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Trust doesn't return with a photo op, a handshake, or deals signed under duress. It is built slowly, consistently, through a pattern of behavior. Trump broke that pattern. He salted the earth. And now he struts through the wreckage, calling it a win.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yeah, 70 years trying to get to the point where we deserve all the good things we say about ourselves, 70 years of the world trying to come together for the benefit of us all, 70 years of gaining trust, 70 years trying to back away from imperialism, tyranny, “might makes right”. We’ve been climbing these stairs for a long time, and there are a lot of stairs remaining, but just took a misstep that turned our ankles and sent us tumbling down. It remains to be seen how far we’ll tumble and whether we broke our hip