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Trump pauses new Russia sanctions passed by Congress amid deepening row with Ukraine
(www.theguardian.com)
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I would have NO objections at all regarding dismantling of the Five Eyes - this surveillance shit can get fucked.
I have mild objections regarding dismantling of NATO - as a defensive pact it fulfills an important role, but it might be superceded by something not dependent on the increasingly unstable US and that would be fine.
I have massive objections regarding dismantling of the EU - this is the largest economic and peace project Europe has ever seen, and has brought prosperity all over the continent. I have my gripes with its structure - the EU Parliament needs more tools, and the Commission needs less (the commission is an completely undemocratic blob in the middle of an otherwise pretty democratic structure, as seen with the commissions regular push for spying on citizens), and also we have to change the rules which need 100% of countries to agree in general, because it causes everything to be soooo slow (and easily disrupted by outside forces), but in general the EU is a pretty successful project.
The good thing is - all european states KNOW that the EU is needed nowadays. We can't realistically go back into a time where a small land mass as we are is splintered into scores of small pieces.
The problem with the EU is that it proves democracy, and giving power to working class people, can work. Which is a huge threat to Putin and the CCP.
Yeah, it is the reason why we are under attack from all sides. You can add the US to that list nowadays btw - the pressure to let their tech giants work without rules or supervision is huge.