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fujiyamasan

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9. This is why I have little confidence in Europe's collective leadership

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 05:11 PM

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They have little to no leverage. It’s absolutely pathetic.

I think some individual members may get sick of this bending over backwards to placate Trump. We’re seeing Macron taking a more independent stance.

Rutte is a fucking loser though.

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NATO's Rutte Says Europeans Have 'Gotten Message' From Trump [View all] BumRushDaShow Monday OP

That's unfortunate JBTaurus83 Monday #1

Question... Is Europe really that different from us? ananda Monday #2

Those are things that go back far before Christianity even existed. cstanleytech Monday #3

No they don't. ananda Monday #6

Slavery and genocide predate Christianity by thousands of years is what I'm saying. cstanleytech Monday #7

OK, but my point was that European countries were practicing... ananda Monday #8

Not only European countries Polybius Monday #10

So Europe just continues to do whatever Trump wants. SamuelAdams Monday #4

Rutte's talking out of his ass wrt Italy Prairie Gates Monday #5

This is why I have little confidence in Europe's collective leadership fujiyamasan Monday #9