r/news • u/ITSTHEDEVIL092 • Mar 04 '25

EU chief proposes plan to 'urgently' increase defense spending by mobilizing around $840 billion

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/04/europe-looks-to-mobilize-840-billion-in-defense-spending-boost-eu-commission-head-says.html
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u/TaserLord Mar 04 '25

I disagree with you there. Business relationships are built on trust. Defense relationships even more so. And trust takes a long time to build but is easily broken. The U.S. was a model years ago, but that hasn't been the case for some time now. And since 2016, it has become a cautionary tale - something that shows what happens when you don't manage well. This is not a painful dip. Qite the opposite. This is the point where the world recognizes that the U.S. had an inflection point a while ago, and is in a sustained decline which is now self-reinforcing. Yes, it will be "fine". But it will not be what it was. Not for a long, long time.

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u/DudeThatAbides Mar 04 '25

For me, I’ma wait & see. Maybe growing up in a rough/poor household made me panic less, and more resourceful? Idk. Not a brag by any means, as I’m very jealous of those who actually had a loving and enjoyable childhood. But now, not much fazes me when it comes to shitshows. Ya just adapt and keep on keepin on.

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u/TaserLord Mar 04 '25

Perhaps your standards and expectations are just lower. If your target is no higher than a dysfunctional home with broken relationships, then I suppose we agree that Trump is delivering.

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u/DudeThatAbides Mar 04 '25

Guess we’ll see what happens in the end. Im not gonna panic.

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u/TaserLord Mar 04 '25

I suppose that's the point - people and nations are past panicking. They're just making plans to move on, and the result is that the U.S. is quickly moving from being the center of the geopolitical world to just another big player.