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Which again is a quote from 50 years ago and about Vietnam. And Vietnam clearly no longer feels like it's going to be nuked at any second. Instead it is increas
by TomMckenny 9y ago
Which again is a quote from 50 years ago and about Vietnam. And Vietnam clearly no longer feels like it's going to be nuked at any second. Instead it is increasingly friendly to other nations. As was Russia until Putin took over making his country slowly but steady more and more like North Korea every day.
If the Russians wish to ruin their lives by having an economy destroying and soul crushing dictator, that is their business. But Putin's internet puppets are not going to make the outside world comfortable with having military grade poisons released in their country or arms sent to the Taliban or extremest candidates clandestinely supported just by endless repeating "Look what Nixon did"
- eesmith 9y agoDespite your implications, I am not an apologist for Russian state behavior, and I don't see why you seem to bring it up. What, of what I wrote, has implied otherwise? I am calling out American hypocrisy. Is it possible to do that without being called an internet puppet? We look at history to see what the US does and how presidents think does because newer records are still secret, and increasingly so. Why are we spending billions on nuclear weapons we'll never need? How much do we spend on making plans to take out the undersea cables of other countries? Does that spending improve our economy?
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- TomMckenny 9y agoWhen a criticism of the US (or any free country) is raised, the discussion is multifaceted. The conversation is never overwhelmed with by "calling out Russian hypocrisy" implying both that the post is from them and no one anywhere should object. To your other point, I agree money should not be wasted on unnecessary military spending nor should any nation cut or spy on under sea cables.