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hay rick

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5. At this point, trust in the U.S. can only be ascribed to stupidity.

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 09:25 PM

Aug 31

Any rational actor should be looking to minimize their military or economic dependence on the United States. This attitude will persist beyond Trump's presidency as the American people re-elected him despite his awful track record and malevolent rhetoric. Nobody should count on Americans to make rational or even benign choices in the future.

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