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For the past 10 years would I have to disagree. US conservatives didn’t give much of a shit about what was going on in Europe, while Putin scored many wins strategically working with right-wing groups throughout Europe, culminating in Brexit, and no doubt setting the stage for the invasion of Ukraine. (Which was supposed to be over within a day by toppling the “nazi” government in Kyiv, let’s not forget.)

For the future, we’ll see. This is definitely a worrying development. It seems half of the US political establishment and about a third of the populace is determined to treat us as enemies simply because it fits their internal propaganda, no matter how much damage it does to US foreign policy. This means that bargaining is useless, and it seems at least that most European governments have internalized this, even though they may hope this state of affairs will pass.

It’s both. Dividing western societies is the declared foreign policy goal in Russia. Working with right-wing demagogues is the most effective way to achieve this. That doesn’t mean said demagogues wouldn’t be a problem otherwise, but it’s definitely being amplified.

While in reality they’re going nowhere but the hotel bar.

There was a time when it was a solid deal for white Europeans.

Yeah but I won’t because I like dopamine.