Comment on The world is trying to log off U.S. tech
1984@lemmy.today 4 days agoYou say we, but its literally one person called Trump.
All his decisions can be reversed by the next president.
And then reversed by the next next president. Do you think this kind of trust violation blows over just like that?
The orange Cheeto threatened to annex a fucking European country. And nobody in the US told him otherwise. The Democrats seem to be too busy eating popcorn and waiting for elections.
Speaking as a canadian, I do believe our leaders will attempt to work with any new administration the US votes in. We are too inter-linked to not try. BUT, I think recent events have shown not just our government, but our general populace that we cannot rely on the USA. I don’t think everything will just “go back to normal” like you hope.
I still think it will, if a good president is selected. But can the US select a good president? That is more doubtful to me actually. I havent seen anyone good since Obama. And even him was disliked by some.
The loss of soft power can’t be reversed easily and especially not in the next presidency. Why would any sane country think this is a one off for us? Next election we might elect someone crazier for all they know.
one person, along with all the people who voted for him, all the people who got those voters to vote for him, all the people who helped him
Romania knew how to deal with a fascist candidate, the USA didnt
The US has worked to keep the upper hand w.r.t. tech, espionage and backdoors for centuries. We never saw eye to eye (he), this didn’t start with him.
There’s a bit of a problem with that: every single thing Trump has promised has turned out to be a lie. A very obvious lie that has costed this entire country more than we could possibly imagine.
So… How do you square that with what Trump promised before now?
who cares about trump here. he’s just the catalyst that started the process we long needed. american big tech has for much longer been parasitic and anticonsumer, and that’s not on trump. every administration before that was fine with it too.
yes you violated, and that’s out of question.
2/3 of the voting population didn’t vote against him, btw
doesn’t really seem like “literally one person”
It’s not just Trump, it’s an entire dream team of fascists. The GOP has never distanced themselves from maga, meaning that is the new line.
They did not vote for Harris, not going to vote for 90 year old Sanders or AOC. So strategically (as in long term) the world is not going to trust the US anymore.
Oh sweet, summer child. It’s an entire cult of pedophiles who also EAT children.
FenrirIII@lemmy.world 4 days ago
American companies have shown that they will happily bend the knee and lick the boots of fascist dictators for money. No one should trust them ever again.