• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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    22 hours ago

    The risk of nuclear war should never be dismissed. All it takes is one mistake or a single miscommunication and all bets are off. We are already in the most dangerous possible situation with Russia and the US having very little military dialogue, and the last non proliferation treaty expiring. The issue has of course always been the US hegemony, and the war in Ukraine is a proxy war that the west is fighting against Russia because it won’t bend the knee.

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      9 hours ago

      The immediate issue is Russian Imperialism. US hegemony is only at play here in so far as it prevents Russian hegemony. That 2 Empires are having a pissing match should surprise no one.

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        9 hours ago

        Except that there is no immediate issue of Russian imperialism. The immediate issue is Russia responding to NATO encroaching on its borders. However, if you are afraid of being dominated by Russia, then you should know that Europeans are like the protagonist in a classic Greek tragedy enacting a self fulfilling prophecy. There is no realistic scenario where Russia can occupy Europe by military force. However, the destruction of European economy that’s resulting from this war will absolutely ensure that Russia will be able to dominate Europe both politically and economically going forward. The Americans aren’t there to protect you from Russian hegemony, they are actively cannibalizing Europe to prop up their own economy. The hollowed out husk will be discarded soon enough to fend for itself. Meanwhile, nationalist parties that have little qualms of patching relations up with Russia are already becoming the dominant political force in all major European countries. RN is the most popular party in France, AfD in Germany, and Reform in the UK. Europe is a geopolitical equivalent of captain Ahab.

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          9 hours ago

          NATO encroaching

          *Free Nations previously invaded and/or dominated by Russia desperate to join the Don’t be Invaded by Russia Alliance

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            8 hours ago

            Honestly, nations desperate to join an aggressive alliance that’s responsible for death and destruction across the globe can get fucked. And they deserve everything that’s coming to them.

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              8 hours ago

              An Alliance so aggressive that decades of peace lulled it into such deep complacency that they let their military capabilities atrophy? You’re being a try-hard

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                    You asserted “decades of peace” when Libya was fucking bombed. Libya presented zero threat to Europe or Europeans.

                    That’s not peace.

                    Also, is Libya better off today than it was under Qaddafi?

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                8 hours ago

                An alliance that invaded Yugoslavia, and whose main sponsor has invaded Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan, just to name a few victims. The fact that NATO was free to roam and pillage the world while ignoring Russia underlines the fact that Russia was not an actual threat. If it was, then NATO chuds would’ve been focusing on it rather than maundering around the globe.