Path: csiph.com!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: The boring Linux habit that saves machines Date: 11 Jun 2026 02:58:32 GMT Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: <4c82ed6b2a3b269d08b0@dev.null> <08WdnZHiT4nkO4L3nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com> <985505e7f02db80c52fe@dev.null> <54af17dbf8bf245cb626@dev.null> <1105uqi$32iur$5@dont-email.me> <1108p7r$3t5ug$2@dont-email.me> <1OKdnWPXId28arX3nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com> <110bfn5$m24r$1@dont-email.me> <110cigv$10v56$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net rcD5ZBu/oMHzfwvBNWZAawf0lVMw6S/8zvGbG51b6oUStWei7+ Cancel-Lock: sha1:BckSUOzcngRiP7mpISZEylx/tHs= sha256:EbEN16ukOhn+AYLik6q0XPdxabROCTo9S8tF6WRo/bs= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:87826 On Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:47:27 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 10/06/2026 17:52, Carlos E.R. wrote: >>> From afar, it seems that the whole American nation have gone batshit >>> crazy, from the Librals prophesying complete societal collapse from >>> Trump, sonofabitch,  to those believing in the second coming of Trump, >>> son of God. >>> >>> He's just a very naughty boy. >> >> Read a stat today, only 1 in 10 Europeans think the Americans are >> friends. > > Well the US state, anyway, > > Fundamentally the US would at least work towards its long term interest. > Europe was a market as big as the USA and was worth protecting. https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/europe/european- union https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/eu-us-trade/ If you have a $200 billion trade deficit is it worth pursuing the market? The sectors that do export to the EU would say yes; the sectors hurt by EU imports might not be as enthusiastic. It's clear why the US is so intent on exporting LNG to the EU, particularly Germany. It's not so clear why Germany chose that alternative to cheaper Russian gas.