The return of Trump means Britain must rethink its defence strategy – and role in the world

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• LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  We have essentially two paths: continued vassalisation to whatever circus of clowns runs the US or a more equal and independent-but-unpopular partnership with the EU.

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  • towerful@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’d vote for the EU in a heartbeat.
    I’d be fine with the euro, actually going full metric.

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    • Baggins@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yes, we should have done it years ago. I like to think that Brexit would never have happened if we’d been fully integrated with Europe, as we should be. Not a 53rd state to whatever is happening on the other side of the Atlantic ocean. I’d even go as far as a European defence force and do away with national forces.

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    • HumanPenguin@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Just to be clear. The UK is full metric as far as EU rules are concerned.

      Heck, as far as the SI is concerned, so is the US. We both changed in the 70s. SI just required all other units to be defined based on metric. The UK and US do this. And the EU just requires all trade to be available as a metric option.

      What you actually use to communicate in nation non-sales is your own business.

      We and the US are just to stubborn to use the better units.

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    • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yeah so would many same folks but alas whether it’s the weather or the alcohol or weed or mold or pollution or crab bucket mentality or FAS or poor healthcare - sanity is just in extremely short supply at the moment.

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  • Mrkawfee@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Starmer is spineless. I’m guessing we’ll go with vassal state

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