Do we have any "Friends" left?

[rightwinger]

It's a function of the paranoia that fuels all of this.

Everyone's out to get us.

Economic alliances are a win/win solution
Strength in numbers

It outrages conservatives because other countries are allowed to win also

 

[rightwinger]

Your strawman is uninteresting.

You have no idea what you are babbling about
isolationism is idiocy

 

[BluesLegend]

You have no idea what you are babbling about
isolationism is idiocy

Your posts are boring everyone (yawn)

 

[struth]

The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest[a] and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolution. Established in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation through the Northwest Ordinance, it was the nation's first post-colonial organized incorporated territory.

Northwest Territory - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Yep, and the Brits wouldn't give up their claims and keep attacking our settlers, hence part of the reason for the War, that we won and ran them out.

 

[Marener]

I right……we’re supposed to all be “equal.” I forgot.

You forgot the difference between leadership and domination.

Leadership means people do what you want because they agree with you.

Domination means people do what you want because they fear punishment from you.

Your way ultimately drives people away from our ability to influence them. Our way draws them in.

Like I said, you’re short sighted.

 

[Mac1958]

Economic alliances are a win/win solution
Strength in numbers

It outrages conservatives because other countries are allowed to win also

A simplistic, binary, zero sum approach. Always.

 

[otto105]

We don’t need friends. We need countries that respect us rather than laugh at us - as they did throughout Dementia’s presidency.

Sure

Were Canadians booing the US national anthem during the Presidency of Biden like they do now.

 

[otto105]

You forgot the difference between leadership and domination.

Leadership means people do what you want because they agree with you.

Domination means people do what you want because they fear punishment from you.

Your way ultimately drives people away from our ability to influence them. Our way draws them in.

Like I said, you’re short sighted.

She is old and willfully ignorant.

 

[Leo123]

You mean that living without friends or loved ones is "the way to go"?

Is that what is happening to you?

The U.S. is a COUNTRY not one person. Bad comparison, silly really.

 

[Lisa558]

You forgot the difference between leadership and domination.

Leadership means people do what you want because they agree with you.

Domination means people do what you want because they fear punishment from you.

Your way ultimately drives people away from our ability to influence them. Our way draws them in.

Like I said, you’re short sighted.

Your way draws them in? Riiiiight. That’s why Russia invaded Ukraine, Hamas terrorists committed the October 7th massacre, the illegals swarmed in, and crime skyrocketed.

Nothing wrong with bad actors “fearing” the response of America when they do wrong.

 

[otto105]

Your way draws them in? Riiiiight. That’s why Russia invaded Ukraine, Hamas terrorists committed the October 7th massacre, the illegals swarmed in, and crime skyrocketed.

Nothing wrong with bad actors “fearing” the response of America when they do wrong.

See China.

 

[Luckyone]

Obama does.

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[Luckyone]

Don't confuse relationship with friendship. Trump's punitive tariffs are strictly targeting unacceptable 'unfriendly' practices by other countries. When those unacceptable practices are corrected, the tariffs go away. It's like the guy who pretends to be your friend but is using you for his own benefit is finally confronted. Sometimes he becomes a real friend. Or not.

World leaders were scrambling trying to get an audience with President Trump at Mar-a-lago between the election and inauguration. Pretty much everybody but the fanatical terrorist types want to be our friend.

You do understand the idea of the word "allies" don't you. Do you believe any nation in this world can survive without allies?

 

[Luckyone]

Are "friends" supposed to screw us over and use us as their personal piggy bank and their defense, all at our expense?

Do you understand the meaning of "allies"? please explain to me what it is and why you think we can do without any. After all, even China and Russia have allies (each other)

 

[Luckyone]

Your post strikes me as a distortion, and perhaps even projection.

Meaning, you have no vision of what is happening

 

[Luckyone]

We still have firends, but they sure as hell are rethinking who their friend is.

Who are our friends?

 

[Foxfyre]

You do understand the idea of the word "allies" don't you. Do you believe any nation in this world can survive without allies?

Allies and friends are two different things. Russia was our ally in WWII but they sure as hell weren't friends.

 

[Marener]

Your way draws them in? Riiiiight. That’s why Russia invaded Ukraine, Hamas terrorists committed the October 7th massacre, the illegals swarmed in, and crime skyrocketed.

Nothing wrong with bad actors “fearing” the response of America when they do wrong.

Canada is not a bad actor. Cmon man. Think.

 

[Luckyone]

Allies and friends are two different things. Russia was our ally in WWII but they sure as hell weren't friends.

Well, then tell me who are our allies right now? We certainly don't have any friends with Trump as president.

 

[Foxfyre]

Well, then tell me who are our allies right now? We certainly don't have any friends with Trump as president.

We have more than you know. I won't take my time to list them all. But any country wanting to do business fair and square with the U.S. government and is faithful to mutually advantageous treaties is our friend. Most especially those whose citizens enjoy visiting here.