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Posts by Jesper Padkær Petersen
Måske er det tid til at stoppe overanalysen af Trump.
Han er en dygtig demagog, der mestrer at ramme den amerikanske folkestemning. Men bag det er han bare en rablende, megaloman gammel mand, der har drænet sin administration for alt, hvad der minder om kompetencer og ryggrad.
Not just Denmark, the mighty German industrial power house has been running mostly on solar and wind all day
Delelink fra Politiken: Irankrigen har tømt USA’s ammunitionslagre: Pentagon vil have bilfabrikker til at bygge våben
Hensigtsmæssigt hvis man økonomisk kan tilbageføre større del af gevinsten til lokal samfundene.
Ligesom de store byer tjener ekstra indkomstskat og grundskyld på at have større regionale og statslige funktioner.
Og teknisk hensigtsmæssigt hvis man kan flytte produktion tættere på forbrug.
Ukraine skal betale for USA' fuckup. Og USA har i parentes bemærket stoppet deres støtte til Ukraine.
"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned a US decision to extend the period during which Russia is allowed to sell oil despite Western sanctions."
If you want to use that analogy, there are children in the marriage and they're at risk too. Adults have adult responsibilities.
Yes, the problem is the electorate.
Hitler's democratic peak was under 38% — once — after a lost war, a humiliating peace, worst recession ever, mass unemployment and poverty. And Germans couldn't know what he'd become.
Trump won. Twice. And still polls above 38%.
If Trump 1 and 2, the GOP's descent into outright fascism, the dismantling of US courts, federal agencies and universities, military violence abroad, the destruction of US alliances, and the collapse of the Democratic Party can't mobilise the electorate — they may be a lost cause.
So yes — the deck is stacked.
But it's still a democracy. And the responsibility still lies with the electorate. It could start by showing up. Turnout in presidential elections rarely exceeds 65% — compared to 85-87% in Denmark. 4/4
An economic system running massive deficits for decades to subsidise the wealthiest, while maintaining a grotesquely bloated military. 3/4
A school system that keeps the poor both poor and poorly educated. A media landscape dominated by the wealthy through outright news curation and opaque algorithms. 2/4
The US has a polarised political system where party extremes dominate candidate selection, and the super wealthy exercise massive undisclosed influence through Super PACs and similar mechanisms. 1/4
As a Dane watching this from the outside: Americans have more possibilities for democratic influence than 99.9% of the world's historic populations — and have possibly set a historic new bar for poor choices, pampered entitlement, and whining.
Get over yourselves and take responsibility.
America is a democracy. Ultimately, the responsibility for the system lies solely and absolutely with the electorate.
And these Trump traits have been evident for at least fifty years — yet the American electorate chose him twice.
And the opposition? First they ran a clearly diminished 81-year-old, then a candidate who never faced a primary.
Trump isn't the problem.
The problem lies with the American electorate
Without stating Your age post Your favorite film released That Year You turned 18.
Tror ikke jeg kan komme i tanke om noget der er mindre rocknroll end et krydstogtskib. I Caribien....
MGP er en del af livet.
Bid mærke i ordet “civilisation”. Det kommer til at forfølge den politiske debat i det 21. århundrede
Europa er ikke på vej mod civilisatorisk undergang. Men mod en civilisatorisk overgang.
Norden har måske allerede nok F-35 til et troværdigt "strike capability" – resten kunne være Gripen. Men det ville være godt, hvis den rygtede Rolls-Royce-motor bliver til noget. Ukraine, Canada, Brasilien m.fl. ville nok også sætte pris på det.
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Det fælles nordiske luftvåben kommer til at køre begge modeller. Håbet er, at det bliver så velintegreret, at vi kan trække på Sveriges vedligehold, pilotskole og grundtræning. Danmarks andel kan relevant vokse til et dobbelt så stort luftvåben.
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Problemet med Gripen: 1) GE-motoren er stadig ITAR-reguleret – stadig sårbar over for USA. 2) Velegnet til forsvar og daglig drift, men overlever ikke et angreb ind i russisk luftrum.
Kritisk hvis Norden skal have troværdig egen nuklear afskrækkelse.
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No fat troops?
Just sent out this heartfelt piece. The US is beset but refusing to acknowledge that it faces a massive crisis in its understanding of war. For years it lectured Ukraine on drafting 18-24 year olds and sending them to the front. This would have been a disaster. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Adieu, Windows. Frankrig udskifter styresystem for offentligt ansatte for at slippe ud af techgiganternes kløer
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Alt i alt en fin uge for #agentOrange og MAGA 🙃
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