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"Allies" like "The West" who take our money, don't have the same beliefs or core values, no shared religion or culture? those "Allies"?

good riddance. I am sick of us propping up failed European states

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If you don’t think Europe shares our values, I’m curious who you think does?

Well, these days someone who just looked at the current situation and wasn't familiar with history might guess Russia, Hungary, Turkmenistan or even Venezuela.

Well if you exclude the politicians then most people share values. I mean we got a bunch of Chinese people living in America and a bunch of Americans living in China. Same is true for a lot of countries and ones where the countries politically are at odds. Yet the people... not so much.

There's some truth to that, although there can be value differences that aren't so obvious. But it does seem to be the case that power structures select for those most likely to abuse them.

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