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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I suppose, but we're talking about international diplomacy. And a modern one at that.

Trump's strong arming sounds so 19th century though. His open threat of taking Panama canal, Canada, Greenland, and renaming the Gulf of Mexico is so manifest destiny.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 5 points 3 days ago

Trump’s strong arming sounds so 19th century though

20th century too! If a government didn't do what we wanted them to do, we just couped their government, and installed a dictator.

I mean, how do you think Sadaam Hussein got into power?

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Yes, it does have a lot of similarities.