Trump’s generosity to Argentina has caught the attention of trade partners and U.S. ranchers
You are all thinking way too hard about this. Trump’s understanding of geopolitics is not any more complicated than his understanding of American politics. Argentina is Texas. Canada is California. Reward red. Punish blue. That’s it.
Nazis love Argentina.
Isn’t that where the Nazi’s fled last time?
Yep that’s precisely why they’re cosying up to them
The other is that they’re the torchbearers of modern ultracapitalism, and the viability of that ideology must be upheld no matter the cost.
couldnt use the boers from South africa, so he went for the next best thing for nazis.
My theory is that he’s not smart enough to strategically build partnerships or relationships with countries. He is rewarding individuals in power that he admires or thinks have shown loyalty to him.
much like putin does, where do you think he gets his advice from.
america in a nutshell since i was kid (1990)
It’s been that way for decades longer.
America is a neo-liberal paradise.
Isn’t that where nazis ran to the first time the shit hit the fan? Probably just reserving a spot.
I don’t think this is it for one reason: Trump’s narcissism won’t allow him to consider the possibility of failure.
His kids might.
When has Trump ever cared about his children?
only 1, and its incestious.
Mm, probably.
“Why, Trump?”
“Keep sucking and shut up!”
“Yes Daddy”
Because Argentina is the prototype for colonial power they want for the rest of latin America, the US has always supported right wing government that opress the population in favor of US corporations, this is a new wave of open Colonialism.
when the argentinian leader did that video where he rips off labels from a board, i suspected he was on coke 100%
Hum… Trump has been throwing lavish praise on Brazil too recently.
He may have discovered that the US can’t stay rich by isolating themselves. But he has been praising countries that are mostly economic competitors, instead of customers or suppliers. I don’t understand how he thinks.
brazil has all the tropical fruits, and beef for china. albiet the amazon is getting destroyed for it,.
I would think our competitors are the most likely people to give him something under the table to buy him off. What does he care to do it anyways?
I don’t think on this specific case anybody has given him anything.
Again, I don’t really understand anything about what he’s thinking. But on the case of Argentina the money seems to be flowing the other way around, and on the case of Brazil the president would reap lots of benefits if Trump antagonized him further.
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Something tells me you don’t really understand south american geography
It’s closer for the Americans to sail on down to Venezuela than for the Argentinians to do anything.
… Granted, there’s like a dozen south american countries the gringos still have a chance to fuck up.
Upvote for your drawing and explanation skills. You’re much better with a sharpie than the other guy!
Ah, but does Trump understand this?
raises finger and opens mouth
lowers, closes, walks away
Bah there’s only two countries between them. Next you’re gonna tell me Canada and Guatemala are far apart or Poland and North Korea
Edit, I’m dumb, Venezuela borders Brazil
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Yeah, Poland to North Korea was just the most extreme case I could find. With direct distance from Warsaw to Pyongyang is 7556km, there is no driving option, while Caracas to Buenos Aries is 5101km. All three of these cases are most of a hemisphere, including inhospitable terrain.
And for comparison, direct route from Caracas to Washington DC is 3316km. We have a naval station in Virginia, as well as one in Florida (also one in Illinois which would be way more amusing if we hadn’t just torpedoed our relationship with Canada). San Juan, Puerto Rico, a place where all people born are full US citizens is 890km from Caracas.
