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By making the russian economy heavily dependent on europe, europe gets geopolitical influence on russia. The US is the worlds Hard SuperPower, europe is the wo

by j-pb 6y ago

By making the russian economy heavily dependent on europe, europe gets geopolitical influence on russia. The US is the worlds Hard SuperPower, europe is the worlds Soft SuperPower. You'd pre pretty resentfull too btw, if your continent had been carved up by a foreign power with complete disregard for your cultural borders, extracted your resources and the discarded you in a state of chaos. The african people can't be that hatefull if they try to escape their impoverished conditions by seeking an education and better life in europe. The european people have a historical responsibility to right the wrongs their ancestors did to the ancestors of the people of africa. A inter-continental power grid and energy collaboration is a win win for everybody.

LunaSea 6y ago
> By making the russian economy heavily dependent on europe, europe gets geopolitical influence on russia. That's not how this worked out in the last 20 years of negotiations; > You'd pre pretty resentfull too btw, if your continent had been carved up by a foreign power with complete disregard for your cultural borders, extracted your resources and the discarded you in a state of chaos. Agreed, but that just validates the fact that it wouldn't be a good idea to put critical infrastructure in a country that resents you. > The african people can't be that hatefull if they try to escape their impoverished conditions by seeking an education and better life in europe. Right, because they individually gain something out of it. > The european people have a historical responsibility to right the wrongs their ancestors did to the ancestors of the people of africa. Do African people have a historical responsibility for the wrongs done by Algerian piracy or for destroying each other's empires? > A inter-continental power grid and energy collaboration is a win win for everybody. It's really not when the most basic things already don't work in said countries. You can see the European CoVid-19 help to Tanzania for a little sneak preview.

by j-pb 6y ago

LunaSea 6y ago

> By making the russian economy heavily dependent on europe, europe gets geopolitical influence on russia. That's not how this worked out in the last 20 years of negotiations; > You'd pre pretty resentfull too btw, if your continent had been carved up by a foreign power with complete disregard for your cultural borders, extracted your resources and the discarded you in a state of chaos. Agreed, but that just validates the fact that it wouldn't be a good idea to put critical infrastructure in a country that resents you. > The african people can't be that hatefull if they try to escape their impoverished conditions by seeking an education and better life in europe. Right, because they individually gain something out of it. > The european people have a historical responsibility to right the wrongs their ancestors did to the ancestors of the people of africa. Do African people have a historical responsibility for the wrongs done by Algerian piracy or for destroying each other's empires? > A inter-continental power grid and energy collaboration is a win win for everybody. It's really not when the most basic things already don't work in said countries. You can see the European CoVid-19 help to Tanzania for a little sneak preview.