You understand that all the problems you listed are extremely present in the US right now, so this doesn't really work as a comparison, right? There are still more elected leaders and govs in the EU that aren't terrible, compared to the US.
> Still waiting for France to send troops to Ukraine or ask the United States to get rid of their European military bases.
That’s such a bizarre take. No NATO country is officially sending troops to limit risks of escalation. The US do not, either. And it’s not up to France to decide whether there are US bases in Germany or Spain.
Re:Mistral Large 4
by whatsThisBtn4 on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @08:53PM
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But macron said he'd do it.
Since when do we measure based on what some politicians say they'll do. I mean just look at what Trump says all day long.
I recently saw some stats (unfortunately can't find it) about the percentage of election promises that are actually being tackled at all by the winning party for many different countries and it was real depressing across the board.
You mean, about the bases? He cannot do it (and I am doubtful he’d actually say that; it’d be a diplomatic faux pas at a time when he needs consensus). What he said repeatedly is that Europe should be less reliant on the US.
The faux unity.
That they think their politicians are better than the United States but have populist demagogues, right wingers winning, corruption scandals, freedom of speech restrictions, and unbelievably bad spending problems.
Still waiting for France to send troops to Ukraine or ask the United States to get rid of their European military bases.