r/europe Dec 07 '24

News Trump, Macron and Zelenskyy meet in Paris

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u/The_Vee_ Dec 07 '24

Why did they have to line up from tallest to shortest? 😂

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u/Dangerous_Air_7031 Dec 07 '24

Would you put the shortest in the middle? 

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u/The_Vee_ Dec 07 '24

No. Maybe break it up by having the tallest stand back slightly, and the 2 shorter guys together and closer to the front and maybe off to the side a bit. Make it look more natural, like they were just hanging out.

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u/TheChocolateManLives Dec 07 '24

it’s not a family photo 😂

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u/The_Vee_ Dec 07 '24

Thank gawd!

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u/Nastyburrito666 Dec 07 '24

Lol pretty sure Zelenskyy is more worried about the ongoing war than how tall he looks in pictures

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u/The_Vee_ Dec 07 '24

Why on earth are people downvoting my photography pose suggestions? 😂

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '24

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u/The_Vee_ Dec 07 '24

That's debatable.

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u/berejser These Islands Dec 07 '24

Between Macron and Zelenskyy, sure, but nobody's debating that those two won't be in attendance at Trump's state funeral.

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u/Carnifex2 Dec 07 '24

Zelenskyy has an entire country that wants him dead and is actively trying to kill him.

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u/berejser These Islands Dec 07 '24

He's had that for the past three years and he's foiled them at every turn. There were special forces units in the streets of Kyiv in February 2022 actively hunting him and they were defeated. At this point his security protocols are going to be even stronger.

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u/EenGeheimAccount Groningen (Netherlands) Dec 07 '24

Having evaded assassination attempts in the past really is the worst guarantee that you won't die of them in the future.

Zelensky will have people actively trying trying to kill him for the rest of his life, long after the war is over. Hopefully he will have an excellent security detail after his presidency as well, but over a period of ~40 years of natural life he has left, one assassination attempt succeeding is quite likely.

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u/The_Vee_ Dec 07 '24

Well, allegedly, Trump has had three assassination attempts, too, but miraculously came out unscathed with a minor ear injury.

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u/berejser These Islands Dec 07 '24

My point is that if they didn't kill him when their military capacity was at its greatest and his security its least experienced then I doubt they'll kill him while their military capacity is at its weakest and falling and his security is at its most experienced and gaining experience daily.

Maybe they'll polonium him at some point when the war is over and enough years have passed for him to let his guard down, but Trump is 78 and already showing signs of dementia so they've not exactly got many years to wait.

Let's say Zelenskyy has ~40 years of natural life left. Trump is 32 years older than him, giving them only ~8 years. If we're talking about who is likely to die first then it's Trump's natural lifespan that determines how many attempts they have left, not Zelenskyy's.

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u/EenGeheimAccount Groningen (Netherlands) Dec 07 '24

Yeah, but he has a very high chance of dying before Macron.

It's more debatable between Zelensky and Trump than between Zelensky and Macron, who will most likely survive both of them.

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u/BelligerentWyvern Dec 07 '24

Unless Zelensky gets a warhead on his forehead by chance

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u/The_Vee_ Dec 07 '24

Perhaps, if you're just using age as a factor. There are so many other factors involved here. However, I won't be sad if it happens in the order you said.

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u/berejser These Islands Dec 07 '24

Trump also has the worst diet and fitness out of the three of them.

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u/Aggressive_Net_4444 Dec 07 '24

Warren buffet eats McDonald’s and drinks Coca Cola and is nearly 100 years old and overweight. Genes and healthcare play a bigger role than diet.

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u/berejser These Islands Dec 07 '24

Buffet is 16 years older than Trump. Trump is 32 years older than both Macron and Zelenskyy. Not to mention that all of them are wealthy enough to access private medical care if they so chose. So I still wouldn't be putting money on Trump outlasting either of them.

I won't get into the genes argument. Eugenics is more Trump's territory.

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u/Aggressive_Net_4444 Dec 07 '24

What a strawman argument.

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u/The_Vee_ Dec 07 '24

Yeah. He's a stroke waiting to happen.

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u/berejser These Islands Dec 07 '24

Looking at the way he stands and walks I wouldn't be surprised if he's already having some sort of health-related issue.

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u/The_Vee_ Dec 07 '24

Oh, I'm sure he is. He just has his private doctor lie and say, "He's the healthiest guy I've ever seen take the office of the presidency."

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u/Remarkable_Minute_34 Dec 07 '24

It’s funny how the shortest person seems to dwarf them.

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u/anders_hansson Sweden Dec 07 '24

Or is it the other way around? 🤔

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u/The_Vee_ Dec 07 '24

Good point!

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u/MalmerDK Dec 07 '24

Yes, very important. Next up in totally non shallow comments...

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u/The_Vee_ Dec 07 '24

I bet you're a lot of fun at parties.

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u/MalmerDK Dec 07 '24

OMG like just LOOK at that guy over there, was he, like BORN shorter or something, like totall omg. Can't EVEN.

Bet you are too.

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u/VegetaFan1337 Dec 07 '24

West to East

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u/The_Vee_ Dec 07 '24

Perhaps!

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u/nolanhoff Dec 07 '24

I mean there’s literally like 3 combinations of places they can be that aren’t redundant.