• FlexibleToast@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    The other silver lining is that Europe is finally realizing they can’t rely on us. Europe will be stronger after this, and we will have a much weaker presence on the world stage.

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      21 hours ago

      im sad, you were and still are a big positive influence in the vast majority of countries.

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        18 hours ago

        Well, Trump just gave all that up in his “America First” move of defunding USAID. That organization was a super cheap way to exert soft power and influence all over the world. Now we’ll never be the first at the table when negotiating things in other countries. He gave all that power up for China to take…