United States as a Rogue state

I don't think any superpower is benign, but I think the 4.7m deaths you quote include indirect deaths. If we include policy-driven famines, then the British empire's totals would be many tens of millions, particularly in India but here too. The Spanish empire is reckoned to have caused the deaths of 56 million in the Americas alone by the year 1600.

"most benign" is probably subjective, but as superpowers go, I'm not sure the US has historically done worse than previous superpowers. But as I said, that 's not a high bar.

Not such a big man now are you, John Ross- hiding away somewhere like the woman killing coward that you are- rot in hell

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15449879/federal-agents-guns-swarm-jonathan-ross-home-hiding-minneapolis.html

As I said, thats since 2001 and this is supposed to be an enlightened country. A democracy. None of the countries you mentioned were that. The world worked differently back in the 1600s and 1700s. America claimed to be a shining city on the hill. It was just a cesspool where the most ambitious and ruthless convened.

“I think the US has historically been better than previous superpowers, but has abandoned the very things that made it so.”

While some of the news in the last year around how America is behaving is grotesque, MAGA has taken off as a response to a more softened leadership of previous administrations - is it extreme? Well it’s starting to look like that, but it’s probably understandable. If you’re an American citizen grown used to seeing miles of caravans of people queuing at your countrie’s border, you might feel somewhat more reassured on that point.

Internationally Iran looks like the regime is on its last legs- as for Greenland, I think America will gain that ground - is it better they have it than China or Russia? Probably.

My point really is that regardless of how bad we review this regime, and it is bad let’s face it, there has to be some positives somewhere. Once history is made- Venezuela Iran Greenland NATO- that’s it, there’s no going back- but to maintain sanity, I’ve found myself trying to see where some positives lie- I think it’s exhausting keeping up with daily events- our mental health and reduced worry is important - more and more I’m trying to be less “angry” (albeit I did lash out at that Cnut of an ICE agent above 😀) - that’s probably how I’ll progress when it comes to what America is doing. AI is taking jobs- I can see that very clearly - not being able to work or find work could be a major problem for many in Ireland very soon- people with young families, mortgages etc

America will do what it will do- I’m resigned to that - I can’t control it - Trump and MAGA don’t deserve our complete attention

Hard to have a soft spot for Trump though, the guy is a paedophile. A democratically elected paedophile, tells you alot about the people voting for him.

I never said American ownership of Greenland was not “all that bad”- I said their ownership would likely be viewed as less bad than if China or Russia took it.

Where have I given a “stance” on Ukraine in my post? Of course Russia taking Ukraine is a desperate act- just as America taking Greenland would be- but none of us here will change that is my point. We might feel better calling Trump all sorts of names but that’s not really changing anything either- we know his playbook at this stage so nothing really surprises.

Russia China and America appear to be our overlords on this planet now - NATO without America will take decades to get back in the game -.we can all cry about it here or just focus on things we can control and seek what little positivity there is. Long term we’re all fcked on this planet - I’d hate to be living 100 years from now

They could do more.

They need to spell it out in the strongest terms to US Officals in private that Donnie will be fleeting, but the devastating negative consequences of taking Greenland will far out last him. The EU are not going to try and take on the US Military and there is no need to. As regards US foreign policy, the previous poster(tjhooker) was not being specific to one period, he was making a value judgment based on his own political outlook that US foreign policy has been more benign than others. That is purely subjective.

Yes. Donnie says the quiet part out loud. Rubio then tries to be the diplomat and dress it up in nicieties as previous presidents would do. Donnie has taken us back centuries, whereby states didn't feel the need for pr to jusify their conquests. I agree its a bit much to condemn Donnie but give the Chinese a free pass. Its also hypocritical for those who like to utilise the look over there defense to excuse American foreign policy

You are speculating it would be viewed as less bad. In any case I doubt that argument would be of comfort to Greenlanders who genuinely fear Donnie really means to take over Greenland. As for the rest of your post, it's a rather glum and defeatist attitude. Although it does mirror advice I was given years ago:)

Peaceful? They just straight up say it's part of China and it's rejoining is inevitable while surrounding it with live fire military drills. All this while there's no chance Taiwanese ever agrees to join democratically. A bit like how Russia think Ukraine is part of Russia?

You've also avoided the other issues with China. Ethnic cleansing and the south China sea maritime territories? If Trump did the things China has we'd never here the end of it. But like with MSM you're taking a harder stance on Trump.

I answered the OP quite clearly. Russia and China are rogue states already and worse then trumps America.

We can definitively say that he was found to be a rapist in a civil court.

In terms of business as usual. He's threatening to invade a European territory and appears to very much so want the end of NATO. He's also got a huge amount of submission for dictators and tyrants and depending on the day of the week, he seems to be sidling up to Putin. He's even gone as far as saying the he trusts Russian intelligence services over the US or Europe. He's actively blamed Ukraine for their invasion and attempted to publicly humiliate their leader at a public event.

So nope, Trump is very much so not business as usual. And that's ignoring domestic issues including labelling a woman who was murdered by ICE as a terrorist.

Trump supporters seem intent on classifying every single insane act as normal. It's not. Some likely are in denial that they've happily supported a tyrant. Others likely want a Temu Putin for the US. Either way, basic rationality has gone or the window. Timothy Snyder, an expert on the rise of fascism in Europe during WW2 has been highlighting the parallels for years and you guys have happily ignored the warnings.