[–] alalzia 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
No, I am Greek and i support our traditional friends Armenians, Serbs and Russians . I also understand that Baath although fascist can progress Arab nations and hammer islamists . Americans really screwed up with operation Gladio and the wars in Middle East , our national interests are not aligned with them .
I will only mention that US bases in the area blocked our communications during Turkish invasion in Cyprus , really they can F.O. and die .
[–] Quaestorr ago (edited ago)
I also understand that Baath although fascist can progress Arab nations and hammer islamists
I agree with that; the secular Ba'ath movement could have potentially made the Arab world considerably better (and consequently not a vast reservoir of potential immigrants to Europe) than the religiously inspired wave of politicians that replaced the secularists, thanks to U.S. geopolitical strategy.
I overall feel that Western Europe and the U.S. form some sort of overarching entity though. A Western Europe not closely allied with the U.S. seems an aberration to me.
overall feel that Western Europe and the U.S. form some sort of overarching entity though. A Western Europe not closely allied with the U.S. seems an aberration to me.
European neoliberals will drop relations with the US if Trump likes are keep on getting elected . Right now all the money flows to the US and by the time German money start going that way they EU bureaucrats will strike . You think all those gargantuan fines to facebook and google happen because they care about our privacy ?
[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] ago
It seems even Syriza ultimately decided that forsaking NATO was not in Greece's national interests. It is not really a great idea to put a bullseye on your backs by aligning with a power with an economy the size of California.
[–] Joe_McCarthy [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
[–] Quaestorr 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
I say yes, but with some remarks:
I'm not too happy that Turkey is a member of NATO. I understand and appreciate the value of a military pact between Turkey and the West, but I'd rather have seen Turkey having some status aparte, i.e. an alliance between Turkey and NATO. NATO would then be more than just a strategic alliance (of course, some neutral European countries should join in then as well).
I share Bannon's views on Russia. I see a weakened and wounded Russia as a danger because its nukes might end up in some crime syndicate's, or terrorist's, hands. Better have them align with us and form a block against China.
I share much of (what I understood of) Dugin's critique of monopolarity (but of course not his desire to see atlanticism smashed), and see it as one of the prime motivators behind many third-worlders' desire to migrate to the West.
I think the Anglo-Saxon population of the U.S., including Anglified people of other European descent, should somehow redefine itself in terms of a nation-state.