Republican vice presidential nominee says ‘Germans and other nations’ – not Russia – would ‘have to fund Ukraine’s reconstruction’
  • LostMyRedditLogin@lemmy.world
    104·
    6 days ago

    Don’t fall for it Europe. Regulate Twitter speech or you will have a stupid voting population fed on Russian misinformation.

    • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      6 days ago

      US is not a reliable NATO partner if their are blackmailing about such a stupid petty thing right out the gate. Kindly tell us to go tuck ourselves Europe.

      Keep the disinformation out, that is a bigger threat than military right bow.

    • NeuronautML@lemmy.ml
      22·
      6 days ago

      This will never work in the EU. Our regulatory organs are apolitical. They don’t depend on the ruling parliament. The parliament doesn’t appoint the chairs of the organs, nor does the president. The courts also operate independently from the parliament, other than the laws they pass. There are no executive orders to give preferential treatment to some companies in Europe. There are no shady backroom deals because 28 countries must be kept on track at all times.

      Empty threats do not concern us.

    • _bcron_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      301·
      6 days ago

      I didn’t wait for any entity to regulate X on my behalf and URL blocked it. It’s my understanding that being a proactive consumer is a touchy subject but it’s merely a suggestion on how to stick it to Musk and the Trump administration

      • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        16·
        6 days ago

        No no no. You just have to remember the cardinal rule of fascism! Everything holds a quantum superposition of right and wrong until you choose to disagree with it… for some reason. Please refer to the following MAGA pseudo-code:

        if (woke || baddie) {
   return "communist cancel culture"
} else {
   return "freedom boycott"
}
        • _bcron_@lemmy.worldEnglish
          10·
          6 days ago

          I’m talking more along the lines of the people who feel that being a proactive consumer is tantamount to being a corporate sympathizer because it is perceived that the proactive consumer’s actions normalize the notion that it is the proactive consumer’s burden.

          But I personally view it more like going on strike. Corporations (and their lobby) are nothing without money and I will stand in solidarity depriving them

    • pubquiz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      6 days ago

      This message is for all the trumpeters out there and the lazy-ass bigots cosplaying as dems who blew off voting in favour of fapping: you made a bed we all have to lie in. When your demographic starts being killed off to fuel greater hedgemony for the 1% those of us who fought for democracy and individual rights will be the laughing. Until they march us to our graves.

  • Geobloke@lemm.ee
    29·
    5 days ago

    If the US pulls out of nato for this reason, history books will be written that this was the moment the empire feel apart. All US allies will realise how unreliable an ally they are and start making alternate arrangements

  • xenomor@lemmy.world
    34·
    6 days ago

    If the US pulls out of nato, I hope the nations of the world reform into an alliance that properly stands against US hegemony.

    • MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
      15·
      6 days ago

      Me too. If we’re going to be Nazi Germany, which it appears we are, I’m cheering for everyone else. I’m fully cognizant that we are solely a force for evil now.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      11·
      6 days ago

      I would hope they create something that stands for something, not just against. As we’ve seen, the US in particular is very flip-floppy. If the US is doing good things, they should work together. Also if Germany falls to the AfD, they probably shouldn’t be part of it. Etc. Standing against a particular thing, while temporarily good at uniting people, isn’t very strong and it’s easy to manipulate

  • leadore@lemmy.world
    30·
    6 days ago

    It’s so infuriating that now we have to hope trump doesn’t die, since we’d get vance.

  • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
    29·
    6 days ago

    For your convenience, all citizens have been subscribed to Xitter. It will automatically be deducted from your taxes.

    • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
      10·
      6 days ago

      Next round of elections, Le Pen wins France, Vox takes Spain, AfD establish the new German Reich, FPÖ win Austria and immediately vote for Anschluß 2.0, and the new Swedish PM is Jimmie Åkesson. Hungary remains unchanged. (Not sure if they’d bother with the Polish election, given that Russia, Germany and Hungary are just going to partition it, for old time’s sake.)

      • futatorius@lemm.ee
        6·
        6 days ago

        Poland now isn’t the easy pickings it was in the 1930s. Anyone trying to attack them is going to face a determined and economically strong country.

        • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
          1·
          5 days ago

          Given its geographic location, it needs to be the Israel/Singapore of Europe: heavily militarised, with every able-bodied adult being at least a reservist, and a double-digit proportion of its GDP going to defence, if its going to have a chance. At least if it can’t count on the US to defend it.

    • NatakuNox@lemmy.world
      7·
      6 days ago

      All citizens must tweet a pro trump message once every hour or will be turned into slave labor to replace deported labor force.

    • LustyArgonian@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      6 days ago

      If we had a working judicial system, that would be hilarious because it would allow the average citizen to sue Twitter for hate speech and freedom of speech violations,

  • SarcasticMan@lemmy.world
    21·
    6 days ago

    OK X is done in Europe. Every threat should be answered with an equally stupid threat. US: “We will pull out of NATO!” Europe: “You can’t pull out of NATO because we are going to kick you out!” That would be fun.