• Doomsider@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    We are definitely being held hostage. It is like an abusive ex you can’t escape from. We would never tolerate this level of deception from a partner, friend, teacher, coach, boss, etc. but suddenly it is A okay when it is the President!?

    Politics are beyond broken in the US. Or as the billionaires would say it, “working as intended.”

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      18 days ago

      With the US providing a quarter of all UN funding, with the ability to veto anything in the security council and having many other leadership positions… yeah the US kinda does have the UN hostage