I'm sure this will work wonders for American soft power on the world stage.
Having a literal fucking queen with fond memories of America from her youth is political influence that money cannot buy. What an idiotic fumble.
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What soft power? We pissed that all away months ago.
Fuck! I'm living in the past.
every day that passes it gets harder and harder to just say “lol sorry” and the world to have the memory of a goldfish and just reply “ahhhh water under the bridge” as soon as a suitcase of money is waved under our collective noses
Belgian chiming in, people here really have* developed a strong distaste for the US. I'd say 90% of people I know don't care at all for the monarchy, but this is blasted in the news as an example no one is safe from USA's shenanigans.
Professors and Universities are condemning this, it's such a major step in the wrong direction once again.
people here really have* developed a strong distaste for the US
And rightly and deservedly so...
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Yeah, we hate us too, friend
I personally know two people who've cancelled US trips, one of which is because she's gay.
Really wondering when they'll realise just how fucked they are.
When you say they, do you mean Americans paying attention, Trump voters and supporters, or the assholes making these decisions?
The first group are painfully aware of how fucked we are, the second MIGHT when they lose their home/job or have a loved one hauled away to a concentration camp but even then they might never because pro American propaganda has burrowed itself so deeply into their minds they truly believe the exceptionalism horseshit, the third either knows and is fine with it because they are just trying to consolidate power or is one of the ignorant true believers like the second group.
I fucking hate my country
Mostly the people making the decisions, but don't feel too bad, the EU is rapidly shifting to the right as well. The main positive takeaway is I've never seen the EU this unified.
Really hope y'all are able to right that specific ship, we’re gonna need help but I also just wouldn’t wish this on anyone
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That's soft power for the country, he doesn't care what happens to the country
Also the effects aren’t immediate so he doesn’t understand nor care about them
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I am anti-monarchy and I don't particularly give a shit that this woman has to change universities or whatever, but quite frankly I'm shocked by the amount of comments here hoping for horrific things to happen to a woman just for being born into a family they don't like.
It's the toxic cesspool of the anonymous internet. All these communities are the same.
Its just "The Greater Internet Dickhead Theory", if there are no consequences for what you say, dickheads will say anything they can get away with.
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If the Trump admin wasn't obviously a fascist dictatorship I might be able to feel good about Belgian royalty being treated the same as anyone else. However, this has nothing to do with traditional American values of an even playing field, because the Trump admin just refuses to recognize any royalty except Trump.
Someone told me this whole attack on Harvard is all because Harvard rejected Baron trump and while I haven’t looked into it that would make so much sense
Trump doesn't care about anyone but himself. This is because Harvard is refusing to bend the knee.
Narcissists are likely to treat offspring as a personal extension into the future.
I’ve looked into it, there really is not any indication Barron ever applied to Harvard, he is going to the same business school as his brothers and father, the likelyhood he applied anywhere else is low. The attack on Harvard can be recontextualized as a big liberal name in a big liberal state going against what he wants.
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Of all the people suffering from Trump's deranged actions, European royalty are probably not the most deserving of pity.
I think you're missing the point. It's not about pitying her, but bringing more attention to the utterly stupid things happening
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Fuck off! She's rich AF, who's really suffering is the bright and poor immigrant that got this one chance to have a good education
It's less that it's bad for her and more that it's another way the US is dismantling their own soft power. There are long term advantages to having the rich and powerful from around the world get their upper education in your universities.
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what a toxic piece of shit, he is like the most obnoxious type of kid who screams, flails arms and legs when he loses a game and gets confronted about his shitty behaviour. except he is also the president of the US
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Why does he have the power to ban people from going to a private university?
Because the executive branch has power over student visas.
It does raise the question of why her royal highness could not deign to attend a Belgian university in the first place lol
Considering her future job as queen will involve a lot of diplomatic and ceremonial functions it does kind of make sense to me that you'd want her to gain some international experience.
Also on a personal level i'd imagine it is much easier to have some resemblance of a private life in a foreign country, especially at a prestigious institution where plenty of others share notable backgrounds, compared to going to a local university where everyone knows who you are. In a small country like Belgium you probably don't even have much choices as to which university even offers a good program in your chosen field.
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Elisabeth initially studied at St John Berchmans College in Marollen, Brussels from September 2004 until August 2018. This marked a significant change in Belgian royal tradition, being the first time that a future Belgian monarch's education has begun in Dutch
In May 2020, the Belgian Royal Court announced that Elisabeth would undertake military training. On 31 August 2020, Elisabeth entered the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, studying social and military sciences
Really seems like the worst candidate to make this accuse against
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Because going to another country where she'll learn to deal with another cultures is important and will be a huge part of her future. You raise a question when the answer should be easily understood.
If I were studying in the Untied States, I'd be afraid to stay there anyway
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