A former US ambassador asked why JD Vance hates Europe so much – 13 totally on-point and especially entertaining answers
7.
Because Europeans are not Hillbillies. They are cultured, educated and critical thinkers. Across the spectrum. The exact opposite to those that got Vance to where he is.
— Gr1mRea9er⚔Berserker (@gr1mrea9er) March 30, 2025
8.
Vance’s antagonism toward Europe is not rooted in cultural disdain, but in a deep-seated ideological aversion to the political architecture Europe embodies—such as the European Union, the European Court of Human Rights, and transnational regulatory frameworks and the broader…
— Brian (@Brian1247356379) March 30, 2025
9.
Simple: People like Vance can’t stand being told they can’t do what they want.
Europe, particularly the EU, is the only block or country that says “no” to Vance, to Trump, to big US tech companies. We have laws protecting workers, consumers, the environment and animals. @McFaul https://t.co/F7G9EmtKVV
— Sabertooth (@seybertooth) March 31, 2025
10.
Because to Vance, “Europe” represents everything his movement now exists to reject: multilateralism, climate cooperation, secular governance, human rights frameworks, and a political culture that still treats liberal democracy as something worth preserving.
He doesn’t loathe…
— Brian (@Brian1247356379) March 30, 2025
11.
For one reason. Because Trump does. His Cabinet isn’t allowed to have their own independent thoughts. And, psychologically speaking, that’s due to DJT’s deep seated insecurity he covers up with either bullying or bravado.
— BKAY1224 (@BKAY1224) March 30, 2025
12.
Because, deep inside, he knows we’re better https://t.co/yboSWsgSEy
— Joel Taylor (@JoelTaylorhack) March 30, 2025
13.
Some people just hate what they can’t be.
— Kemelكامل (@mkd1985) March 30, 2025
Just in the interests of balance and all that.
Vance does not loath Europeans; he loathed European leaders who are turning totalitarian. Being a professor you must understand the difference; meaning you are deliberately gaslighting your readers
— JustVisiting (@JvSince62) March 30, 2025
Nah.
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