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Whom do YOU think is America's closest ally? Trump acts as if our allies are enemies and Russia is out great good friend. Why?

Posted - June 10, 2017

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  • 1233
    You're looking at international relations in a very very simplistic way.

    The world isn't black and white; enemies and allies . Most nation states are not independent entities anymore and nation states are not where the real power is anymore. Most of the world has been taken over by a mega corporate cartel and democracy is only kept in place to give us the illusion we are still free. 

    Western nations are allies in the sense that the people of those nations broadly share similar values. Though it's like the world has cancer that is metastasizing. The enemy is within not without. It's spreading and it's impossible to cut it out without harming healthy tissue.

    Being allies is a mutually beneficial relationship between independent entities. What exists today is globalism, not alliance. This post was edited by Zeitgeist at July 7, 2018 7:28 PM MDT
      June 10, 2017 11:36 AM MDT
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  • 53526

    Sometimes, simplistic is the only way that some people can handle things. 

    :|
      June 10, 2017 12:46 PM MDT
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  • 22
    Apparently the Philippines!
      June 10, 2017 2:36 PM MDT
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  • "But you say he's just a friend ... You say he's just a friend"  ... I don't know who sings that one , but I like that song  " Ohhh bae bee youuuuuuu " I still don't know who sings that... " yay"
      June 10, 2017 7:02 PM MDT
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  • 53526
    Biz Markee sings it. 
    (I wonder whatever happened to that guy?)

    :)



      June 10, 2017 11:14 PM MDT
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  • Yesssss :) he does sing it :) thank  you  ... do not worry about what happened to that guy. He is no chains up in my basement, so he is fine.  
      June 10, 2017 11:24 PM MDT
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