It is sad to see and read the government development in the US. In
countries like Norway or even more extreme France the public controls the
government. The government should listen to the people, not the other way
around. People in government, including the President, are and should always
strive to be the best Public Servants they can be.
Perhaps Norway is still more responsive to the people because it's not part of the European Union, but it is in NATO, and therefore somewhat under the U.S. thumb. France is part of both. But if you are correct, I'm glad to read that.
The U.S. does NOT have a thumb on any of the NATO countries. Norway chose to be in NATO and if it comes to it Norway will be in NATO if the U.S. desides to pull out. The new Nordic NATO aliance (Norway, Danmark, Finland and Sweden) are redy to defend our selvs agains any other country (except our good friends the U.S.). Combind on paper the aliance is stronger then Germany. And when it coms to Russia, they are only the second strongest Army in the Ukrain so no concerns there.
Spoken like a true Viking π
I do think the U.S. has sway over Europe through NATO, though. Look at how the U.S. got the Nordstream-II pipeline blown up and neither Germany or any other European country has done anything about it. With good friends like that, who needs enemies?
Donβt get me started on Nordstream-II.
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