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    Yesterday: Spain is a terrific country, really, it is, I mean, one of the the best in Europe, many say the best, and they love me there, they really, do, all of, I mean, the best Spainians, they love, me, they do, they say Donald you’re the best US president for us, ever, better than all the others, they were losers and didn’t understand Europe, but you do, you’re the best, possibly the best leader of any country, of all time, and I do, I understand Europe, propably, better than anyone else…

    Today: Spain is a terrible country, really, one of the worst in Europe, we’re going to cut off all trade with them, we don’t want anything to do with them, and many people agree, and I know many important leaders, they’re my friends, and they love me, really they do, and they all agree, except maybe that Pedro Sánchez guy, lazy Pedro I call him, but I don’t know, sleepy Sánchez, well he wouldn’t, would he, because he’s the king of Spain, and did you know they’re still a monarchy, truly terrible system of government, and a bad country and I never liked their pie-ella, it’s not a good dish, I mean, come on, it doesn’t even compare to a Big Mac or anything, and there’s no fries, and people all agree, everyone agrees, and they love, me, they do, they say 'Donald you’re the best US president for us, ever, better than all the others, they were losers and didn’t understand Europe, but you do, you’re the best, possibly the best leader of any country, of all time, and I do, I understand Europe, propably, better than anyone else…

    Tomorrow: Spain is a terrific country, really, it is, I mean, one of the the best in Europe, many say the best, and they love me there, they really, do, all of, I mean, the best Spainians, they love, me, they do, they say Donald you’re the best US president for us, ever, better than all the others, they were losers and didn’t understand Europe, but you do, you’re the best, possibly the best leader of any country, of all time, and I do, I understand Europe, propably, better than anyone else…

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    This is a bullshit without context.

    Cutting off trade with Spain would mean cutting off trade with the whole EU.

    So this is embarrassing non-news.

    Only thing I saw in a German headline article at all about this topic was a comment about how Merz did not tell Trump that fact (again…🙄) directly at the mentioned meeting.

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    Good. This needs to happen more. Have them come back to the table begging for the resources they need and don’t/can’t produce. It would be so lovely. Have the day you voted for!

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    Hey Spain, please make a brand of Cava called “he is dead!”. I’ll buy a bottle and open it the day Trump dies. I’ll buy one for Putin as well, and maybe one for Orban too…

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    Good job on the Republican Party for being complicit in our current president continuing to absolutely wreck the global image of the U.S. on top of everything else.

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      Yeah it’s the voters you need to blame here.

      They or their lack of participation put them there.

      They can get them out too, now, if they want.

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        It is also the voters yes but they are being deceived by the propaganda machine, idk at a certain point maybe the guys and gals actively stripping human rights from people and grabbing power can take a little blame

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          It’s the voters.

          Sooner or later responsibility needs to be taken and excuses stopped.

          No, the voters should take the blame for putting them there repeatedly. They won’t though…blame elsewhere, look elsewhere for a lifeline, do it all again.

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        “Blame the lambs being led to the slaughter, not the shepherds who gave them no choice.”

        You’re a truly enlightened genius who is contributing greatly to the cause.

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            That’s reasonable. The voters bear some responsibility, but it needs to be acknowledged that the system is set up so they have as little power as possible while maintaining the illusion of democracy.

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            “Don’t complain about your leaders. It’s your fault.” Is not the convincing argument you think it is.

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              The leaders the voters repeatedly put there

              It’s a lot better than blaming everything outside the genuine reason. Probably the reason it isn’t convincing to Americans is because they can’t take responsibility for it.

              Obviously it makes a difference; the Republican voters use it well enough. The people they elected are trying to stop potential Democrat voters from doing it.

              Just take some fucking responsibility.

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    Main exports:

    USA to Spain: Petroleum
    Spain to USA: Refined Petroleum

    Now, I’m sure this is bad business for both parts, but it’s a helluva lot worse practically for USA to be without refined petroleum than it is for Spain not to have petroleum to refine.

    Anyway, I’ll make sure to eat double the amount of Spanish tomatoes this week.

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    The US company I work for is a massive multinational manufacturing corporation with factories all over the world, including Spain. What the fuck are supposed to do, cut ties with our own facilities, because the orange pig is throwing a tantrum?

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    Oh well. Fuck the US. I’d literally take anything from Spain over anything from the USA any day.

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    Americans will buy Iberico Ham made in Kentucky now. On more serious note, it’s easy (and cheap) to impose an economic embargo on the US, just say something their president doesn’t want to hear.

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    FUCK USA, FUCK ISRAEL AND FUCK IRAN regime! go fuck your selfs! People are dying for you to play games! fuck off. FUCK USA.
    I stand with Spain and the rest of Europe.

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      Fuck the Iranian government for what they did to protestors for sure, but they did nothing to start this war. We all know US / Israel doesn’t give a shit about Iranian protestors so that’s not related. It’s just another step on the path to their Zionazi Lebensraum, “Eretz Israel”.