alt Hacker NewsI've got no horse in this race, but, didn't they say the same things during the current US president's first term? Both about technology and defense. What came out of that?
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jakkos • today at 1:13 AM
First time round, Trump would consistently say lots of worrying stuff, but people in the US administration would stop him from following through.
This time, it's become quickly evident that he is following through.
The sentiment in Europe has changed from "well this isn't ideal, but we can just wait it out" to "this is scary and existential, we need self-sufficiency as soon as possible"
taneq • today at 12:43 AM
The wheels of Eurocrats turn slowly. (That was meant to be bureaucrats but autocorrect won this time. :D )
Dane here.
Feelings are different now. IIRC, the most popular app in Denmark right now is an app that tells you if a product is American.
It has become broadly clear, that it is about self preservation.