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Paul Schoe Feb 5

I am not Danish, but I do not think that this is only caused by US's position on Greenland.

The way that the US deals with Ukraine and Russia is part of what makes Europeans see the US as an adversary.

@randahl
#USA #Adversary

WIST Quotations Jan 29

A quotation from Eric Hoffer

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 222 (1955)

More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/1912/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #opponent #adversary #enemy #fear #frightening #intimidation #projection #terrorism #threat

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Venice church of Christ Dec 18

It was one thing for #Jesus to endure the #temptations of the devil when He was expecting them while in the wilderness.

It would be quite another to hear the words of such an #adversary spoken through a close disciple and friend.

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Ethan Longhenry Dec 18

It was one thing for #Jesus to endure the #temptations of the devil when He was expecting them while in the wilderness.

It would be quite another to hear the words of such an #adversary spoken through a close disciple and friend.

Richard Michael Blaber Dec 10

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/10/trump-security-strategy-europe-liberal-democracy. "The current US government believes that its #nationalsecurity is best served by the destruction of #liberal #democracy in #Europe. In other words, the US is not (just) an unwilling #ally, it is a willing #adversary. Time to act accordingly."

The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology

Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it, says academic and author Cas Mudde

The Guardian

John Griogair Bell Dec 2

“It was easy to feel insignificant, here in this grand room built by a long-lost civilization, with a mysterious and deadly adversary commanding em to vanish, but Horace had not chosen this adventure to abandon it. E may not be skilled, but e was stubborn and dedicated, and not so easy to get rid of.”

https://library.hrmtc.com/2025/12/02/it-was-easy-to-feel-insignificant-here-in-this-grand-room-built-by-a-long-lost-civilization-with-a-mysterious-and-deadly-adversary-commanding-em-to-vanish-but-horace-had-not-chosen-this-adventure/

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