UK Member of Parliament Ed Davey does not mince words when characterizing Trump after his move to take Greenland.

[jwcph@helvede.net]

@randahl @hadon I hope he also reminded everybody that Trump ALWAYS backs down when faced with opposition.

Right now, even as people are slowly starting to call him out for being the bully that he is, many are still afraid that the bully will hurt them if they stand up - but bullies never do. They're always cowards, relying on your fear alone to give them power.

[remittancegirl@mstdn.social]

@jwcph Or even if we do get hurt - how is that different from the hurt he's already doing to the world.

@randahl @hadon

[niekvleeuwen@mastodon.social]

@randahl
At least one person benefits his policy

Trump's estimated net worth in billions of dollars

@hadon

[hadon@mastodon.social]

@jwcph @randahl

It will be interesting to see what happens at Davos. It's sure that he will be confronted.

[jwcph@helvede.net]

@Remittancegirl @randahl @hadon That as well - even if we do get hurt, we have a plan for ending it, while the hurt he inflicts never stops, it only gets worse.

[gsymon@mstdn.social]

@randahl @hadon

Why has it taken so long to start saying this? It's been obvious for many many years.

[hadon@mastodon.social]

@randahl

Watch this one, even his niece ... :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlKTDSSRFkQ

[mega@mastouille.fr]

@randahl @hadon

Ed Davey is absolutely right.
It's decision time: Bow or live as slave, or stand up and push back while you still can. I have faith in the Brits not to bow...we are all Europeans, after all.

[thierry_van_kerm@mastodon.social]

@randahl @hadon yeah!

[ilka4you@mastodon.social]

@randahl on point! Exactly my thoughts on both - The felon 47 and Starmer. @hadon

[badco@mastodon.world]

@randahl @hadon well spoken

[jmyarlett@mastodon.world]

@randahl @hadon so true

[petealexharris@mastodon.scot]

@gsymon @randahl @hadon

It's not a normal situation. British politics is not set up to handle the situation where that's a thing that has to be said out loud about a powerful ex-ally without any diplomatic sugar coating, so they take a bit of time to work up to it.

[hadon@mastodon.social]

@petealexharris @gsymon @randahl
Diplomacy is the art of dealing with others with politeness, but under Trump it's no longer an art, it's become a combat sport.

[pepperbike@mastodon.social]

@jwcph @Remittancegirl @randahl @hadon Agreed. In the long run it hurts more to let the bully continue rather than standing up and fighting the bully.

[fanchlac@mastodon.social]

@randahl USA dans le monde =>

[dsg@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@randahl @hadon See, I'd be more inclined to trust the establishment-class if I hadn't just watched them all give a warm welcome to the most smug chisto-fascist that has ever walked the planet.

Hoyle nodding along to what was essentially a declaration of a push towards tyranny.

I'm sure the neolibs will put up a good fight, though. Just like they did in the US.

The pretense that we live in a functioning democracy is pretty insulting tbh.

[gsymon@mstdn.social]

@petealexharris @randahl @hadon

And the price is being paid.

[petealexharris@mastodon.scot]

@hadon @gsymon @randahl
Oh even when it's polite that doesn't mean it's not a combat sport. Maybe especially when it's a particular kind of polite.

[trifolium@c.im]

@randahl @hadon

Corrupt, or even worse, but what should at the same time be thought about the people which elected him, even twice?