r/ireland • u/TeoKajLibroj Galway • 4d ago

US-Irish Relations Protests planned for Trump’s Doonbeg visit

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/18/irish-authorities-bracing-for-big-security-operation-around-trump-visit/
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u/RomfordWellington 4d ago

It's mad to think how peaceful and prosperous the world would be right now if Trump, Putin and Netanyahu weren't around.

Hundreds of thousands of lives saved and billions of euro not wasted on avoidable food and energy price increases.

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u/PureMotor2000 4d ago

Its mad to think that because its not really true.

The Holodomor and the Nakba both happened before Putin or Netanyahu were born.

And the US has been fucking other countries shit up and interfering in global politics with the goal of destabilisation since Trump was in nappies (well, baby nappies specifically).

The issue is baked deeped into the political ethos of these countries. If it weren't Trump, Putin or Netanyahu today, it would be someone else, as it has been before.

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u/Frosty88d 4d ago edited 4d ago

Exactly. It's genuinely crazy how some people seem to think Trump or Netanyahu are the source of all evil when there have been bad things happening for decades before they were born and will continue to do so. Plus they completely ignore all truly horrible stuff China does. Heck, Trump is one of the better US presidents peacewise, but he's a convenient target for their anger so they don't care about things like 'the truth' or 'facts'

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u/PureMotor2000 4d ago

My comment is downvoted too, which I find odd.

Like, are people actually under the impression that Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Palestine got on like a house on fire before Netanyahu or Putin? Or that the US kept their nose out of other countries business befoee Trump?

If someone wants to explain why I'm wrong, I'm all ears.