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   On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:44:50 -0800, Paul S Person wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:25:55 -0000 (UTC), Christian Weisgerber   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>On 2026-01-18, Scott Dorsey  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> What I find fascinating about Trump is that he has a very pre-WWI   
   >>> concept of diplomacy.  He doesn't think about countries but about   
   >>> individual kings.   
   >>> Europe doesn't work that way and it seems to really confuse him.   
   >>   
   >>That confusion is very much mutual.  Nobody here knows how to deal with   
   >>a USA that is ruled by a capricious king.   
   >   
   > Treat it as what it is -- a failed State which is run by petulant   
   > 5-year-olds.   
      
   Or a giant Stanley Milgram experiment. Take your pick.   
      
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