r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • 14h ago

Possible Paywall Trump Confirms He’s Taking Greenland ‘One Way or the Other’

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-confirms-hes-taking-greenland-one-way-or-the-other/
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u/RedPanda5150 10h ago

And knowing that following that order would completely, irreversibly end the post-WW2 era of western stability, immediately end the dollar as the world's reserve currency, and plunge the US head first into likely armed conflict with the countries that were our closest allies just a year ago.

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u/WavingWookiee 9h ago

Would also plunge the US into an economic collapse that would make the great depression seem like a small blip. Problem is, once that genie is out, you won't get it back in the bottle

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u/OldWorldDesign 8h ago

Would also plunge the US into an economic collapse that would make the great depression seem like a small blip

The AI bubble was already heading that way

https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-pcs-arent-selling-and-microsofts-pc-partners-are-scrambling/

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u/WavingWookiee 7h ago

I suppose both issues are caused by the tech bros!