We won’t see that sentiment at the G7 summit. But we might down the road."
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Posted on 06/08/2018 9:23:48 AM PDT by Liberty7732
Leading up to the G7 summit, the entirety of the world Left, from Eurocrats to Media to American Democrats, are angry and supposedly fearful over President Trump starting a new trade war and tearing down the post World War II world order. They claim he is destabilizing the western world and much of the globe.
But that stability was for too long built on America shouldering everyone else’s load, from military protection for Europeans who could afford to do more for their own defense to unfavorable trade deals with those same Europeans and non-allied competitors such as China. In the decade or two after WWII decimated the world, that probably made sense. Maybe even through the fall of the Soviet Union in 1988, although that is less clear. But by 2018?
A shakeup in that part of the Post-War order is long overdue, and many common-sense Americans know this. And it may ultimately be good for the Europeans, depending on their long-term response.
The global pre-G7 hand-wringing and anger of the elitist Left is more akin to a child who has been coddled and spoiled and is suddenly being held to account for his actions. That child is naturally going to be angry and throw a tantrum.
This is most clear with our cushioned western European allies. Our eastern European allies are less elitist, less cushioned and have a more pro-American take.
Donald Tusk, President of the European Council and an elitist bureaucrat among elitist bureaucrats, arrogantly dismissed President Trump as mere “seasonal turbulence.” It’s really pitch perfect for exactly what is wrong in Europe, including that this man, a “president,” is utterly unaccountable and unreachable by any European voters.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after Trump criticized European leaders for not spending what they promised to spend on military as part of NATO — part of America shouldering an undue share of their burden: “the times when we could fully rely on others are to some extent over.”
Germany has been one of the biggest leeches on the American military, and thus American taxpayer, even though they were at the front line of the Iron Curtain. If Merkel is saying “fully rely” on America to carry too much of the German defense burden, then hopefully she is right. It doesn’t mean we aren’t allies.
But Merkel, arguably the worst Post-War German Chancellor (counting only West Germans when the nation was divided) has continued on her anti-Trump, and anti-America-first rhetoric leading up to the G7.
Just Wednesday, she said, “That was my takeaway from the NATO summit, and in the meantime I continue to feel confirmed by my statement…All of that confirms the assessment that the world is being reorganized.”
Merkel, along with French, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and other western European leaders combine the NATO comments with Trump’s decision to exit from the Paris global climate treaty — which has since been revealed to be the empty vessel it was — and his exit from the Iran nuclear “accord” last month with his push for more fair trade for Americans, as a threat.
It’s only a threat to the coddled. Ultimately, forcing the Europeans to stand more firmly on their own two legs, and compete for fairly, will be good for them unless they just lay on the floor scream in tantrum mode. They probably will not. After an adjustment period, they will begin altering policies to reflect the new reality and potentially become more lean and competitive and be able to carry more of their own defense load.
Because the reality is that the American economy is rocking from top to bottom, and a lot of it is due directly to the election of Trump and his deregulation and tax policies.
Here is a telling confession from a top American economist: “A lot of us economists have had our long-term forecasts ruined by the election of Donald Trump,” Moody Managing Director and Chief Economist John Lonski told Fox Business Network’s Stuart Varney. “The idea was that growth would be stuck at 2 percent indefinitely, stagnation had set in for the long run and now we’re not so sure that is necessarily going to be the cast.”
GDP growth is now estimated to be 3.5 percent this year. Trump has changed the domestic paradigm as he is working on the international paradigm.
Trump upsetting the table cart domestically has meant net good things for all Americans who don’t want to just live on the dole. It can mean the same for our European allies, too. But they’ll have to adjust.
We won’t see that sentiment at the G7 summit. But we might down the road.
They are so used to weak presidents who sell out our country and making our country weaker which makes them happy of course.
We won’t see that sentiment at the G7 summit. But we might down the road."
Please check my tagline.
The world threw a fit in 2010 when the dollar sank. Putin called the dollar a parasite currency. They were mad cause their investments were in dollars.
Aw, that’s a shame. Tough.
MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
Other countries only love us when we have a President who subjugates us to them. We haven’t had a really strong President since Reagan. Other countries still don’t like us when we have Military bases in their country to protect them. I have found that I really don’t care if other countries like us.
All of that confirms the assessment that the world is being reorganized.”
Trump’s Right World Order.
Spoiled brats.
Time to take care of Americans first. The euroweenies can go fly a kite.
They aren’t used to a president who can’t be bought.
"The global pre-G7 hand-wringing and anger of the elitist Left is more akin to a child who has been coddled and spoiled and is suddenly being held to account for his actions. That child is naturally going to be angry and throw a tantrum".
Just about a perfect evaluation.
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MAGA benefits the world and any country wanting to adopt sound principles.
American taxpayers have shouldered the burden of paying for the world’s woes and enriching other countries for far too long.
All foreign aid should be terminated, to be transferred to American citizens education, healthcare and other necessary programs.
A perfect example is Teddy Roosevelt. He was installed as a Vice-President to shut him up. Didn't work out so well and the Great White Fleet announced America is coming to greatness.
Carter was dismal. A nice guy playing in a not-so-nice world and wound up creating one of the ills we still have to deal with in Iran.
Then came the man, Ronaldus Maximus.
One of the most influential POTUS's of this nation, Reagan brought hope and uplifted the nation and the world.
Now, we have Donald J Trump a HUGELY successful businessman applying the same principles that generated his personal wealth on a national level, and making it work.
His own words will define him forever in history.
"Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come. We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done." Donald Trump
Well, if they don’t like it, they can step into the breach and pick up more of the load for themselves. If they think they are so strong and capable, show us by doing the things for yourself that we have been doing (for too long). We’ll stand with you as allies, but we won’t be the host if you’re going to be a parasite.
The Europeans are not going to voluntarily give up the one-sided arrangements that advantage them.
They will have to be taken away, over their objections.
Make America AMERICAN Again!
AND! No MORE SUGAR DADDY FOR THE WORLD AND AINOs!!!!!!!!!!
TRUMP.45! IF? We Can Keep Him?
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Seems to me that at least 90% of the whining is coming from Western Europe. That’s hardly “the world”!no matter how much our Leftist media likes to try to claim it is.
Paris Agreement? NOT ONE of them is living up to their commitments. Meanwhile America’s carbon emissions have been steadily declining as we switch from coal to gas. So what the hell do they have to complain about?
The Iran deal? Firstly everybody in the region from all the gulf states to the Saudis to the Israelis is glad to see us out of it. Secondly as the literally more than one ton of documents the Mossad stole right out from under the Mullah’s noses showed, Iran was cheating anyway - surprise surprise. Again only Uran and the Yurps are complaining. I think we all know why. $
NATO? Only about 4 of them are living up to their commitments to spend a paltry 2% of GDP on Defense. They are plainly freeloading on America and have been not for years, not for decades, but for generations. They don’t have a leg to stand on when whining about President Trump calling them out for being leeches. They are.
Trade deals? The President does not feel like we’ve gotten fair deals in several cases. What of it? I notice the EU is not shy about slapping tariffs on imports when they feel like they’re not getting fair treatment - witness their steel tariffs on China a couple years ago. They imposed a 73% tariff.
So it’s OK for them to not live up to their commitments or impose tariffs but not OK for us to withdraw from mere agreements that we never ratified and to impose tariffs? It’s OK for them to freeload off of us for their defense and again not keep their word to meet us even part of the way but terrible for us to point out their lack of good faith?
Bull crap. These people are not allies.
Amerika ueber Alles.
Immer.
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