• Kühlschrank@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Russia has been at war with the west for at least 10 years now if not longer, we all need to wake up to this fact

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      2 months ago

      The Cold War never ended, it just changed venues.

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    2 months ago

    I’m at the point I’m thinking screw their nukes let’s just decimate them and put Putin on a rope.

    Yeah it’s stupid but to hell with it, it’s the only thing that can stop him.

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        A huge war with a real possibility of nukes being used but what’s the alternative wait until a few more Countries fall then have to fight them as well.

        Ideally Putin just needs removed or a reality check but that seems unlikely.

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      2 months ago

      I have nothing against the Russian populace. We should do just the same and arm them against the regime.

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      France makes up 10% of the export market for military hardware. And its European / African neighbors are the biggest buyers. Can’t say I’m shocked to hear “Don’t buy American” and “Buy more guns” from the non-American bulk producer of guns.

      At the same time, Russia’s been fighting Finland for territory in the Baltic for centuries. And countries like Latvia, Estonia, and Poland definitely have reasons to feel nervous, given the decades of hostility building up since the collapse of the USSR. Crazy to think a country that has taken chunks out of neighbors on three separate occasions since 2008 won’t try again.

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        2 months ago

        Its not about supporting Frances weapons industry, its about NOT supporting the Nazis across the pond.

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            2 months ago

            And so long as we allow billionaires to affect our elections, they are gonna keep rising… It’s fucking frustrating.

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              I mean, if I had a billion dollars, it would be crazy for me not to want to engage with the political system that elevated me to this status.

              I can’t imagine a future in which someone 1000x richer than an already very wealthy individual wouldn’t have an impact on organizing, candidate promotion, GOTV, or subsequent policy making. So long as billionaires continue to exist, they’re going to have electoral consequences.

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      2 months ago

      As opposed to the one where Putin is a smart guy and a great friend to anyone who isn’t just a freeloading meanie?