alt Hacker NewsThat the relations between EU and USA are not in an historical maximum, no discussion... but enemy? The hyperbole is a little big too far fetched.
> I hope EU companies will stop manufacturing US airplanes and other things.
Independent of how little we may like current US politics: a) it will probably change, more sooner than later. And b) starting a trade war with the US is not very good idea. We like it or not, there are many things that we need desperately to be able to produce. Starting with computers and SW. And please don't start with "OOS SW" as much as I like the idea, and I constantly advocate for it, even if we start yesterday, it will take decades to build everything again.
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The US administration is threatening to invade the territory of an EU member state, so I'm not sure the use of 'enemy' is too hyperbolic.
> That the relations between EU and USA are not in an historical maximum, no discussion... but enemy? The hyperbole is a little big too far fetched.
You know the US is explicitly threatening with military action on Greenland, which is part of Denmark, which is in NATO, just like the US?
The US's international appeal (especially for EU countries) is crumbling by the day.
> That the relations between EU and USA are not in an historical maximum, no discussion... but enemy? The hyperbole is a little big too far fetched.
Is it, given this kind of talk from POTUS preceding the more recent threats?
> Let's be honest, the European Union was formed in order to screw the United States. That's the purpose of it, and they've done a good job of it.
And https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-putin-russia-eu...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/05/a-warning-no...
It looks mutual between EU citizens and Trump.
https://www.politico.eu/article/half-europeans-see-donald-tr...
Every Canadian I know will chime into conversation about how we'll resist when your batshit crazy authoritarian leader decides to invade us. Your government is behaving like an enemy. It's not hyperbole when they're actively waging economic warfare and making worst threats.
> The hyperbole is a little big too far fetched.
Sure.
Though I think the EU is thinking that blowing up critical energy pipelines and seriously damaging Europes economy through the resulting much higher energy prices wasn't too friendly.
All to boost US energy exports, make US manufacturing more competitive and met US geopolitical goals.
ie that's not declaring war - but's it's a pretty big FU wake up call. Turning a blind eye when the US treats central and south american countries with contempt is one thing, but it's a bit of a shock when it openly does the same to you - cf Greenland as another example.