Europe Capitulates To Reality

[Rightguide]

April 9, 2025

Europe Capitulates To Reality​

By Allan J. Feifer

The European veil of leftist intellectual and moral superiority is starting to crumble. In recent weeks, we’ve seen Europe begin to take responsibility for its defense, the climate crazies seeing many of their goals collapsing under the weight of the twin realities of science and economics, and the rise of conservative politicians who are seeking an end to the immigration invasion. Zeitenwende in German means the end of an era or turning point in history. Europe’s possible return to sanity will be our story today.

Europe is now fully awake to the fact that the U.S. is not their on-call military, and they are now genuinely worried, not just performatively so, about Russia. European nations know now that they are, for all intents and purposes, at war, primarily armed with a checkbook and too little actual military hardware. Thanks to decades of cradle-to-grave benefits, in addition to their reliance on the U.S. for their defense, Europe essentially has no functional militaries.

As just one example of how this works, in 2014, when a hijacked aircraft was about to fly over Swiss territory, Switzerland was unable to police its own territory, relying instead on the French and Italians. In fact, when the French military called the Swiss to have them intercept the airliner, they got an answering service saying they were closed for the weekend and asking them to leave a message. That one anecdote explains so much more.

When it comes to funding their defense, EU countries have two fundamental problems: 1. They all have low birth rates within their established native populations. 2. Their ability to provide those cradle-to-the-grave benefits has meant that European nations do not have money for guns and butter. Today, Europe is a paper tiger unable to wage modern sustained warfare.

More good news here: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/04/europe_capitulates_to_reality.html

Trump leads the way

 

[ll74]

Europe has now come to terms that the US.is allied with Russia

 

[DeluxAuto]

Trump leads the way

How are grocery prices?

 

[MajorRewrite]

“Capitulates” is the word of the day!

Trump capitulates to Russia by leaving it off the list of tariffed nations.

Trump capitulates to pressure from Wall Street and pauses tariffs.

 

[Rightguide]

Europe has now come to terms that the US.is allied with Russia

Stop with the bullshit.

 

[ll74]

Stop with the bullshit.

Lmao, you're blind and dumb

 

[Rightguide]

“Capitulates” is the word of the day!

Trump capitulates to Russia by leaving it off the list of tariffed nations.

Trump capitulates to pressure from Wall Street and pauses tariffs.

Bullshit, here are his exact words:

"Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable. Conversely, and based on the fact that more than 75 Countries have called Representatives of the United States, including the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and the USTR, to negotiate a solution to the subjects being discussed relative to Trade, Trade Barriers, Tariffs, Currency Manipulation, and Non Monetary Tariffs, and that these Countries have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States, I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

 

[DeluxAuto]

Trump leads the way

Europe has now come to terms that the US.is allied with Russia

They got the hint when he didn't tariff Russia or North Korea.

Unfortunately, brain dead MAGATs like Reichguide are still slow on the uptake.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Stop with the bullshit.

If repetitiously chanting "BS! Bullshit! BS!" is the best you've got to offer in the way of intellectual retort today, perhaps you should consider going outside and playing in the spring sunshine. Take the day off, you sound stressed.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Bullshit, here are his exact words:

"Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable. Conversely, and based on the fact that more than 75 Countries have called Representatives of the United States, including the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and the USTR, to negotiate a solution to the subjects being discussed relative to Trade, Trade Barriers, Tariffs, Currency Manipulation, and Non Monetary Tariffs, and that these Countries have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States, I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

Yes, Trump capitulated to Wall Street with those exact words.

And I notice that you didn’t bother to pretend that Trump didn’t capitulate to Russia by leaving it off the tariff list.

 

[Bray123]

If Trump-Taxes are perfect for America without any downside, why is Trump abandoning them?

Does he now hate America?

 

[DeluxAuto]

If Trump-Taxes are perfect for America without any downside, why is Trump abandoning them?

Does he now hate America?

He realized that his bullshit won't even benefit himself

 

[colddiesel]

The damage is already done. 20 distinct Free Trade agreements were unilaterally trashed by Trump. The damage to Trust will not be recoverable. How can any nation trust any deal made with Trump. Inflation will start to hit the US well before the 90 day period expires.

 

[DeYaKen]

April 9, 2025

Europe Capitulates To Reality​

By Allan J. Feifer

The European veil of leftist intellectual and moral superiority is starting to crumble. In recent weeks, we’ve seen Europe begin to take responsibility for its defense, the climate crazies seeing many of their goals collapsing under the weight of the twin realities of science and economics, and the rise of conservative politicians who are seeking an end to the immigration invasion. Zeitenwende in German means the end of an era or turning point in history. Europe’s possible return to sanity will be our story today.

Europe is now fully awake to the fact that the U.S. is not their on-call military, and they are now genuinely worried, not just performatively so, about Russia. European nations know now that they are, for all intents and purposes, at war, primarily armed with a checkbook and too little actual military hardware. Thanks to decades of cradle-to-grave benefits, in addition to their reliance on the U.S. for their defense, Europe essentially has no functional militaries.

As just one example of how this works, in 2014, when a hijacked aircraft was about to fly over Swiss territory, Switzerland was unable to police its own territory, relying instead on the French and Italians. In fact, when the French military called the Swiss to have them intercept the airliner, they got an answering service saying they were closed for the weekend and asking them to leave a message. That one anecdote explains so much more.

When it comes to funding their defense, EU countries have two fundamental problems: 1. They all have low birth rates within their established native populations. 2. Their ability to provide those cradle-to-the-grave benefits has meant that European nations do not have money for guns and butter. Today, Europe is a paper tiger unable to wage modern sustained warfare.

More good news here: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/04/europe_capitulates_to_reality.html

Trump leads the way

Europe has accepted the fact that the US will not honour Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. An Article they invoked after 9/11 to garner support for their war in Afghanistan. They have been kidding themselves that the US would honour their commitment in the same way that other member states did for them. Trump's attempt to sell Ukraine down the river and his comments that "They may not always be our allies." has made them realise that not only do they need to rearm, but those arms need to come from European suppliers. If the US is to become an unreliable ally it automatically becomes an unreliable arms supplier. On the whole good news for Europe as that switch from the US as a supplier will also generate European jobs both in manufacturing and R&D.

 

[DeYaKen]

He realized that his bullshit won't even benefit himself

Nah, it's all a game show. It has nothing to do with the country, It's all about him being in front of the cameras. On the announcement of the tariffs most European suppliers, especially motor manufacturers, just paused their exports. It's almost as if they expected today's announcement.

 

[Politruk]

the immigration invasion.

Not much point in reading past that, is there?

 

[Sean Renaud]

April 9, 2025

Europe Capitulates To Reality​

By Allan J. Feifer

The European veil of leftist intellectual and moral superiority is starting to crumble. In recent weeks, we’ve seen Europe begin to take responsibility for its defense, the climate crazies seeing many of their goals collapsing under the weight of the twin realities of science and economics, and the rise of conservative politicians who are seeking an end to the immigration invasion. Zeitenwende in German means the end of an era or turning point in history. Europe’s possible return to sanity will be our story today.

Europe is now fully awake to the fact that the U.S. is not their on-call military, and they are now genuinely worried, not just performatively so, about Russia. European nations know now that they are, for all intents and purposes, at war, primarily armed with a checkbook and too little actual military hardware. Thanks to decades of cradle-to-grave benefits, in addition to their reliance on the U.S. for their defense, Europe essentially has no functional militaries.

As just one example of how this works, in 2014, when a hijacked aircraft was about to fly over Swiss territory, Switzerland was unable to police its own territory, relying instead on the French and Italians. In fact, when the French military called the Swiss to have them intercept the airliner, they got an answering service saying they were closed for the weekend and asking them to leave a message. That one anecdote explains so much more.

When it comes to funding their defense, EU countries have two fundamental problems: 1. They all have low birth rates within their established native populations. 2. Their ability to provide those cradle-to-the-grave benefits has meant that European nations do not have money for guns and butter. Today, Europe is a paper tiger unable to wage modern sustained warfare.

More good news here: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/04/europe_capitulates_to_reality.html

Trump leads the way

On what planet is this good news?

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Bullshit, here are his exact words:

"Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable. Conversely, and based on the fact that more than 75 Countries have called Representatives of the United States, including the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and the USTR, to negotiate a solution to the subjects being discussed relative to Trade, Trade Barriers, Tariffs, Currency Manipulation, and Non Monetary Tariffs, and that these Countries have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States, I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

lol, which means what? Trump raised tariff's, then countries called about Trump's tariffs. That signifies what? The only countries on record for negotiating with Trump were Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam.
Several others said they were not implementing reciprocal tariffs, such as the UK.

Trump caved, as I stated he would because the Bond market told him in no uncertain way to stop. 4.01% to 4.57% in 5 days wrongway....think about that for a second when your debt is 36 Trillion.....

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...bets-see-five-more-interest-rate-cuts-in-2025

You got any other "real" evidence besides Trump's statement, post if here wrongway. Otherwise stfu with your propaganda.

 

[Rebel5soul]

Stop with the bullshit.

He is incapable of stopping.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

He is incapable of stopping.

You're right wroongway is incapable, as are you....*chuckles*

 

[CambridgeBi]

Europe has now come to terms that the US.is allied with Russia

Allied with or subordinate to?

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Allied with or subordinate to?

good question.

 

[ll74]

Allied with or subordinate to?

Both

 

[stxjimmy]

Bullshit, here are his exact words:

"Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets, I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately. At some point, hopefully in the near future, China will realize that the days of ripping off the U.S.A., and other Countries, is no longer sustainable or acceptable. Conversely, and based on the fact that more than 75 Countries have called Representatives of the United States, including the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and the USTR, to negotiate a solution to the subjects being discussed relative to Trade, Trade Barriers, Tariffs, Currency Manipulation, and Non Monetary Tariffs, and that these Countries have not, at my strong suggestion, retaliated in any way, shape, or form against the United States, I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

You’re as unfamiliar with reality as your beloved leader.

And if “lack of respect” warrants 125% tariffs then beware, your life could become very expensive.

 

[RobDownSouth]

You’re as unfamiliar with reality as your beloved leader.

And if “lack of respect” warrants 125% tariffs then beware, your life could become very expensive.

The Chinese government's trade spokesman was uncharacteristically blunt yesterday afternoon: he said China was more than willing to have serious discussions about tariffs, but they simply will not occur until there is respect on BOTH sides.

This is the Chinese government's way to telling America to calm the Toddler Tyrant down.