For decades trusting the US was no problem at all. The relationship was mutually beneficial. Cooperation and trust among nations is possible and Juche (completely self-reliance) is not a worthwhile goal at all. So, sure, cooperation is great and should always be a goal – it also secures peace (people who are economically intertwined are less likely to go to war with each other).
The issue is the US burning up that earned mutual trust. And at some point you have to sadly abandon ship. Cooperation is great, trade is great, but not under all circumstances and all the time.
Have you already forgot the Merkel Phone incident?
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-spy-agency-tapped-g...
Trusting the US should be considered a problem since decades.
This is not uncommon between even allies: https://www.dw.com/en/german-intelligence-spied-on-white-hou...
The issue has less to do with intelligence silliness, and more to do with the fact that the overall geopolitical objectives of the US can not be trusted, and that rift has grown to a point where self-reliance on critical infrastructure may be in Europe’s best interest.
That's a small blip on the timeline. If you want some serious, long running stuff, you should read Crypto AG scandal.
>Crypto AG
The cracked encryption was not given to "friends" but country's like Libya
> not given to "friends"...
US started to eavesdrop on Turkey and Greece first. Germany pulled out of the project by citing this is going too far for them. Some citations from news:
The Germans were taken aback by the Americans’ willingness to spy on all but their closest allies, with targets including NATO members Spain, Greece, Turkey and Italy [0].
Operation Rubicon [1] has a map of spied countries, incl. NATO allies and "friends".
I failed to find that great long-read article. If I can find, I will attach it here, too.
[0]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/national-...
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Rubicon
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See, this is a clear example why hypercynicism (everything has always been maximally evil all the time already) is not at all helpful. You lose your ability to differentiate in your cynical zeal to cast everyone as maximally (undifferentiably) evil all the time.
> See, this is a clear example why hypercynicism is not at all helpful
> lose your ability to differentiate in your cynical zeal to cast everyone as
Somehow calling 1 party out fits your example? Where is the everyone? In no way do I think everyone or every country is evil.
Contrary, yours is a clear example of a superficial take on everything.
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Do you need a hug?
No thanks, i ve seen those who went that way before, none of that praying mantis hugs for me please..