Now that Trump has abdicated his role as leader of the free world

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by Dirty Rotten Imbecile, Mar 17, 2025.

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Who is now the leader of the free world

  1. Kier Starmer Prime Minister of Britain

    3 vote(s)
    50.0%
  2. Manuel Macron President of France

    2 vote(s)
    33.3%
  3. Olaf Schulz Chancellor of Germany

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Vladimir Putin President of Russia

    1 vote(s)
    16.7%
  6. Jonas Gahr Støre Prime Minister of Norway

    0 vote(s)
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  1. Dirty Rotten Imbecile

    Dirty Rotten Imbecile Well-Known Member

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    Who can now be thought of as leading the west now that Trump has alienated America/s traditional allies?

    Kier Starmer Prime Minister of Britain
    Manuel Macron President of France
    Olaf Schulz Chancellor of Germany
    Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada
    Vladimir Putin President of Russia
    Jonas Gahr Støre Prime Minister of Norway
     
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    I like how you start off by just assuming that everyone agrees with your opinionated premise.

    As an American I don't really care if the rest of the world is mad that we have a president who finally puts our own interest first. That's what an American president is supposed to do for the American people.
     
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    You do realize that we are not the only nation that exists on this planet.
     
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    I voted Kier Starmer but less because he is Kier and more because he is Ptime minister of Britain. Britain still has strong ties through the commonwealth. That is a foundation that could be built on to replace the American hegemony
     
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    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    What, no Zelensky or Xi?
     
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    There is no leader of the free world right now.

    To lead, you need to be both a top tier power and relatively trusted.
     
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    I picked Emmanuel Macron.
     
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    Should France take this back:
     
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    Just even the suggestion is a whack on the knuckles! Bravo to the French!
     
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    What about von der Leyen?
     
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    Trump wants to give Putin that role it seems
     
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    ~ What " free world " ... :confuse:" ?
     
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    Everyone should understand that angering our closest allies and trading partners is never in our interest.
     
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    There are two problems: The first is that 95% of mankind lives outside the US-bubble - and the second is that the USA isn't that strong and mighty as she is thinking. This country cannot survive without allies. Are you able to imagine that there could be no star-spangled glory anymore after Trump and Elon did their job?
     
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    You know sometimes when you're in an abusive relationship and you leave and the abuser gets mad? Don't care.
     
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    I think you are right. That is why Canada, and Europe are stepping away from the relationship.
     
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    I think you have to understand that stopping aid to Ukraine is not going to touch your deficit. And that your new tariffs are trashing your future economy.
    You've been lied to, your new mate is not a mate but a businessman on the make.
     
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    It's going to be whoever takes control of the European Union. The British also disqualified themselves from that role with Brexit.
     
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    Net - duh . . .
     
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    You any idea how many people I've spoken to who can't believe we are not a major part of these coming decisions. We were such fools leaving the EU.
     
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    We'll trade them the statue for all land in France we liberated in WWII

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    We'll make that the 54th state.
     
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    Then we have to give America back to the British since without Frances help we would not have won the revolutionary war.
     
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    Always the real estate dealer
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    Trump says : " In lieu of cost for damage resulting in the China virus , the great United States of America will take possession of China and give it to Israel. "
     
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    Yep and poor France expected rewards for their help and got none, nearly bankrupted their own country and caused the French revolution.
    History is absurd.
     
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    America needs to urgently (if it hasn’t done so already) target France and the UK.
    When America’s ally Russia invades Western Europe, France and the UK will need to operate their suicide vest of their Nuclear weapons.
    If that happens the whole planet will escalate in moments into a nuclear inferno and America won’t be able to escape that, China, India, Pakistan and others will operate their twitchy fingers.
    It is in the interests of America to stop that happening, and one way is to bomb Western Europe into the Stone Age.
     
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