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No, not worried, but probably because as an older people we've been through this before. As kids we lived through the Cold War and had nuclear missile drills in
by RocketOne 5y ago
No, not worried, but probably because as an older people we've been through this before. As kids we lived through the Cold War and had nuclear missile drills in school. I did a school project on how to build and stock an underground bomb shelter. Nuclear annihilation seemed imminent and the threat seemed very real.
Here we are 50 years later and the threat seems LESS real because there are so many ways to send a message to Russia without using weaponry. A lot of this war will be 'fought' on social media as well as legacy media. So much easier to rally and organize people and set up citizen constructed defences. There are sanctions, banking seizures, asset freezing, refusal of services, air space restrictions, punting ambassadors, sending citizens back to Russia... its not like Putin hasnt already gotten the message that this war is a bad idea.
- mongol 5y agoIn the old days. the Soviet Union was a authoritarian state ruled by the leader of the Communist party. But he was, after Stalin at least, not a despot who controlled everyone around him. There were some checks and balances I believe. With Putin I don't think there are any. That is what scares me.