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Donald Trump's bruising return to the White House has sent many longtime foreign allies scrambling to get their distance, and according to a new piece from The Atlantic, that distance will last long after Trump is gone.

Trump's second term as president has been marked by notable and widespread disrespect toward nations once seen as close U.S. allies. Between his attempts to level massive tariffs against nearly every nation in the world and his frequent breaches of diplomatic norms, Trump has created a hostile global environment in which allies no longer feel safe trusting in the stability of the U.S.

In a new piece for The Atlantic on Tuesday, staff writer Vivian Salama argued that this new dynamic, in which the nations of the world are working to establish a safe distance from the U.S., is bound to become the new normal for years to come, even after Trump leaves office and is potentially replaced by a more traditional, dependable administration.

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

As your historical enemy how many presidents do I have to go back before it becomes all Americans?

The good ones fled after the revolutionary war.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If only there were some way to choose where to be born. Wasn't given much of an opportunity to flee after the revolutionary war.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I apologize for your parents being terrible people. At what point are you able to renounce your citizenship?

[–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

When another country gives me citizenship, being a stateless person would suck

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, because denouncing citizenship would absolutely be the most viable solution in finding a place to live. Other countries love to accept nationless humans.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Then how do you assist America's enemies?

[–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Historical enemy? So Russian? Glass houses, man.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You should learn more history if you think Russia is.

[–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

For most of the past century they have been. What country are you from then?

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Canada hasn't been our enemy since the treaty of Ghent when Canada was still part of the UK. Perhaps you ought to learn some history.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Canada has just been under the US thumb, that doesn't mean we aren't enemies.

The most popular example is the Avro Arrow; though Canada/US, NAFTA, CUSMA, the various wars the US forces us into, and past presidents deciding Canada's policies all show this.

[–] JustPlainDave@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is Canada not a sovereign nation? Get out of here with that bullshit.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Love to be, but the previous administrations didn't act like it and the military threat forced us to go along with it.