The row in the White House between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy shocked the world. It threatens the transatlantic alliance between the US and Europe. However, Paul Whiteley argues that Trump may be unwittingly creating a situation which will see the United States weaker and more isolated in the long term
  • Boddhisatva@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    The article falls flat on it’s face in the first paragraph.

    However, Paul Whiteley argues that Trump may be unwittingly creating a situation which will see the United States weaker and more isolated in the long term

    While true that Trump is witless, there’s nothing unwitting about this. He is following a playbook written by others who are evil rather than unwitting. All Trump’s actions are aimed directly at weakening the US economy and alienating all it’s allies. There is no way this is an accident, every action he takes steers the nation to a result that weakens it in some way, every single one.

      • mumblerfish@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        I guess this is in reference to the part of the comment:

        He is following a playbook written by others who are evil rather than unwitting.

        I think you’d in this case have a harder time attributing it to stupidity, when so many in this sphere are openly taking about ending democracy in favour of a tech-feudalism. (Unless one categorize that ideology as “stupid”, i guess).