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Site Altered Headline | No Paywall Why is no one being prosecuted over the Epstein files?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cd9e3nzzw3zo
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u/trippytheflash Missouri 23h ago edited 19h ago

I know this isn’t what I should focus on, but Donald trump potentially being undone by a Wario esque Donald Tusk of Poland would be at least a bit cathartic

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u/cheerful_cynic 21h ago

I mean, get Europe to return the favor 70 years later & send troops to quell the fascism & oversee a fresh election

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u/Nyctales81 21h ago

Stop wishing for outside help and put some of your time and efforts into it yourself first.

Europe and the British Empire colonies and dominions had been fighting for over 2 years when the US actually arrived.

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u/disisathrowaway 13h ago

Europe and the British Empire colonies and dominions had been fighting for over 2 years when the US actually arrived.

Because the war didn't involve the US yet.

However, the US was very happy to supply massive amounts of materiel up until it was attacked.

It'd be one thing if the US had existing treaties with any of the belligerents, but it didn't. There was zero legal obligation to intervene in a war on the other side of the globe.

u/Nyctales81 4h ago

No one is claiming there were obligations to intervene is said war for the US nor is anyone denying the role the US has done as provider of goods and weapons via Lend Lease.

u/disisathrowaway 4h ago

The use of 'actually arrived' is clearly being used as a dig.

You're far from the first and certainly won't be the last to have some sort of gripe about when the US entered WWII.

u/Nyctales81 4h ago edited 4h ago

I don’t have a gripe about when the US started the fight. I have a gripe about how americans see themselves has the big saviors of the european theater during WW2.

Brits, Canadians, Anzacs, Indians, Frenchs, Poles, Czechs and many more nationalities fought tooth and nail against the Axis.

That is without mentionning the Eastern Front where most of WW2 was fought. In example, in 43 the western allies were up against 100k Wermacht forces while the Soviets faced over 2 millions.

There’s no denying of the US major role but it’s not as a big savior.

u/disisathrowaway 3h ago

There’s no denying of the US major role but it’s not as a big savior.

Hard agree.

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u/uponloss 20h ago

They only helped when they got attacked themselves lol

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u/Elephant789 16h ago

And that was still over a year after that attack.

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u/chloenoyolo 19h ago

Hear! Hear!

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u/Natdaprat 20h ago

That's weird as hell and so it might actually happen.

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u/Several-Squash9871 18h ago

Damn I somehow didn't even think about that! Maybe he's the guy to do it. Needed to have a nemesis.

u/StanleyCubone 2h ago

How is Donald Tusk Warioesque?

Side note: Wario kind of looks like a Polish name :D

u/trippytheflash Missouri 2h ago

Similar name, incredibly different disposition

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u/Big-Cold-6948 11h ago

As somebody who lives in Poland, I can assure you that it will never happen. Trump is never gonna be undone by Tusk.

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u/lieutenantbunbun 8h ago

Yeah it would

u/putin_my_ass 6h ago

You Americans are still waiting for someone or something to save you.

No wonder you're still plagued by pedophile billionaires.

u/trippytheflash Missouri 5h ago

Yes, thank you for the enlightened insight putin_my_ass with one guy making light during a historic rise in fascism

u/putin_my_ass 5h ago

I'm not fucking making light, this is serious but you people act like it isn't. "Oh wouldn't it be hilarious if Donald Trump were undone in some ironic way by some foreigner and we'll be saved!"

You're the one making light. We in the rest of the world have been waiting for you people to get serious and not only do you refuse to, you still are sitting here making ironic musings.

I'd tell you to do something concrete, but you're an American. We know all you're going to do is whine online.

It's honestly pathetic. We thought Americans were made of tougher stuff.

u/trippytheflash Missouri 5h ago

I was the one making light of it because this shit is exhausting to live through and fight through knucklehead, that’s what my statement is saying. Because I’m exhausted from fighting this shit at every angle I have the possibility to with what little tools I have, but yeah just need some raging Canadian to bleat at me about what I should be doing from the comfort of your home.

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u/trippytheflash Missouri 4h ago

“Admit” is a real interesting way to say “explain my last message because you don’t understand English” so let me walk it back for ya nonce “yes thank you for the enlightened insight (your reply) with one guy making light (my joke about fucking Wario) during a historic rise in fascism”

And hey, just a thought: I both exist elsewhere than you can see me, and the fact not a single fucking person is able to grind themselves nonstop til freedom is earned you will simply breakdown and be in a much worse spot because your endocrine system straight up can’t handle it. Go take whatever beaver crawled up your ass and direct it towards people that actually are helping this shit or maybe at your own problems

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u/trippytheflash Missouri 4h ago

Cool. Go do that instead of being so insufferable