Yes, but the EU is currently a US vassal and surprisingly weak as a driver of any geopolitical decision.
I wish the EU would have closer relations with the PRC as a balance to being screwed over by the US
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Unfortunately such a system doesn’t exist. Britain used to be hegemon before world war 2, then the US, and soon the PRC.
I’m not part of the imperial core (US), so I’d rather deal with Beijing than Washington in foreign affairs.
Unfortunately, my country already has all those discriminations, so the only thing that would change for me is dealing with a more cooperative rather than extractive “pole”
China is orders of magnitude more of a force for good than the US is.
China becoming hegemon would unironically be amazing for humanity
What Trump is doing makes a lot of sense. It's just standard iconoclasm.
Authoritarian regimes routinely destroy historical monuments to erase a past they oppose, promote their own ideology, and control national identity.
Meta returning to their roots it seems
So… if you tax millionaires, they won’t simply leave?
Hmm…
I’m finally migrating from iCloud Photos to Immich next weekend. I finally have my NAS setup going
Laws are not immutable, they can change to adapt to technological advancements. Currently, we're still at the mercy of declining mental faculties with age.
This doesn't contradict the statement above. Also Mitch McConnell isn't president, is he?
How have we as a society accepted policymakers that will probably not live to see the consequences of their policies
Another China win:
The age limit for a minister-level appointment is retirement at age 65, and a person older than 58 will not be viewed as an eligible candidate. Department directors have an age limit of 60. A vice premier must be under 68 when appointed and must retire by 72.
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Now we know why she’s single