"NATO’s Rot From Within" - A worrying percentage of European publics don’t want to honor the fundamental tenet of the Atlantic alliance.

born from American imperialism

Fixed.

You want to know the reason why we don't like America? Because we are constantly treated as a secondary citizen of their empire. Western Europe are simply the modern colonies: Because when it comes down to it, all of our states will immediately ask "how high" when America says jump. Because the U.S. spying on our entire content is just fine, but spying on even one U.S. citizen is a violation of their rights (Only primary citizens of the empire get cool things like "basic human rights!"). Because when a harmless nerd is fleeing the United States under threat of torture and political persecution, Europe brings down every single plane that the U.S. points at simply because it "might" contain said nerd - even if it's a presidential plane.

Because when the most powerful woman in Europe is spied on every second of every day for years and years, even the ministry of justice in Germany says "We don't have evidence of it!" despite the actual fucking documents right in fucking front of it.

I hate that our courts are suffering under the yolk of American "capitalism", where copyrights are lasting 70+ years and there's deals being made to make copying a single file a crime equal to fucking manslaughter in terms of prison time.

I hate that every time America's got an itch on their balls, our governments are there to knead, massage and kiss them until they're all fucking better.

So fuck you and your bullshit answer about nationalism. Do you know why I'm "anti-American"? Because at least Russia doesn't pretend to be my friend while it's fucking me up the ass.

I am as far from a nationalist as can possibly be, and I fucking hate the U.S.A.

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