We’re in the same boat here. Go after the trolls individually, please. Don’t just drop to that level yourself.

After that, although I can agree that our european politicians ought to stop dropping their pants at command from overseas, I must point out that the US government usually gives them the choice of putting out voluntarily or getting bent over with force.

Let’s face it, standing on the line as a protester, let alone as a rioter in a US city these days is a VERY risky business. We’re talking mace and tasers only as the very first resort here.

The various batches of leaked diplomatic mail courtesy of wikileaks more or less showed what the US modus operandi is – demanding of a state that they should implement some form of legislation or other and then threaten with something which WILL cost the state in question far too much for the various politicians in office to survive with an intact career.

Although I agree with much of your reasoning I must humbly suggest that when the big 200-lb bully with the black belt is going after 100-lb pencilnecks on the schoolyard, you start blaming the pencilnecks for bending over just a bit too easily. Although I do think our politicians need more spine I’m not going to suggest to any man that he stops sucking cock in order to get himself crucified instead.

You want to fix the US, your problem starts right there. At home. With your own politicians who have the run of the henhouse because they face no opposition from the only ones they have reason to fear. You.

For us europeans we have a similar problem. Both over here and in the US where you live the same solution applies. Ride these bums out of office on a rail. After that I don’t really care whether your ex-body politic still has it’s dick stuck in the wet slobbery mouth of my ex-body politic as long as they carry on their business where it impacts no one else, least of all you or me.