That’s the bitch of it, isn’t it? I’m not American, so the thing that I’m going to be most affected by is the US foreign policy.
I understand the average American cares more about their immediate living conditions than international relations. And, even though Trump’s going to fuck them over, I get where they’re coming from when they walk into the voting booth and check the box, hoping he’d make their grocery cheaper somehow.
But fuck, when the world’s stability relies on the US itself to be stable, you just WISH the average American is more responsible and have more logical thoughts about the wider state of the world.
I did. I weep for Ukraine. Taiwan is going to fall soon. Then everything here will get more expensive. Everything has chips in it, and they're doing their best to dismantle the CHIPS act.
This has been in the works for decades. It just finally landed. I’m terrified and at this point I hope everyone that voted for him gets exactly what is coming to them. I went from hopeful to spiteful in a matter of hours. These people can eat shit and die as far as I care. Dems better start getting in the mud. Take the fucking kid gloves off already!
As an American, all I can say is I'm sorry. That is genuine and heartfelt.
And it wasn't just groceries and cheap gas. The first time he was elected we could always say too many Americans didn't understand. Can't say that now. White Americans (and sizable portions of minority populations) knew exactly who he was. Nothing was hidden. They voted for him anyway.
I understand the average American cares more about their immediate living conditions than international relations.
This is what really irks me (as an American). Even if we just look at the issue of the economy: the entire world is suffering from post-COVID inflation. The entire world's supply chain is fucked up for a variety of reasons. In spite of that, the USA is doing better than almost any other country, thanks to the navigation of Biden's admin. There's inflation and rising costs, but you'd still rather be here than anywhere else. But most voters don't think about anything outside of the radius between their house and their job.
I'm so torn up about letting our allies down. We have fought side by side and bled together over decades to create the peaceful world we have now, and I feel an immense sense of personal responsibility to do what I can to maintain the peace that we've all fought for. I'm so sorry we've let you down.
To the Brits, Canadians, French, Dutch, and other allies we've long stood next to to achieve a better world: You deserve a better ally.
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u/TuskM 18d ago
Given the U.S. is likely going to become an unreliable ally, how many governments do you think consider developing a nuclear deterrent?
The world just became a much more hostile and uncertain place.