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Prairie Gates

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7. They are constrained by decades of training in traditional diplomatic discourses

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:22 PM

19 hrs ago

In some sense, they don't even know how to say what you're proposing in a public setting.

They are getting there, though. For Merz to say "This war has nothing to do with NATO" is, like, 65% there to "raving lunatic" given the start line for diplomatic discourse.

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I have a question - how come not one of the allies [View all] malaise 19 hrs ago OP

We do not know that they have not done so privately. 33taw 19 hrs ago #1

True malaise 19 hrs ago #2

Several already have. drray23 19 hrs ago #3

And, if I am not mistaken, Canada. Ferrets are Cool 18 hrs ago #12

Fun to think about 3_Limes 19 hrs ago #4

I have seen screenshots of Iranian social media accounts calling it "the American pedophile regime" RockRaven 19 hrs ago #5

Perhaps because the raving lunatic has a red button that can destroy the world. Midnight Writer 19 hrs ago #6

They are constrained by decades of training in traditional diplomatic discourses Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #7

Are you watching him now malaise 19 hrs ago #8

He told PBS that he will completely destroy Kharg Island Prairie Gates 19 hrs ago #9

Great question malaise 19 hrs ago #10

you got there first. meaning, basically because other world leaders (and diplomatic core) stopdiggin 19 hrs ago #11

The whole world is waiting on his last breath. multigraincracker 17 hrs ago #13