Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets about 'stolen' election

Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou... by orwin on Saturday December 12, 2020 @12:10PM (#25399711)

Nah, but the Iran deal is almost dead, the US lost the leadership in the TPP, and although India, the Philippines, Korea, Japan and Australia played well, the CCP grabbed more power than ever in this trade deal.

The CCP also managed to take control of eastern Africa and managed to make an indian ocean trade route that COMPLETELY avoid India. Well done. Also during the squabble between Trump and Kim-Jun-Un, the CCP just send 4000 troups in 16 different location around the Indian ocean, to "secure their investment".

TBH i'm glad there is a little competition to the US, and that the CCP successfully outplayed the US on a diplomatic standpoint, but please don't conflate foreign policy and war. War is such a small part of foreign policy overall.

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Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou... by netsharc on Saturday December 12, 2020 @09:48PM (#25403887)

I think the poster you're replying to is just regurgitating the common right-wing talking point that Obama was a war-monger, and that Trump did not start any new wars. (Counterpoint: Under Trump, air strikes rules of engagement got loosened, and more civilians died: https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/20... ).

On the topic of foreign policy fuck-ups, another consequence of Trump is that countries about to do deals with the USA under Biden will ask, "So, will this deal be undone in when the next administration comes to power?" and will be more hesistant or they'll manage to get a better bargain because of the US's loss of reputation.

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