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He would be absolutely nuts to tell the probable future VP of the states that he is a bigot. This is just good diplomacy.
Echoed the ghost of Neville Chamberlain...
So what do you want to happen to happen? Because all you're doing here is criticizing and I don't really see how the situation could be handled any better.
I would like the Labour government, for whom I voted, not to toady an ethnonationalist - but I guess that's Numberwang.
Right but that's not ehat I asked. How would you how would you like him to approach this situation? We have a situation where there is a possibility that Trump will be elected, and you are unhappy that we're trying to maintain positive relations with them as much as that is possible.
So what would you like our relationship with the US to look like, bearing in mind that walking away from the relationship is economically not doable just as walking away from the European Union was economically damaging.
The thing you need to understand about this "neo reactionary" breed of conservatives is that the only way you're going to get a really good relationship with them is by joining them in rejecting the international rules based order. He's an actual American monarchist.
Since that would be a terrible outcome for the world, I would prefer to see us striking a balance of openness but not outright warmth.
And you do not feel that he's not doing that? He's talking about Christianity, something he knows doesn't particularly interest the British people, but some Americans will be somewhat impressed by.
I just feel like you're criticizing him for doing the bare minimum anyone would expect of him without really offering an alternative course. Open but not warm seems to be the best we could hope for.
You're not far wrong. I know American politics too well for my own good, but I am still getting to grips with UK politics. Give me a decade or so, I'm a distractible student.
By keeping shtumm?
Trump and his ilk are just assholes as opposed to an existential threat. It's not exactly appeasement to try to establish a relationship with the government of the USA.
The list of specific ways Republicans differ from literal Nazis has been shrinking for more than the last two decades and there's barely anything left, but sure, it's fine that this Labourite is toadying a guy who definitely drops a hard R among friends.
I think you're massively affected by American politics and that's possibly the wrong lens to talk about this through. A lot of what you're saying doesn't really make sense for UK politics.
There really isn't an appetite in the UK for a government like the Republicans in the US. Even the most hardline Tory is considered middle ground by US standards. So there really is no risk of Labour slipping in some way into accepting or fascism. All that is happening here is maintaining a relationship that predates the potential extremist government and hopefully will continue to exist after they have shown themselves to be utterly incapable. From the UK's perspective the absolute worst thing that can happen is a breakdown in that relationship.
That is good to hear. Thanks for being understanding, I definitely have some baggage to unload. It's really intense over there. I would love to stop thinking about it for a while, if I could.