• Catma@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    Why would/should anyone in the international community trust the US after this?

    US diplomacy can turn on a dime depending on who is elected now. The US cannot be trusted beyond the term length of the current president or even current congress.

    The rest of the international community is going to unite and isolate the US. Its not ever going to be good again

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      This is the end of a once great america, no matter Trump’s promise…

      All trust is gone for years, perhaps decades to come.

      The petrol dollar that gave the US it’s hegemony by stepping away from gold reserves into the dollar as backing financial system will be dismantled.

      It already was on shaky grounds with the US printing infinite money without guarantees to pay off a huge debt beyond the petro dollar’s shield, but now all trust in the US is gone and the shift to another monetary system will start.

      BRICS will take off and Trump can not stop it (not even counting him being under russian influence to let it happen). Europe will pay oil in euros for a while.

      In a decade we might see rise of a global traders currency based on a true, set value.

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      10 hours ago

      Forever is a long time, but there needs to be consequences for Trump’s behaviour. It would be unwise to rely on the USA after this. Establish trade relationships with other countries, and don’t outsource your defence to the USA.

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      19 hours ago

      You’re not wrong. I’d never trust the US again unless it became socialist, fixed all the problems within and without, eg national health service, eradicate homelessness and drug addiction, get rid of Guantanamo bay, make reparations to Africa etc.