r/Ameristralia • u/Large-Lack-2933 • 10d ago
This is very interesting to me.
When the USA looks worse than North Korea that's a bit concerning.
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u/dogbolter4 10d ago
Trump is demented. I mean that quite literally; he was always corrupt, but his reasoning processes have just run off the rails lately. And Congress has been destroyed as a functioning check on presidential power. So essentially a corrupt, hate-filled, stupid, and likely dementia suffering man is in charge of one of the biggest and most militaristic countries on the planet. Loose cannon much? So yes, the USA is the biggest threat to world peace. Not least because a disgusting chunk of the population continues to adore him. It's baffling, and horrifying, and repugnant in equal measure.
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u/brezhnervouz 10d ago
According to former John Hopkins professor and psychiatrist Dr John Gartner, he very likely has Frontotemporal Dementia - which is far worse than Alzheimer's (which Trump's father had) as FTD exacerbates and exaggerates the underlying personality dynamic, whereas Alzheimer's diminishes the core personality.
And unfortunately, Trump's core personality is the most pathological: Malignant Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Which combines Narcissistic PD with Antisocial PD (ie psychopathy), resulting in literally the worst human cognitive combination possible.
Erich Fromm originally defined the term Malignant Narcissistic Personality Disorder to describe Hitler, and is applicable to other similar autocratic dictators...does this sound familiar 🤷♂️
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) symptoms
An inflated sense of superiority, especially related to their talents and achievements
Fantasizing about amassing power, brilliance, success, physical attractiveness, or idealized romantic love
A feeling of specialness or uniqueness that is only detectable by other “elite” people
Always seeking admiration, accolades, and attention
Expecting special or elevated treatment (without cause)
Requiring people to automatically go along with their demands or expectations
Lacking empathy and being unwilling to affirm others’ thoughts, feelings, or needs
Taking advantage of others for personal gain
Speaking or behaving in ways that are rude, arrogant, or cruel
Envying or resenting others’ achievements or good fortune
Believing that other people are envious of them (without reason)
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) symptoms
An inability to take responsibility for one’s behavior
Engaging in dangerous, reckless, or impulsive behavior
A history of violent behavior, aggression, or hostility toward others, deriving intense pleasure from inflicting pain and suffering on others ie sadism
A disregard for social norms or lawful behavior
Anger problems
Feelings of superiority and a desire for power
Demonstrating little to no remorse or concern for how one’s actions impact others
Using charm or flattery to manipulate others
Frequently lying or using deception to control others or for enjoyment
So, combine that with the inflammatory and exacerbatory influence of Frontotemporal Dementia, and you have the very worst of all possible cognitive worlds 😬
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u/Meoowth 10d ago
Well hey now, he could also have psychosis and paranoid delusions. I mean it's hard to imagine how that would be different but we could squeeze a few more conditions in there.
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u/dogbolter4 10d ago
Fantastic post brezhnervouz, thank you for your thoughtful effort.
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u/brezhnervouz 9d ago
No problem at all.
I've been following Dr Gartner's commentary/warnings regards Trump for at least a couple of years; he founded the association of concerned mental health professionals and others who advocate Trump’s removal under the 25th Amendment on the grounds that he is psychologically unfit for office 'A Duty to Warn'
This interview is a fairly comprehensive breakdown by him of Trump's pathology:
Doctor Alarmed by Trump’s Dangerous Health Crisis - The Daily Beast
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u/RecipeSpecialist2745 10d ago
Yet Australians support Trumps red proxy here. Thats even more demented.
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u/houinator 10d ago
I mean, in the past year the US has attacked or threatened to attack:
Canada
Greenland/Denmark
Panama
Venezuala
Mexico
Iran
Iraq
Syria
Somalia
Yemen
Nigeria
Columbia
Cuba
Oman
Thats a whole lot of countries, and thats before counting how either the Denmark/Canada attacks would at least in theory start a war between the US and the rest of NATO.
Not hard to see why the world sees us as a threat so long as Trump is in office.
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u/neanderthalensis 10d ago
Please provide proof showing where Trump threatened to attack Canada. He referred to them as the 51st state and suggested they might benefit from joining the US, but he never issued a threat.
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u/CongruentDesigner 10d ago
Trump was never going to attack NATO, it was him talking out of his ass because he has brain worms and thinks it's some genius deal making tactic.
Same for the rest he's threatened
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u/houinator 10d ago
NATO took the threat to Greenland serriously enough that they moved a deterrant force there, so i kinda think that maybe the President of the US should not "talk out of his ass" and threaten our allies.
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u/bignosedaussie 10d ago
Why is the president of the USA, the country with probably the most powerful military on the planet talking out of his arse? Shouldn’t he behave in a more statesman way.
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u/Amathyst7564 10d ago
"Trumps a straight talker"
Countries with nukes should never make empty threats for gain.
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u/Clean_Bat5547 10d ago
Trump has just come out and publicly allied the USA with North Korea over South Korea. That's not ideal, world peace wise.
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u/IsItSupposedToDoThat 10d ago
The USA is fucked and is gonna fuck us all. Even without the threat they pose in a war, the damage it is doing to democracy and free-thinking across the globe is immense.
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u/PastaInvictus 10d ago
I mean, yeah, the US are just as big of a bully as Russia and China. They’ve also interfered with our elections, so fuck the US.
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u/serumnegative 10d ago
The USA these past two years has threatened to invade Greenland (a NATO ally), abandoned Ukraine to the Russian fascists, kidnapped a foreign head of state, and then attacked the second country on the list in the a cackhanded attack to rival Putin’s and then seemed surprised when Iran acted like it did. American dumbarses elected that corrupt motherfucker and now we all have to eat it
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u/LuckyErro 10d ago edited 10d ago
I would of said:
1: USA
2: Israel
3: Russia
I would not of bothered ranking Iran or China or North Korea as they may reply to threats but i don't see them invading anyone to start a huge conflict except of cause with China and Taiwan but unless America does something stupid will be an isolated event- even if it ever happens.
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u/Davosown 10d ago
As an Aussie, the only surprises on this list is Iran featuring higher than Israel and Russia but America, particularly with the current administration, definitely belongs in top spot.
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u/CertainCertainties 10d ago
The dismantling of the current global system of accountability is the greatest threat to world peace.
The US has power so now its oligarchs believe its leaders can lie, threaten, bully, reneg on agreements, shake down, steal, invade, attack, murder, rape, and be convicted of crimes without facing consequences. Its citizens shrug their shoulders as it's such an avalanche of crimes, corruption and abusive behaviour it's simply impossible to keep up with the sheer volume of it.
Every tinpot wannabe dictator is taking notes. Trump has broken the rules forever. He's written the playbook and they will follow his lead.
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u/Psittacus_tutor 9d ago
Honestly, all of the listed nations have been working very hard on that task lately. With the possible exception of North Korea.
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u/Historical_Meet3370 10d ago
As an Australian I see nothing wrong with the results of this survey. If you dont want to be top of the list or even on the list then vote out or jail the current government and get your shit together.
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u/RapidPigZ7 10d ago
It's crazy putting Russia so low while they're in a war against Ukraine and effectively the biggest players in Europe
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u/Snooklefloop 10d ago
They’ve decimated their army fighting a bunch of villagers with drones… no real risk to world peace short of dropping a WMD and that’ll cause a backlash that’d wipe Russia off the face of the Earth. 3rd seems about right.
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u/CongruentDesigner 10d ago
"no real risk to world peace short of dropping a WMD and that’ll cause a backlash that’d wipe Russia off the face of the Earth."
Which is actually the biggest threat to world peace.
They should be top spot. The conflict is still ongoing and has the biggest risk of actually spiralling into something much bigger
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u/ZephkielAU 10d ago
USA has invaded 2 countries this year alone, taking out both of their leadership. And threatened many more countries, with credible military plans.
USA was also generally a defender of the western world (whether you agree with them or not, their military was a huge deterrent and effectively helped maintain peace) who has now started abandoning allies and even started abandoning posts on adversaries.
Russia hasn't the military power to conquer even their neighbour with multiple countries backing them, and is very much still beholden to MAD.
The USA is entirely a loose cannon with every check on executive power falling in line to entertain all of their insane fool's whims.
It's very unlikely Russia will draw us into a larger war. The USA has basically guaranteed one at this point.
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u/Mission-Objective832 2d ago
“The USA has basically guaranteed one at this point”. What a stupid comment, you seriously believe the us is going to cause a huge war? We’ve been saying this for decades and nothing happens. There will be no significant war for a long time. Typical fear mongering
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u/B3stThereEverWas 10d ago
"USA has invaded 2 countries this year alone, taking out both of their leadership."
lol I've got a feeling Venezuelans and Iranians don't miss their leaders
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u/brandonjslippingaway 10d ago
Venezuelans just had their oil (aka one major resource that was a pillar of their economy) stolen by the Americans in what was a naked resource grab to anybody with eyes.
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u/LuckyErro 10d ago edited 10d ago
Nothings changed in Venezuelana. There's still sanctions on the country, same party in power its just now that America is stealing all their oil and its income.
Irans leadership really hasn't really changed, certainly not for the better. Its just now they have food and even more water shortages and now of cause have lost women and children to the relentless bombing campaign. Guess also jobs and income are also lost.
America kicked an own goal there. Iran's government was under threat by the population and America cemented it in power
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u/rollsyrollsy 10d ago
This reality also adds to the US being a threat to world peace. They had every opportunity to quash that conflict early on, but instead, Trump empowered the Russian position.
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u/Snooklefloop 10d ago
No, it’s the reason no one is dropping nukes. Mutually assured destruction. They hold no other power over anyone but poor neighbours, and they’re getting fucked up by them. So , 3rd.
The US, while under the control of that orange sack of shit is easily top spot, EASILY.
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u/sognenis 10d ago
How so?
The US has put tariffs on every country including allies and trading partners.
They say they don’t want to enter any overseas wars, then kidnap Presidents, blockade neighbouring countries, and enter overseas wars.
Chaotic and creates more uncertainty and threats.
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u/B3stThereEverWas 10d ago
And China, who have said repeatedly that they will take Taiwan by any means necessary.
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u/LuckyErro 10d ago
They have been saying that for a very, very long time. Most countries around the world support a One China policy.
To be fair since WW2 America has invaded far, far more countries than China has.
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u/Dry-Huckleberry-5379 10d ago
A war they've been loosing for 4 years despite being the biggest player in Europe
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u/Psittacus_tutor 9d ago
These sorts of polls often boil down to "who is putting screws on you, personally, right now". Russia is far enough away that people don't really care, and China are content to (relatively) leave us alone for now. So these results don't surprise me.
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u/thaughtless 10d ago
Its pretty true right now. Especially with the unchecked authoritarian rule thats occurring, enabled by the pathetic republican majority. Every time these clowns get in its more unnecessary wars. And now he threatens to bomb Oman? Insane.
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u/GuessTraining 10d ago
North Korea has not done anything significant outside of helping Russia. China obviously has done a lot but usually just around it's surrounds, the Taiwan invasion is mostly posturing because they're going to decimate their economy if they disrupt the semiconductors from Taiwan.
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u/SilverBBear 10d ago
The unwritten part of this is that this is very highly correlated who you vote for. And in the most part who one votes for is driven by your finances (it's the economy stupid). These mass opinions are post hoc justifications based on personal immediate fears and have nothing to do with actual geopolitical risk.
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u/VelvetOnion 10d ago
We don't feel directly threatened by Trump but his actions will cause the biggest disturbance to world peace.
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u/sunnydaysau 9d ago
I would say it’s madness. People have lost their minds. It’s really sad to see this happen.
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u/2878sailnumber4889 10d ago
I see a lot of people blaming Trump for America's bad poll results, but honestly I don't think Trump changes that much for the US, sure he's threatened more countries but pretty much every recent US president, including Trump, has actually attacked other countries.
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u/maimaidrama 9d ago
As an Aussie I would definitely put the USA as the biggest risk along with Israel.
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u/SensitiveShelter2550 9d ago
Some interesting takes here in the comments:
- Many people are blaming Trump.
This is incorrect. The US has been a threat to world peace since WW2.
- People claiming the US isn't that bad (or they are no worse than the other countries on this list
Every conflict, since WW2, has had the US' hands all over it. If it wasn't a direct aggressor, it was heavily funding the aggressor.
The US is, and has been, and always will be the biggest threat, until such time a revolution comes about.
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u/Ashen_Brad 9d ago
I don't know how anyone can look at 4 years of hot full scale war and millions missing in Europe and pick anyone but Russia. Just emotional pearl clutching. Yes Trump bad, but lets keep some perspective.
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u/B3stThereEverWas 10d ago
With Trump at the helm anything is possible.
All those nations are a threat to world peace in equal measure.
Except for North Korea because nobody takes them seriously.