Quote (Neptunus @ Mar 31 2023 07:25am)
Poor Russia, their state wages war despite having the shittiest health statistics for males in Europe and now its somehow the West's fault that its probably gonna goto the worse amd resort to China (another success story in human rights, yeah?). You're completely overlooking the fact Russia's not a free, democratic country but a state ruled by a despotic oligarchy with basically no freedom of speech. Dealing with them requires negotiations, yes, but not at their terms. Use military force, get military force in response (aka fuck around and find out).
Russia had all the opportunities to jointhe Western camp in the 90s. Turned out it never was Russia but the USSR machinery is still there under the hood, they just did the Chinese trick of freeing the market.
Tunisian migrants are a minor issue when we discuss nuclear state geopolitics. And if youre that old, then you if anyone here should realise what it means when a state returns to actively utilizing nuclear threat rhetoric while ravaging its neighbour. It caused a geopolitical crisis on its own. And no, im not a purple haired progressive, and wont ever be one, no matter how hard you get over imagining me as one.
There is no ought from is, one would think you would already know that if you lived in the USSR era. Why do you even try to defend Russia's actions is beyond me. Youre rejected by your own mainstream Western circles so you have a deep irrational sense of betrayal by the Western hegemony or what is it that bothers you?
Russia's priorities are funny. They invade Ukraine which was still miles from becoming a NATO member but can't do shit about Finland and Sweden. Not even after the decades of Finlandization. Makes you wonder if NATO expansion was ever the real reason :rolleyes:
I'm NOT defending Russia, I'm pointing out that
any adversary would see ongoing and persistent NATO expansion as a threat.Everyone would be better off when West - Russia relations would be normal and there could be trade as it used to be, no energy crisis, and so on.
This is a factNATO shit policies have made the situation worse for the entire planet and I don't give a damn that Russia is your neighbor, learn to keep up good relations with them just like Ukraine should've done instead of falling for that sweet EU / NATO bait.
Countries like Russia and China are nuclear powers and they're here to stay and they definitely don't care that you don't like that, just deal with it.