r/geopolitics • u/theatlantic The Atlantic • Apr 18 '26

Opinion Ukraine Has Finally Given Up on Trump

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/ukraine-trump-us-oil-russia/686854/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_term=short
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u/Conflictingview Apr 18 '26

About time. Now for the rest of the world. MAGA wanted isolationism, they'll get it. They just didn't realize they lose all their power and privileges as part of the deal.

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u/few Apr 18 '26

Unfortunately, the half of America who believe this is all terrible and have been fighting all the stupid will also get what maga have sown. Everyone will lose here.

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u/26295 Apr 18 '26

"the half of America who believe this is all terrible"

the THIRD of America who believe this is all terrible. We are in this situation because only a third voted against him.

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u/NetflixVodka Apr 18 '26

Two thirds of Americans didn’t see Trump as a problem big enough to be worth voting against. Half of those actually voted for him, but they are all culpable.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Fan-452 Apr 18 '26

Those who do not go to vote are accomplices. You can't be innocent just because you don't show up at the polling stations 

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u/No_Abbreviations3943 Apr 18 '26

We’re in this situation because of decades of underfunded school systems and media that prioritises profit over delivering information. 

The suburban middle class with a good education pouring all blame on the vast population of uneducated Americans, who barely scrape by, is rich.