In the first case, it’s easy to see with hindsight that Hitler should not have appeared nor trusted . But context is important: Europe had lost 20 million people in WW1. It is entirely understandable that they should pursue peace and not war.

In the second, there are two sides to an agreement, and Ukraine did not honour its undertakings to Russia.

Switzerland obviously has no treaties of mutual defence, they are not in nato, nor in the EU, so run a much larger army that countries that have them.

And with the benefit of historical evidence , how’s that worked out ?

Are you serious?

It implies militarisation guarantees peace.

Yes I’ve heard it and like a lot of old sayings, it’s fairly ignorant.

And I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we already have armies, navies, airforce, and cyber forces on hand.

Action Network is an open platform that empowers individuals and groups to organize for progressive causes.

Not much progressive about calling for Europe to be put on war footing.

It’s so misguided it’s hard to know where to begin.

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The war, the geopolitical uncertainty and the new arms race started by Putin have left Europe with no choice. Europe must be ready for this race, and Russia will lose it like the Soviet Union 40 years ago. From today, Europe will arm itself more wisely and faster than Russia.

American have been interfering in Ukrainian election to get their man installed for 20 years and more .

They put poroshenko in place in the first place

Edit : downvoted. Great job Lemmy. Another for the block list

i disagree somewhat.

it’s certainly a jarring change in narrative, but i think trump will be brought into line by the ‘deep state’, the donors, the intelligence services, etc… US foreign policy is a 50 odd year plan. it would monumental task to disentangle US from EU and I can’t imagine a world in which the US allows the EU to do what ever what it wants.

Not great . My wife is a habitual liar and we spent the week arguing over who spent what on the credit card. Not that it is in any way arguable, but she knows fighting about it will distract from the truth of the matter .

Careful who you marry folks. It’s a long ride.

No one wants to write, everyone wants to be read.

Trump is still doing what America has always done: undermine and over throw democracy, commandeer natural resources. Threaten those who don’t comply.

Ask anyone in South America .

Mercy Me !

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We were promised all of these things we just build amorphous blobs

Of course because they don’t like being held to estimates and deadlines.

…and when you agree to run it Agile, which calls for closer and continual communications with the users, the first thing they want is a rep to do it for them .

So my thing is, the “deep state” for want of a better word, ultimately won’t let Trump and his backers wreck 70 years of American hegemony since WWII.

Iraq, the Cold War, the coups, assassinations a d sanctions throughout South America, all the bases in the Philippines and around the South China…. It all took a a lot of work.

I’d be surprised if America lets that go.

If you look at what going on in terms of countries moving away from US - nothing has really happened yet. Countries that don’t buy arms and oil from the US, or don’t give the US preferential access to their resources, have historically been awarded a regime change, or worse .

If we look beyond the hoohar, they actually trying to get Zelensky out now, in favour of someone more obedient. That will just sign away resources for a cease fire .

The French would already have shutdown the airports, blockaded highways and lit a fire under Paris.

Yep. I basically wear rags around the house for this reason.

I am baffled as to why you should join the argument at this point, and talk about who Miller is, or is not.

If he was carrying a placard saying “burn the Jews” he is being antisemitic and should be arrested .

If he’s only been to funeral, he’s done nothing wrong. .

While you and others here are so obviously comfortable with your enemies being persecuted, I am not, because there’s a word for that ideology.