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> We are standing by as a bully dominates another country, its culture and people. What signal do all these wars send, i wonder. Why dont we see a hysteria in
by another_why 5y ago
> We are standing by as a bully dominates another country, its culture and people.
What signal do all these wars send, i wonder. Why dont we see a hysteria in the news about them? Questions, questions..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflict...
- lhnz 5y agoThey are generally further away and less western. Also, the countries involved are less powerful -- I suspect that if China were to attack another country, there would be similar hysteria because people apppreciate that they could be dangerous to us, too.
- another_why 5y agoWar in Ukraine is ongoing from 2014 and Russia was there all the time, it's not a secret. I dont see any changes besides stocks falling down since November and promises to stop QE.
- lhnz 5y agoYou don't see anything different between the extent of Russia's military action between now and in 2014?
- another_why 5y agoIn world size? No, another military clash. The difference is in hysteria around it and gas/oil jumping to 2x, that's for sure.