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  • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldtoEurope@feddit.org•Democrats seek to reassure Europe about post-Trump AmericaEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    Democrats seek to reassure Europe about post-Trump America

    This whole thing is so awfully awkward and unreal. Maybe I’m being too cynical, but;

    • If Democrats are trying to reassure Europe, that’s a very bad sign
    • If they do that, it’s becasue they feel, need or want to use Europe to get some leverage against Trump
    • Somehow they perceive that Europe can or should save US from itself
    • They are asking Europe because there’s no-one else.

    If anything, its actually a sign of how dire the situation is, because they fear there might not be a democracy left Post-Trump.

    If there is anything I can read into this, it’s best if we all be prepared for the worst.

    Especially, condidering UK send an aircraft carrier to Greenland in context of the Munich Sec Conference and that a noteworthy letter was send to UK & German newspapers, quote:

    " (…), the complexity of threats demands a whole-of-society approach and an honest, continent-wide conversation with the public that defence cannot be the preserve of uniformed personnel alone. It is a task for each and every one of us."

  • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldtoEurope@feddit.org•Von der Leyen calls for independent Europe with strong mutual defence clauseEnglish
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    1 day ago

    At that point EU should have made it clear with how they all interpret that clause

    It’s become only relevant now because most European countries were under Nato art.5 protection, and there was no real doubt of interpretation.

    Now that the Nato art 5 is being eroded , the erosion of art 5 might trickle down to the European Defense Clause. So yes art 47 would need some reworking.

    On the other hand, EU and most individual membercountries should also have bi and/ or multi-lateral defensetreaties, so we should be good in most cases.

  • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldtoEurope@feddit.org•European far-right parties advocate for police units similar to ICEEnglish
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    6 days ago

    It’s much older. Fascism comes from Fasces. The Roman civilisation thrived with it.

    The fasces, as a bundle of rods with an axe, was a grouping of all the equipment needed to inflict corporal or capital punishment. In ancient Rome, the bundle was a material symbol of a Roman magistrate’s full civil and military power, known as imperium. They were carried in a procession with a magistrate by lictors, who carried the fasces and, at times, used the birch rods as punishment to enforce obedience with magisterial commands.

    => i.e later the Blackshirts, Brownshirts, mafia, ICE etc.

    All Mussolini, Hitler (and in a similar fashion Stalin & Mao) plus many many others did was copy paste this concept. It’s in our DNA That’s why it’s so dangerous.

  • Riddick3001@lemmy.worldtoEurope@feddit.org•What benefit would eurobonds have over a euro bond ETF?English
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    6 days ago

    Though in spirit I get your idea. It’s not the same as when EU itself is issuing bonds to get credit for common EU projects.

    There is a difference as countries have different ( like AAAA of A-) loan ratings. Also the ETF now is probably a mix of country baskets with several ratings, banks and end timesa and prices.

    When Eurobonds are issued, the EU will use the highest European status and thus loan money for less interest. And basically be of highest quality and reliability. This will cut costs and be more effective to get public/private money for things like common energy hubs, telecom, infrastructure and defence.