• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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      14 days ago

      It absolutely is, I want USA to go back to the optimism and respect for human rights they had in the 70’s.
      Cooperation is generally a good thing, but it’s impossible to cooperate with USA now. Their values are simply too different from ours.
      We (EU) support democracy and human rights, USA support authoritarians and corruption, and work against what used to be shared values.

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        14 days ago

        I want USA to go back to the optimism and respect for human rights they had in the 70’s.

        The 70s? Like, during the Vietnam war? Or when they installed Pinochet? The US never cared about human rights.

        We (EU) support democracy and human rights

        Like in Libya? Or Israel? The idea of the EU as a shining beacon of human rights is nothing more than PR; it’s just another neocolonial empire. Respectfully, you should (re)learn some post-WWII history.

        Cooperation is generally a good thing,

        Cooperation for good is a good thing; cooperation between tyrants to more efficiently practice their tyranny is a bad thing. The historical EU-US relationship falls under the latter category.