The minute you declare that you are only interested in American values and that you are not accountable to the world then you lose the right for the rest of us to pay you any regard.
Ok, but by your own admission I didn’t do this. Did I do this? I literally showed interest in Europe and how Europeans are dealing with the consequences of American Fascism.
To the rest of the world, we just want the US to just shut the fudge up and leave us alone.
Sure. That would be great. But that’s not happening anytime soon. I get this type of response from Europeans here often. Like the answer is obviously not to plug your ears and close your eyes.
I feel like anytime I point to issues in Europe and say “hey, that’s a lot like the shit that happened here that lead to Fascism. You guys should be concerned” the response by Europeans is to ignore it because “America is so bad by comparison”.
Like, I don’t even get responses like, “nah, that’s different because xy and z”. I just get garbage “shut up” responses. Which only makes me assume that those problems are being ignored.
Having shit governments are not a competition. And America being shit doesn’t make other shit not shit.
It feels often like Europeans are even LESS class conscious than a lot of Americans now. Which is why I get all of this “this country, your country, my country” talk. With zero discussion of class and how American capitalist are influencing the leadership and elections of all of Europe. It’s this false belief in national identity over class identity.
You and I have significantly more in common as members of the working class then you or I have with the leaders of our countries. But I often can’t get a European to admit that.
When Europeans hate America. I often feel like “dude, you don’t hate America enough”. It seems to be a redirection of hatred onto individual Americans while ignoring the American capitalist direct influence in their own government. If I point that out it’s not me flexing American influence. It’s me saying it’s fucking bad. My hate is pure.
First of all, I am not referring to you personally. Nor Americans like you. Unfortunately, by having the system you guys have, it makes no fundamental difference. The States are doing untold damage, and if you get lumped into the mix against your will, it is still being done in your name regardless.
The rest of the world are not plugging our ears - we are being held hostage. I just filled up my car today and paid an eye-watering amount. I didn’t vote for that, neither did several hundred million of us.
I’m sorry, but while I am intensely interested in how you guys are going to put this right, I’m less interested in American views on international issues.
By the way, not saying that we don’t have our own problems, we certainly do, but we are dealing with them behind the scenes quietly, such as dropping as much US software and hardware as possible. Trump has been a boon for national infrastructure development.
Oh, take Australia, for example. They have supported US foreign policy for over 80 years. They have supported every US war since WW2. That stopped dead this year. The public announcements from the government have been neutral, but the actions speak for themselves.
Anyway, I’m at pains for wishing you guys the best, especially the good people such as yourself. I hope that you can figure it out somehow.
Ok, but by your own admission I didn’t do this. Did I do this? I literally showed interest in Europe and how Europeans are dealing with the consequences of American Fascism.
Sure. That would be great. But that’s not happening anytime soon. I get this type of response from Europeans here often. Like the answer is obviously not to plug your ears and close your eyes.
I feel like anytime I point to issues in Europe and say “hey, that’s a lot like the shit that happened here that lead to Fascism. You guys should be concerned” the response by Europeans is to ignore it because “America is so bad by comparison”.
Like, I don’t even get responses like, “nah, that’s different because xy and z”. I just get garbage “shut up” responses. Which only makes me assume that those problems are being ignored.
Having shit governments are not a competition. And America being shit doesn’t make other shit not shit.
It feels often like Europeans are even LESS class conscious than a lot of Americans now. Which is why I get all of this “this country, your country, my country” talk. With zero discussion of class and how American capitalist are influencing the leadership and elections of all of Europe. It’s this false belief in national identity over class identity.
You and I have significantly more in common as members of the working class then you or I have with the leaders of our countries. But I often can’t get a European to admit that.
When Europeans hate America. I often feel like “dude, you don’t hate America enough”. It seems to be a redirection of hatred onto individual Americans while ignoring the American capitalist direct influence in their own government. If I point that out it’s not me flexing American influence. It’s me saying it’s fucking bad. My hate is pure.
First of all, I am not referring to you personally. Nor Americans like you. Unfortunately, by having the system you guys have, it makes no fundamental difference. The States are doing untold damage, and if you get lumped into the mix against your will, it is still being done in your name regardless.
The rest of the world are not plugging our ears - we are being held hostage. I just filled up my car today and paid an eye-watering amount. I didn’t vote for that, neither did several hundred million of us.
I’m sorry, but while I am intensely interested in how you guys are going to put this right, I’m less interested in American views on international issues.
By the way, not saying that we don’t have our own problems, we certainly do, but we are dealing with them behind the scenes quietly, such as dropping as much US software and hardware as possible. Trump has been a boon for national infrastructure development.
Oh, take Australia, for example. They have supported US foreign policy for over 80 years. They have supported every US war since WW2. That stopped dead this year. The public announcements from the government have been neutral, but the actions speak for themselves.
Anyway, I’m at pains for wishing you guys the best, especially the good people such as yourself. I hope that you can figure it out somehow.