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2naSalit

(100,222 posts)
14. "Europe needs to realize its very existence as an independent entity is on the line here."
Tue Jan 6, 2026, 11:00 AM
Jan 6

They most certainly are far more aware then you or most in this country do. Think of it like this; Say you live in Oklahoma and Texas decides to bomb you into oblivion so they can take over your oil industry and fresh water, you don't matter, only your possessions. Don't you think New Mexico and Arkansas would be worried about their safety? Especially if Texas had done this before and already held the panhandle of Oklahoma and was bombing from there?

They have been concerned about this for decades, ever since pootin got into power. Just because we don't hear much about it here doesn't mean the conditions we imagine aren't already in place.

We had better get off our asses and fucking do something, here, with our fascist regime taking over, Europe already knows the score.

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. dalton99a Jan 6 #1
So, no celebrations in the street? COL Mustard Jan 6 #13
Sounds exactly like what traitor trump tries to do iluvtennis Jan 6 #17
Yeah...I thought they were at the throwing roses stage by now Bengus81 Jan 6 #25
The plan was to remove Maduro, then stand back and watch Aussie105 Jan 6 #32
Exactly what I feared would happen. nt BootinUp Jan 6 #2
Makes perfect sense. Nice editorializing by FT. David__77 Jan 6 #3
The country is still being run by a bunch of corrupt thugs who steal elections and violate everyonematters Jan 6 #4
Heard great analysis of this on Prof G markets this AM. Happy Hoosier Jan 6 #6
"Europe needs to realize its very existence as an independent entity is on the line here." 2naSalit Jan 6 #14
Perhaps... but so far, they are acting like... Happy Hoosier Jan 6 #16
That is not even remotely my sense Cosmocat Jan 6 #30
Before Putin in fact. Well before. Aussie105 Jan 6 #33
The thugs running Venezuela blue-wave Jan 6 #18
Yeah, the same kind of crap President W Farmer-Rick Jan 6 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author ManuelV Tuesday #34
Nicolás Celerity Jan 6 #5
Thanks. I didn't even realize it wasn't there 😂 In It to Win It Jan 6 #7
the DU software needs to be upgraded to handle special characters in the subject line Celerity Jan 6 #8
Thank you! wolfie001 Jan 6 #20
"Nobody could have possibly foreseen..." The Republican Big Lie, repeated since 2001 Midnight Writer Jan 6 #9
♫ Here's to the new boss, same as the old boss. ♫ generalbetrayus Jan 6 #10
The very predictable instability will be used as an moniss Jan 6 #11
And Maria Machado got nowhere kissing Trumps ass. BradBo Jan 6 #12
Nothing like a dictator to piss away opportunity. Javaman Jan 6 #15
Hope when the time comes Venezuela will say their oil fields are not for sale KS Toronado Jan 6 #19
They are ruthlessly hunting down those Farmer-Rick Jan 6 #22
I've been telling these idiots; we spent 50M to make an arrest. thats it Callie1979 Jan 6 #23
So our soldiers are not out on the streets defending them ? The first part isn't too difficult JI7 Jan 6 #24
I don't want JustAnotherGen Jan 6 #26
One dictatorship replaced by an even worse one Mysterian Jan 6 #27
Yet another freakin Trump disaster C_U_L8R Jan 6 #28
Trump thrives on chaos. He's loving this. rickford66 Jan 6 #29
Without a substantial US military presence on the ground SmittyWerben Jan 6 #31
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