'..if the CDU/CSU wins and can put together a coalition with the Greens as a major partner—it will be the best possible outcome for Europe and Ukraine. The CDU leader Frederich Merz, in the last few hours started speaking as if he understood that the USA is now out of the game for free and democratic states in Europe. In a statement that would have been inconceivable days ago, he said Germany might need to seek cover under the French and British nuclear umbrellas.
To say that just before a general election, to acknowledge that Germany cannot trust the mafia state of the USA, was no accident. It must be viewed now as something that the German people can understand and moreover can support.''Mafia families love to boss around and threaten those they think are weak —and exploit them for whatever gain they can. That is certainly what the Trump Family started doing to Ukraine this week (though they might not understand what they are facing in Ukraine).
The famous line that “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse” is one of the most quotable moments in the greatest gangster film of all time—The Godfather.
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..the mineral "deal" is probably the best indication of mafia tactics that we can see. The USA is trying to dictate a deal to Ukraine that calls for the Ukrainians to hand over all their money to the USA and get nothing in return.
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Of course, mafia states don’t care about honor, dignity, freedom or even living up to past bargains . [Trump] even admits openly he is having great talks with Putin and not with Ukraine.
The one problem the USA might face is that in Ukraine it is facing a people desperate and determined. The Ukrainians are not weak. They might indeed reject this deal regardless.
And ultimately that could be the mafia boss dream for the Trump family. They make Ukraine an offer that they know Ukraine cannot accept, and if Ukraine turns it down, the Trump Family can walk away and more openly align with the Putin Family. Do not underestimate the chances of this.
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As this update is being written, we might have the most important future indication of where this is heading. Today is the day of the German elections, arguably the most fateful in European history since 1945 (and I say that without hyperbole) .. if the CDU/CSU wins and can put together a coalition with the Greens as a major partner—it will be the best possible outcome for Europe and Ukraine. The CDU leader Frederich Merz, in the last few hours started speaking as if he understood that the USA is now out of the game for free and democratic states in Europe. In a statement that would have been inconceivable days ago, he said Germany might need to seek cover under the French and British nuclear umbrellas.
To say that just before a general election, to acknowledge that Germany cannot trust the mafia state of the USA, was no accident. It must be viewed now as something that the German people can understand and moreover can support.
So watch the German elections closely—they will tell us a great deal about the future direction of Europe. Will Europeans be happy to remain playthings of the mafia states or will they, perhaps, be willing to stand up for everything that they have said they believed in?'
- Prof. Phillips P. O’Brien,
Weekend Update #121: The Mafia State Takes Over the USA, February 23, 2025
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