• NorskSud@lemmy.pt
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    3 hours ago

    A subjugated, without own defensive capacity, better for them? Then they can dismiss our democracies and freedom with the simple accusation of being a “US colony”. A strong, independent and autonomous democratic Europe with a strong social system is the biggest threat to any dictatorship or empire.

    • plyth@feddit.org
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      2 hours ago

      Democracy is a political argument while decoupling is an economic argument.

      If the US manages to economically isolate Russia and China, or even China alone, the US will maintain hegemony and ultimately crush China.

      I don’t see that existential threat from Europe’s democracy. If Europe becomes that independent that it becomes a role model, then Russia and China can follow suit. They both can’t become full democracies now because the US would influence the elections to its advantage.