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People could elect politicians that choose to reduce ties with the US but they do not out of self interest. You are claiming they are all victims of a worldwide conspiracy.


Wait, you must mean highly autonomous Japan. Ha. Ha.

South Korea?

No? How about a less developed highly populous Asian country like Philippines? Surely they must be democratic and "have agency." Oh snap!

Shall we talk about how the term "banana republic" was coined?


Are you claiming Germany does not have a history with a deep state? To be more specific, are you claiming the US has not been effective in steering the direction of German domestic politics?


Germany is a special case due to severe restrictions on them after the holocaust, you claimed "almost all of the world that matters is a US empire". A claim which should be laughed at.




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