• Tiresia@slrpnk.net
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    16 hours ago

    Right on two counts, actually.

    First: short of nuclear weapons, Russia kind of too insignificant to be a threat to NATO. NATO’s military budget is scheduled to be several times more than Russia’s entire purchasing power adjusted GDP. Putin is correct that it’s a pretext.

    Second, the US is definitely slipping towards fascism, with the UK not far behind and many other European countries at risk.

    NATO’s military buildup isn’t for Russia. The significance of a mass rollout of autonomous and semi-autonomous weaponry in the hands of the Trump administration should be obvious.

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      12 hours ago

      The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shown Europe that it needs more of everything. The idea that we can win a small highly equipped highly trained force has gone out the window. And that costs money.

      And yes, we’ve also seen the US shift from steadfast ally to unreliable to outright geopolitical opponent.

      But don’t assume that just because Russia couldn’t occupy Warsaw that they can’t, for example, kill several hundred thousand Estonians. Russia is immediately turning genocidal in its occupied territories, and while they’re not a risk to Europe as a whole, they are absolutely dangerous.

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    16 hours ago

    He’s no Stalin, and NATO leaders aren’t Hitler of course. But some of them have made a point of honouring the memory of Nazi collaborators recently (Canada and France, maybe others).

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      10 hours ago

      Idk if you saw the recent European parliament meeting where many chanted “send them back” and decided on building concentration camps but some European leaders genuinely are getting very close to being Hitler. Putin is no Stalin, which is why the current state of EU political leaders is so concerning to me. Last time we had someone with the will to stop fascism, I don’t think we do anymore.

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        5 hours ago

        @ComradeSharkfucker

        the recent European parliament meeting where many chanted “send them back”

        Those chanting were the far-right, backed by exactly Russia and China to sow division, spread disinformation, and incited hatred, just FYI.