Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[Ryuu96]

shavenferret said:

Ryuu96 said:

We Cannot Give Into The Isolationists. Taiwan Must Not Fall.

By Mike Pence and Ed Feulner

A new and troubling strain of isolationism is emerging within the Republican Party.

For more than 70 years, America heeded MacArthur’s warning. For decades, standing with Taiwan has been a cornerstone of American strategy in the Indo-Pacific. Our leaders have recognized that Taiwan is a crucial barrier to the expansion of communist influence in the region. With virtual unanimity, leaders of both political parties have acknowledged that abandoning Taiwan and allowing it to fall into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party would not only betray our values but also endanger the security and prosperity of the United States and the free world.

But now, even as Chinese President Xi Jinping has candidly admitted his intention to annex Taiwan, a new and troubling strain of isolationism is emerging within the Republican Party that advocates for turning our backs on Taiwan and other allies. This new isolationism, masquerading as realism, dismisses the strategic imperatives that have underpinned American foreign policy since World War II. Former president Donald Trump recently epitomized this sentiment when he remarked in an interview with Bloomberg News, “Taiwan is 9,500 miles away. It’s 68 miles away from China.” Such comments reflect a dangerously narrow understanding of America’s role in the world and ignorance of the far-reaching consequences of American disengagement.

What is distance to a global superpower? The beaches of Normandy are 3,700 miles away. Iwo Jima is 7,600 miles. It’s roughly 7,000 miles from Washington, D.C., to Afghanistan. America remains the world’s only true superpower, fully capable of projecting forces to every corner of the earth. Distance has no bearing on our responsibility to safeguard American interests.

Opinion - The Washington Post

Pence calling out Trump, now lets see if he backs these words up further and endorses Harris.

This is all because of Trump. If he loses the election, the party will return to normal. 

Maybe. It either goes back to Bush Republicanism or it will eat itself, either they realise that Trump needs to be dumped and they move onto someone like Nikki Haley or they take the wrong message and think they need to double down on Trumpism. There's going to be a fight for the party if Trump loses and only one side will win.

I don't agree with many Republican policies but I'd be fucking relieved to go back to the days of the largest disagreements being about economic policies. At least the old Republicans understood the concept of allies and didn't bend over backwards for Russia, they didn't despise their own country so much that they praised literal fucking dictators. At least Europe and Asia could rely on them not to stab them in their back.

Trumpism needs to be cut out like the rot it is but not enough Republican politicians stand up against it, and those who do have now already left office like Adam Kinzinger, Mike Pence, Liz Cheney, etc. I hope to God if Trump loses that Republican politicians grow a spine and utterly annihilate Trumpism from their party but I have my doubts still.

Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 21 August 2024