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[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Please, Europe, just take this as a declaration war and attack the US now to nip this in the bud.

The sooner this child is stopped, the sooner the world can improve.

[–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Kind of the whole point of nuclear dissuasion is that we are not, in fact, going to ever do that. And ignoring the existence of nukes (lol), attacking the US on their hometurf is such a monumentally stupid idea people still wonder what went through the Japanese High Command's mind 80 years ago.

Stop asking Europe for help, because you're not getting it. You've alienated your allies and broken your democracy beyond repair. Either use that 2nd amendment of yours to the fullest extent of its spirit or STFU with the "pwease stop him we're scawed :(((" rhetoric. We have way more reasons to be scared because we don't live next door to white cishet male Americans to shield us from his madness. Stop with the victim blaming. Either you stop this child or he starts a war with your assent.

[–] BigMikeInAustin@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

If Trump was only an America problem, I would say the same thing you are saying.

I'm fine if the world attacks the US just enough so that Trump recedes to only the US.

What I am saying is that if Trump is making threats to the world, the world should take it seriously and deal with it now instead of letting him push boundaries without repercussions. His threats are going to just get bigger and hurt more people than when the threats are smaller.

The world needs to be on guard and protect itself.

[–] filister@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The worst part is that he is completely unhinged and I can easily imagine launching some nuclear nukes towards Europe.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 5 days ago

And americans will cheer him on with their fat fists in the air.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

This is definitely a 'spare the rod, should the child' situation. We need a spanking!

[–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

You don’t mean this, do you? The EU attacking the military on which their individual armies depend, the greatest military of the largest economy on earth, would be incomprehensibly stupid. It’s utter fantasy, anyway. A dystopian fantasy that would involve more Europeans dying than Americans, that is if it wouldn’t devolve into nuclear war.

EDIT: not sure why I’m being downvoted for commenting on a fantasy of violence. I don’t think „please start World War III” is fun banter, sorry.