day of the US election was peak... something. So forget any strategic thinking from Europe's largest country for the next six months.
Everything is coming together exactly as Macron had planned it
We can hope!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9vnd17v2vmo
Your last paragraph reminded me of this piece:
https://hipcrime.substack.com/p/playing-russian-roulette-with-democracy
I mean I think I'm more positive, in that I think in the long run institutions are harder to kill. But yeah.
Napoleon III all glitter no tegrity.
This is the one of the most reassuring takes on the Trump Presidency, and certainly the only funny one. https://othermeans.io/p/the-unexpected-virtue-of-chaos
Problem is Trump wants to purge the civil service