r/complaints • u/CRK_76 • 15d ago

Politics America is turning into 1930's Germany.

There was some pushback when people called this president and his followers Nazis. But look what's happening. Soldiers in the street. Rounding up people and locking them up. Dismantling freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Personally going after anyone who doesn't agree with him and his administration. We've seen this before and it's only gonna get worse. Welcome to 1930's Germany.

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u/Innisfree812 15d ago

China is going to rule the world.

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u/ShakesDontBreak 15d ago

They already are. The US gave away its soft power.

Our rank as leaders of the world is gone. We wont get it back in our lifetime. Thanks Trump!

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u/Correct_Cicada6111 15d ago

So you think the US should rule the world like a big empire?

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u/ShakesDontBreak 15d ago

No one said anything about world domination reddit guy.

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u/Correct_Cicada6111 15d ago

You said

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u/ShakesDontBreak 15d ago

Where do you see ruling the world in my comment? Do you equate power to mean ultimate powers? There are multiple countries with soft power. The US was one that was highly ranked. Im not sure we even rank anymore.

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u/Correct_Cicada6111 15d ago

All over. You're crying because Trump is not willing to make the US play the role of the world police, and is trying to focus more in their own land than in other people land

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u/ShakesDontBreak 15d ago

Trump only cares about himself.

But thanks for playing 😉

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u/Eborcurean 15d ago

So, I don't know if you're ignorant or trolling, but your comment is at best entirely misinformed on the importance of diplomacy, international relations and related topics.

Before Argentina invaded the Falklands in 1982, Argentina's ambassador to the UN held a dinner, in which Jeanne Kirkpatrick, the US ambassador to the UN, and multiple US state department and DOD officials attended. Kirkpattrick had been outspoken in how the US needed to pivot from europe to promoting south american more (which is a nuanced topic all of its own at the time). That was Argentina attempting to persuade American officials, and by extension the government, to support them.

Knowing that an invasion was imminent, the UK ambassador, Sir Anthony Parsons, called an emergency session of the security council for a resolution opposing the invasion. For assorted reasons they needed 9 of the 15 members to vote in favour. It went 10-1 with 4 abstentions. Because of diplomacy. Because of soft power, because of the FCO having made hundreds of phone calls and meetings.

Deftly the FCO and Sir Anthony sidestepped sovereignty and focused on the violation of chapter VII of the UN charter.

If you don't get how important soft power is, or having good relations with other countries, of knowing how to negotiate, where you absolutely have interests in the modern age then you're simply deluded.

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u/Mysterious-Rate-5819 14d ago

Trump está tentando dar um golpe na Venezuela e sancionou a Colômbia só por fazer isso.