Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoIf Europe and the rest of the worlds response is to make weapons of war someone will eventually ensure they are used.message-squaremessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down157
arrow-up1-42arrow-down1message-squareIf Europe and the rest of the worlds response is to make weapons of war someone will eventually ensure they are used.Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square36linkfedilink
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up34·edit-211 months agoIf Europeans don’t make weapons of war, someone will eventually conquer them. And y’know, we have yet to see open, full-scale war between atomic powers. Nuclear deterrence seems to work (for now).
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down19·1 year agoI’m not opposed to Europe responding but America proves if there is stock on the shelf it will find a home. War, it’s a nasty business.
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up22·1 year ago USA isn’t Europe. Being conquered is nasty business, too. Ask the inhabitants of Bucha if you find any.
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down9·1 year agoAgain, not trying to discourage Europeans but instead just make the general population aware of what the future entails.
minus-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThe future entails being invaded by Russia if we don’t arm ourselves.
minus-squaregadfly1999@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoAmerica’s weapons would probably have expired on the shelf if they weren’t used in Ukraine.
minus-squarelucullus@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoSurely, this is a this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things situation. Fuck Putin
If Europeans don’t make weapons of war, someone will eventually conquer them.
And y’know, we have yet to see open, full-scale war between atomic powers. Nuclear deterrence seems to work (for now).
I’m not opposed to Europe responding but America proves if there is stock on the shelf it will find a home.
War, it’s a nasty business.
USA isn’t Europe.
Being conquered is nasty business, too. Ask the inhabitants of Bucha if you find any.
Again, not trying to discourage Europeans but instead just make the general population aware of what the future entails.
The future entails being invaded by Russia if we don’t arm ourselves.
America’s weapons would probably have expired on the shelf if they weren’t used in Ukraine.
Surely, this is a this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things situation. Fuck Putin