Trump could have done surprise gunboat diplomacy in 2017, taken Canada and vassilised Europe. Nobody was prepared to resist it in any way, shape or form. Instead, he took a Western elite deeply conditioned to always mindlessly trust the US, and he spent a decade gradually reconditioning them to distrust him and buckle down for hostile actions.
“We’re very lucky they’re so fucking stupid” - Anonymous Ukrainian soldier.
It’s crazy we’re able to do this.
Trump could have done surprise gunboat diplomacy in 2017, taken Canada and vassilised Europe. Nobody was prepared to resist it in any way, shape or form. Instead, he took a Western elite deeply conditioned to always mindlessly trust the US, and he spent a decade gradually reconditioning them to distrust him and buckle down for hostile actions.
“We’re very lucky they’re so fucking stupid” - Anonymous Ukrainian soldier.