Will your former friends and allies ever trust you again?
I am writing this post with the hope that at least some of its readers will be American. Or to be honest, I hope anyone will read it, but if I manage to reach a few Americans it would be a very nice bonus. If you are American and have at least a rudimentary understanding of your own country as well as the world it exists in, you might know that you don't have that many allies or friends left by now. So much damage have been done by the Trump administration in less than a year and a half. I'm going to start with the most important message I have: When democracy is being taken for granted, it's on its way to its demise. But let's sum up the first part of Trump's second term. During these 17 months, he have threatened to invade Greenland and Canada, countries/territories that are his allies. He's started trade wars with his own allies. He betrayed Ukraine. He's constantly trying to undermine NATO. He started a war with Iran. He sent his vice president to suppor...