I just came back home from a business trip to Lithuania - this was before Vance's speech. MAGA people have no idea how determined people are up there to never give in a inch to Putin, and how deep and irreversible their hatred for Russia is.
They're more than ready and willing to get into a hot war against Putin, and know that the rest of the Baltics, including Finland, as well as Poland, feel the same.
I have always defended MAGA's position that the US should stop paying for NATO and that Europe must get its shit together and protect its own borders. This is also the sort of jolt that we need to rebuild our industrial capabilities.
I doubt very much Trump is willing to go as far as totally getting out of Europe, but if he did it would be a blessing in disguise.
The unfortunate consequence is that as we are already seeing, Trump causes a deep rejection among the European populace. So, far from causing a generalized change in leadership in Europe, he will contribute to consolidate the current one.
The Eurocrats and their media cronies are gloating like ever with their phony condemnation of Vance's speech, which is a true oxygen balloon for them. Ditto for Musk.
If they wanted to give the AfD in Germany "one last little boost" to win, to give an example, they've achieved the exact oppoaite. Same in France if they hoped to get rid of Macron any time soon.
Replies (6)
As for Germany, AfD is sold by the media as a 3rd Reich revival party. Support from Musk and Vance should cause people who were hesitant because of that fear to question the narrative.
Oh I know how they're portrayed. I think the net effect will be the opposite though.
Trump and Vance's rhetorical shenanigans will undoubtedly solidify the conviction of those who already support them, but they have been a boon for the Euroregime.
As I said even if I agree with Trump, I also think Europe needs to put boots on the ground to stop Putin. But unfortunately the consequence of that is giving air to the current elites.
If you want a more cynical approach: I'd rather have Ukraine's resources for Europe than for Russia and the US.
And what if thats all done by purpose?
Europe gets the license to print + a scapegoat and the cycle repeats with different bureaucrats.
I think that to some extent Trump and his circle know all this and yes, they are giving the Euroregime the chance to save face by playing the villain while they do what Trump wants (step up and pay up), because they don't really want an *actual* regime change in Europe.
Which also helps Trump save face with his most ignorant MAGA base members.
Same with the retarded and so blatantly contrived Canada controversy -- exactly what Trudeau needed to prevent Poilievre from having the easiest win ever.
While they procrastinate the ccp are "assisting" in the rebuilding of industry, infrastructure and agriculture in occupied Donetsk and Luhansk Oblast regions.
It's an awful situation that I 100% pin on Germany's decisions these past 25-30 years, starting with Gerhard Schöder who shamelessly even went on to be a literal employee on Putin's payroll after losing to Merke. Who, let's not get confused here, is another pro-Putin anti-European activist who only doubled down on Schröder's policies.
Remember though that China and Russia are frenemies and that in Winnie the Pooh's wettest wildest dreams the CCP takes over Kamchatka and half of Siberia.
