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0 pointschasd001mo ago0 comments

> You guys have to work a lot harder to fix your issues.

As an American, that's pretty funny seeing how allies of the USA are constantly hostile toward Americans at every turn (unless we're buying a tshirt or something) and have been for many presidential administrations. Why would Americans be interested at all in what allies have to say when it's always negative anyway? When someone tells you you're their enemy long enough you begin to believe them.

As for the discussion of moving tech stacks to Europe, if that's where your company is why did that not make obvious sense day 0? Why would you place your critical infrastructure in another country not beholden to your laws? If you're based in Europe then you should host in Europe, and even further, host in your country.

0 pointschasd001mo ago0 comments

> You guys have to work a lot harder to fix your issues.

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GJim1mo ago· 3 in thread

> that's pretty funny seeing how allies of the USA are constantly hostile toward Americans at every turn

457 British solders dead in Afghanistan supporting US operations beg to differ.

Mate, seriously, step away from the propaganda and pay attention to what is happening to your democracy. Then you might understand why your allies are losing trust.

TRiG_Ireland1mo ago

It should be a matter of shame, not pride, to the British that they followed a jingoistic US into a needless war in Afghanistan which achieved nothing but much senseless death.

GJim1mo ago

It was.

The 2003 protests against the war in Afghanistan were the biggest in UK history. Approximately 1 Million people (1 in 60 of the UK population) made their way to London to protest, and hundreds of thousands protested in other cities on the day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_February_2003_Iraq_War_prot...

drnick11mo ago

What makes you say that wars are unnecessary? You don't get to see what would have happened in the absence of a war. Keeping some countries like Iran in check by restricting their arsenal, or weakening their economies and military capabilities seems absolutely necessary for world peace for example.

pastage1mo ago

You answer your own post, almost everyone saw the US as an ally. That is the reason for trusting you, and why these posts are worrying. If we break economic and military ties, the alliance grows weaker.

You are right that there have always been a hostility against these kind of actions, but now you are doing it against allies. So you are breaking the trust.

p_j_w1mo ago

Deciding not to join our little adventure in Iraq was not a hostile act.

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