• oce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish
    29·
    3 days ago

    Washington has become the court of Nero: an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers, and a buffon on ketamine tasked with purging the civil service.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Malhuret
    Notes by me between <>.

    Claude Malhuret (French pronunciation: [klod malyʁɛ]; born 8 March 1950) is a French physician, lawyer and politician who has served as a member of the Senate since 2014, representing the department of Allier. A member of Horizons (HOR) <center-right party founded by a former prime minister of President Macron> he has presided over the centre-right <~ Biden’s Democrates> The Independents – Republic and Territories (LIRT) parliamentary group in the Senate since 2017.

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.mlEnglish
    26·
    3 days ago

    Great speech but there is still too much wishful thinking regarding the US. The fight in the US is just barely starting and it is nowhere near getting to the worst parts. Europeans need to assume that not only is American help not coming back in their lifetime, but that there is a good chance that they might need to arm themselves against American aggression. Maybe not all out war but certainly in skirmishes.

    • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      I hear that. I took those comments in a couple of ways:

      1. he is at least to some degree describing real things that are happening
      2. more so, I took it as an expression of faith that America has deep reserves of reason and dignity which are not exhausted yet
      3. it was also a subtle cue to those of us who think we’re part of those reserves to get off our asses
    • 1984@lemmy.todayEnglish
      415·
      3 days ago

      If America goes inte fascism, Europe is lost anyway. America will be similar to Russia and China and they will just split up Europe and take it.

      • Shezzagrad@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Someone’s been playing too much hearts of iron 4. Pray tell, why would America invade Europe and annex it. What does Europe have in resources? It’s people are smart but would leave, all you’d get is pretty mid land. Also the Americans cannot logistically fight a war if it lost all its bases in allied countries, and most nations would take a shot at getting revenge and funding against America it wouldn’t look good for you guys.