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excalibur ◴[] No.45682242[source]
Because the US government is no longer even pretending to care about human rights.
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propagandist ◴[] No.45682269[source]
And it was always purely a pretense.

One must laud the transparency this administration has introduced.

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1. hypeatei ◴[] No.45682694[source]
> One must laud the transparency this administration has introduced.

What transparency? What is transparent about running a meme coin that anyone in the world can bribe- sorry, "invest" in with no trace of who they are while you're President?

As for the topic at hand: Trump truly has no vision for anything we do on the world stage so I don't believe it's a deliberate effort at "transparency"

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2. speakfreely ◴[] No.45682905[source]
> Trump truly has no vision for anything we do on the world stage

It confuses me how anyone could look at what's happening in the world and see a lack of a plan. Trump administration seems to actually be unusually focused on foreign policy in this term and using geopolitical statecraft to upend the arrangements that were not working in favor of the US. The tariffs to force countries to choose US or China, putting the fear of Russia in Europe to pump up their defense spending, and the peacemaker strategy in the Middle East to force oil prices down to reduce inflation. It seems to be a very comprehensive strategy.

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3. hypeatei ◴[] No.45683012[source]
Tariffing the entire world, changing his position on Ukraine every week, and hinting at invasion of our allies is not coherent. On the Ukraine conflict, he didn't seem to understand that Putin is untrustworthy until recently.
4. actionfromafar ◴[] No.45683019[source]
Upending the arrangements that were not working in favor of Trump!
5. cheema33 ◴[] No.45683053[source]
> Trump administration seems to actually be unusually focused on foreign policy..

You left out threatening to invade Canada if they did not join the US. And stealing Greenland. And asking Ukraine to give in to Putin's demands. Illegal tariffs that are a tax on common people. Yes, it may come as a shock to you that other countries do not pay the tariffs. We do. And unlike regular taxes, tariffs are not a progressive tax. So rich people love it.

By almost all accounts, the US has lost ground globally. We have lost soft power and respect. Global surveys now show that the rest of world now sees us the baddies.

6. propagandist ◴[] No.45683059[source]
It is more transparent than getting out of government then getting "book deals", doing "speaking engagements" and sitting on boards.

"Here's my hat, put some coin in" is transparency.

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7. FridayoLeary ◴[] No.45683151[source]
He's got a very comprehensive plan and he knows exactly what he's doing. He's also consolidated his base so he has people who are as committed as he is to carrying out his vision. He's doing everything he said he would do successfully. All his opponents are desperate for him to fail but that simply is not happening, i wonder why? This website runs opposite to his vision of MAGA, it's basically make america criminals, no surprises it's been axed.
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8. hypeatei ◴[] No.45683167[source]
Transparently corrupt, sure. Who is influencing him still isn't transparent though. Book deals, board positions, and speeches all have organizers, company names, etc.. that can be investigated.

How can you trace a block chain transaction back to someone without some sort of OPSEC slip up?

9. jimnotgym ◴[] No.45683496[source]
There is a plan, but it is rather half baked and naive.

>putting the fear of Russia in Europe to pump up their defense spending

At the same time as refusing weapons sales to US allies and restricting intelligence sharing. Thereby forcing those countries to spend on European weapons rather than the US ones they have bought for the last 70 years. Doesn't sound great for the US tbh

10. bigyabai ◴[] No.45683602{3}[source]
> He's doing everything he said he would do successfully.

I seem to remember him promising that he would release the Epstein Files the moment they were available.

That one's been taking a loooong time. All the ties that Ghislaine and Robert Maxwell have to Israel probably isn't super great for PR either.

11. cheema33 ◴[] No.45689662{3}[source]
> He's doing everything he said he would do successfully.

He said he would not touch the existing Whitehouse when building his new gilded $300m ballroom. I could go on and on and on...

The dude thinks like a toddler. Unfortunately a large part of this country also thinks this way.