“There is a shift in U.S. policy and in many ways it is permanent,” according to a senior official with a European government. “Waiting it out is not a solution. What needs to be done is an orderly and coordinated movement to a new reality.”
That coordination has already begun, as has the big conversation about what comes next.
Better late than never.
Recognition is the first step towards change, I guess.
I think this is actually a good strategy on EU part. What we are seeing as weak responses are actually just buying time in order to prepare. I really can not believe that the politicians at the top of the EU are actually retarded and unable to see what the average person can conclude in 5 minutes of internet browsing.
What we are seeing as weak responses are actually just buying time in order to prepare
Hmm, a bit of both I’d say. But yeah, “The USA our friend and partner” has been a mantra for so long it’s going to take some time to get away from that. OTOH there’s many more aspects, like fear of far-right populist uprising when e.g. US social media aren’t around anymore, prices rise even more…
Better late than never.
Recognition is the first step towards change, I guess.
I think this is actually a good strategy on EU part. What we are seeing as weak responses are actually just buying time in order to prepare. I really can not believe that the politicians at the top of the EU are actually retarded and unable to see what the average person can conclude in 5 minutes of internet browsing.
Hmm, a bit of both I’d say. But yeah, “The USA our friend and partner” has been a mantra for so long it’s going to take some time to get away from that. OTOH there’s many more aspects, like fear of far-right populist uprising when e.g. US social media aren’t around anymore, prices rise even more…
I guarantee we would cut far right in half without US social media.
It has been shown that xitter is actively pushing the German far right party by giving it 10x the exposure other parties get
Yeah, that wasn’t my personal opinion.