I think Rutte thinks this. But appeasing an autocrat will only make things worse. Plus what he’s doing is pretty insulting to the NATO members that quite rightly have refused to join this war.

The US admin obviously knows this. It’s just gaslighting/bullying/distraction, as it is with almost everything they say.

Ok. The trade bazooka is something else entirely. Look it up and learn something. I said sell some US bonds AND use the trade bazooka. Since you’re only after a fight I’m not going to indulge you any further. Have a nice day.

I said some US debt. Some is not all. I can see you’re not acting in good faith here.

You start your comment by insinuating you hold all knowledge but that it’s a waste of time explaining things to a dumb fuck like me. Just so you know, that’s not a great way of engaging with someone.

I’m not saying dump all US bonds. I’m saying send a signal. It’s been done before, with some success (https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/11/business/bond-market-trump-treasury-yield-rates). I agree it’s not a perfect solution to the problem, but showing strength is the only thing a bully understands.

It’s not just some social media post. It’s repeated threats to annex a part of europe.

How about showing some strenght and just completely scrap it instead of freezing it. Let’s dump some US debt and use the trade bazooka while we are at it. We need to show the power we have.

Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment.

Can’t be embarrassed if you feel no shame.

Pouty pedo prez

Yeah I know. I wasn’t talking about his supporters, I agree they are too far gone.

Time for the still sane Americans to decide if they still want a bunch of pedo’s and pedoprotectors to represent them. Decide if this might just be the final straw before springing to real action. Maybe they can now see that these people are so shameless, corrupt, criminal and whiteout morals, that one 9 to 5 protest every month or so isn’t going to impress these shitbags.

It’s because they want Russia to win. If you haven’t figured that out by now you’re not paying attention.

Corruption is encouraged. What do you expect when the president is openly corrupt?

She cares more about her career than about all the people that will die as a result of her vote. Edit: Just like all the others who voted for this btw.

Unfortunately shame isn’t going to make anything better. Your politicians ‘slamming’ the other side isn’t going to change anything either. Those opposing the fascist cult need to organize and have a plan, or it’s only going to get worse. I realise however this is easier said than done.

Good luck. I guess it will take people like you to do it, because your political “leaders” aren’t doing shit.

Yes, generally these one day protests don’t really accomplish anything. You need protests that don’t end at dinner time, but go on until there is change. In other words: a revolution. But I understand this is not easy to organize in a gigantic country like the US.