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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPoll: Is Germany now the leader of the free world?
the free world?
2. Is America a client state of Russia?
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Poll: Is Germany now the leader of the free world? (Original Post)
workinclasszero
May 2017
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joeybee12
(56,177 posts)1. It certainly isn't us anymore. Knr
RKP5637
(67,102 posts)2. The run of US as leader is over. The old era is gone. tRump blew it. n/t
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)3. The US is a has been until drumpf the BIGGEST loser is gone.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)5. +100
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)4. Never thought I would see the day
When an American president would sell out NATO to a Russian dictator.
former9thward
(31,970 posts)6. If they are the leader of the free world how come their troops
are not anywhere? And ours are. You don't get to be the leader by making speeches in Berlin.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)7. Europe's move now is to have the Euro replace the Dollar as the
standard currency for buying and selling commodities. That will drive up prices in USA and lower them in Europe.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)12. It will cause hyperinflation here in America.
Start getting as ready as you can for it, folks.
Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)8. I never felt like there could be a "leader of the free world". So no.
If there could be a "leader of the free world", there would be no free world.
Merkel is a significant world leader, but the structure of the EU requires that she can't even be its leader, much less the leader of the non-EU states.
I never, ever bought the idea that the American president was the "leader of the free world". Always thought it was ridiculous to say that.
speaktruthtopower
(800 posts)9. Borders really are less of a reality..
in politics, a lot of dilemmas superimposing the global information revolution on traditional national laws and controls.
HeartachesNhangovers
(814 posts)10. Let's stop pretending there's a "leader of the free world".
louis c
(8,652 posts)11. How could a country that selected Donald Trump as it's President
be the leader of anything?
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)13. Excellent point