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European countries would be vazal states like Belarus in that situation
by throwaway93 3y ago
European countries would be vazal states like Belarus in that situation
- ClumsyPilot 3y agoThis is outright silly - russia is structurally incapable of sustaining many sectors of economy. Russian businessmen are routinely forced to flee the country or tortured in prison. The first thing anyone in Russia does, if they’ve made money, is they buy real estate in Europe. The vassal-ish relationship would not be functional, it would not work for Russians themselves. Nor is there are reason to believe Russia would dominate that relationship.
- boffinAudio 3y agoThere are literally no responses to this idea that aren't kneejerk reactionary agitprop. Clearly, nobody has really thought about this concept sufficiently well enough to understand its extensive merits...
- gfedtbyby 3y agoSo please name some of these extensive merits.. > reactionary agitprop. Right...
- boffinAudio 3y agoA lack of any justification for America to spend a trillion dollars a year and a pittance on healthcare and education for its citizens, for one ..
- gfedtbyby 3y agoI'm sorry did you reply to the wrong comment? How does this answer my question in any way? > a pittance Did you bother actually looking up these numbers? Public spending on healthcare in the US is comparable to most Western European countries.