German intelligence offices snub Palantir software

Post by trolleski » Thu, May 14, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC

drstewart wrote: post #8

groby_b wrote: post #4

Obviously. Any European nation that doesn't treat America and companies ultimately under US political control a strategic risk would have to be asleep at the wheel. "Perfidious" is the word. Palantir doubly so, since it has close ties to the current regime. (No, this is not a political discussion - it's simply about proximity to power, and the interests of said power) The US-European alliance is on its deathbed.

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Post by bell-cot » Thu, May 14, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC

shevy-java wrote: post #17

groby_b wrote: post #4

Obviously. Any European nation that doesn't treat America and companies ultimately under US political control a strategic risk would have to be asleep at the wheel. "Perfidious" is the word. Palantir doubly so, since it has close ties to the current regime. (No, this is not a political discussion - it's simply about proximity to power, and the interests of said power) The US-European alliance is on its deathbed.

> The US-European alliance is on its deathbed. Agreed, though the nuclear issue still has to be solved. IMO the EU needs a nuclear arsenal. Any future dictator from the east will keep on probing otherwise. But, even IF the US-led over-dominance would be maintained, I really don't understand why my taxes paid, go into US companies. This model really does not work anymore after the USA allied with Russia (de-facto, if…

Post by somewhatgoated » Thu, May 14, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC

kivle wrote: post #13

oliver236 wrote: post #10

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why? i want to understand this deeply please

If you taxed the rich and corporations like Europe does you could easily have social security. The rich in the US love making Europe the boogeyman that stole your social security, while they laugh all the way to the bank.

Post by drstewart » Thu, May 14, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC

kettlecorn wrote: post #14

drstewart wrote: post #8

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The US also profited an exceptional amount from selling arms & software to Europe, far more than the US was spending on military aid to Europe, which was largely contingent on trust and friendly terms. Over a decade or so the US is on course to lose far more than it's saving with these changing politics.

Post by sorokod » Thu, May 14, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC

somewhatgoated wrote: post #25

kivle wrote: post #13

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If you taxed the rich and corporations like Europe does you could easily have social security. The rich in the US love making Europe the boogeyman that stole your social security, while they laugh all the way to the bank.

Is that really a narrative that people believe in? (that the EU “stole” the money that would otherwise go towards social security in the US) wild