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highplainsdem

(60,343 posts)
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 12:12 PM 4 hrs ago

'Unhappy slaves': Belgian PM says Trump has gone too far with Greenland threats

Source: Brussels Signal

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“But now so many red lines have been crossed that you have to choose your self-respect. Being a happy vassal is one thing. Being an unhappy slave is something else entirely,” he said.

“The pressure he put on the allies was, until now, somewhat rationally explainable: we were not spending enough on defence. He had a point there,” De Wever added.

“But threatening NATO allies with military intervention on NATO territory is so unprecedented that we are really approaching a breaking point.

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“It will be one against all, but also all against one as far as I am concerned.”

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Read more: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/01/unhappy-slaves-belgian-pm-says-trump-has-gone-too-far-with-greenland-threats/



Much more at the link.

He also said that it's up to Trump "to decide whether he wants to be a monster — yes or no."
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'Unhappy slaves': Belgian PM says Trump has gone too far with Greenland threats (Original Post) highplainsdem 4 hrs ago OP
Trump has been a monster since the day he was born dalton99a 4 hrs ago #1
True. But US media, and especially The Apprentice, mostly peddled a very different image of him. highplainsdem 3 hrs ago #2
Remember Maggie HaberHog from the NYT? wolfie001 1 hr ago #8
Yes. Shameful. highplainsdem 1 hr ago #9
Thanks wolfie001 1 hr ago #10
That decision was made a long time ago. People need to stop pretending otherwise. Solly Mack 3 hrs ago #3
Sorry, Miguelito Loveless 3 hrs ago #4
He's making a comparison from European history, taking into account that Trump does view people highplainsdem 2 hrs ago #5
There are NO well adjusted slaves. BattleRow 1 hr ago #6
📌 Trump is a psychopath. * littlemissmartypants 1 hr ago #7

highplainsdem

(60,343 posts)
2. True. But US media, and especially The Apprentice, mostly peddled a very different image of him.
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 12:49 PM
3 hrs ago

I've seen so damn many interviews with MAGAts whose image of Trump as a genius businessman sacrificing himself to save America seems largely based on that show.

wolfie001

(7,214 posts)
8. Remember Maggie HaberHog from the NYT?
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 02:39 PM
1 hr ago

She sane-washed that muther-fucker for years.
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wolfie001

(7,214 posts)
10. Thanks
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 02:59 PM
1 hr ago

I seem to catch some shrapnel every now and then (with Haberman) cause they're some folks still invested in that sell-out paper. Maybe because of Wordle?

Miguelito Loveless

(5,465 posts)
4. Sorry,
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 01:15 PM
3 hrs ago

not pleased with being anyone's "vassal" either. I owe no duty or fealty to any lord, monarch, or suzerain.

highplainsdem

(60,343 posts)
5. He's making a comparison from European history, taking into account that Trump does view people
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 01:36 PM
2 hrs ago

around him and less powerful nations he (Trump) believes are militarily and/or economically dependent as vassals, and making it clear he (the PM) thinks Trump is treating them more as slaves. Which he is.

littlemissmartypants

(31,892 posts)
7. 📌 Trump is a psychopath. *
Tue Jan 20, 2026, 02:38 PM
1 hr ago

Last edited Tue Jan 20, 2026, 03:15 PM - Edit history (1)

Unfortunately, he's not a lone wolf.

Folks keep wondering why we have 30% of the population that's so deranged and as undemocratic as recalcitrant...

I'd like to offer a suggestion:

Stats on Psychopaths

Psychopathy is a very common
mental disorder. It is twice as
common as schizophrenia,
anorexia, and bipolar disorder.
It is equally common as bulimia,
panic disorder, and autism.
The only mental disorders
significantly more common than
psychopathy are substance abuse
or dependence, depression, and
post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychopathy affects all
ethnic, cultural, racial,
and socioeconomic groups.

...psychopathy
is a spectrum disorder,

Prevalence in the United States
Approximately 70% of the
population is estimated to
have no psychopathic traits
whatsoever.

Key Point
👇👇👇👇👇👇
The remaining
30% have low, medium, or
high levels of psychopathy.

Source:
https://psychopathyis.org/stats/


Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior


*psychopath indicates that the disorder has a genetic basis, sociopath, that the basis is societal. I'm unequivocal in my stance because of his familial history and because of the expanded knowledge of the genetics of mental health disorders that supports the notion. He has benefited (his pathology is exacerbated and sustained) from and by the support for his psychopathic personality by the many other psychopaths that exist among us in the US population.
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