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Point still stands. Better yet, imagine Texas leaves the union and joins military alliance with Russia. That would be more similar than the scenario with Canada

by quotz 2y ago

Point still stands. Better yet, imagine Texas leaves the union and joins military alliance with Russia. That would be more similar than the scenario with Canada.

mopsi 2y ago
No, it does not stand, because they are not comparable examples at all. Since the end of the Cold War, European militaries have seen a reduction of up to 10 times in everything from personnel to equipment. Germany went from 3800 tanks in 1980s to 200 in 2015. Since Putin's rise to power in early 2000s, Russia has been continuously creeping forwards. They started massive army modernization program, and have placed nuclear weapons in Kaliningrad, an enclave in the middle of Europe[1][2], and in Belarus, an unstable dictatorship right on the EU border.[3] They have launched the largest war in Europe since Hitler invaded Poland, and are currently forming two new armies larger than the ground forces of major European countries COMBINED.[4] Instead of a strong reaction to this creep like during the Cuban Missile Crisis, we have seen nothing of this sort. It has tipped the balance of military power in Europe deeply in favor of Russia and emboldened them to launch land grabs against Ukraine. In 2024, we are living the scenario where Russia placed missiles in Cuba, saw no reaction, and then invaded Florida "to protect Cuban minorities". [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37597075 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37597075 [2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2016/11/russianmissiles-1122-4.jpg http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2016/11... [3] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65932700 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65932700 [4] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/new-russian-military-expansion-plan-to-establish-two-armies-by-2024/ar-BB1khqqa https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/new-russian-military-ex...
082349872349872 2y ago
> imagine Texas leaves the union and joins military alliance with Russia That'd be awesome. They're nothing but trouble anyway: fought wars to keep slavery twice* in a row, yet still somehow keep installing US presidents with deep security apparatus ties — they're worse than Georgians with moustaches. Как тебе такое, Илон Маск? I'd miss Austin, but am now imagining all the great mashups to be sung on one of {1 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 May}: The Yellow Rose of Texas Sobiraet Vinograd All my Katyas live in Texas Ne Valay Duraka, Oklahoma Oy, To Ne Betcha On the Road is Long Again Seven Spanish Tankista Lagniappe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwFpV80ASjw&t=30s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwFpV80ASjw&t=30s * three times, if you count the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican–American_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican–American_War ? Anyway, I'd reckon they'd love them the Novorossiya flag.

by quotz 2y ago

Point still stands. Better yet, imagine Texas leaves the union and joins military alliance with Russia. That would be more similar than the scenario with Canada.

mopsi 2y ago

No, it does not stand, because they are not comparable examples at all. Since the end of the Cold War, European militaries have seen a reduction of up to 10 times in everything from personnel to equipment. Germany went from 3800 tanks in 1980s to 200 in 2015. Since Putin's rise to power in early 2000s, Russia has been continuously creeping forwards. They started massive army modernization program, and have placed nuclear weapons in Kaliningrad, an enclave in the middle of Europe[1][2], and in Belarus, an unstable dictatorship right on the EU border.[3] They have launched the largest war in Europe since Hitler invaded Poland, and are currently forming two new armies larger than the ground forces of major European countries COMBINED.[4] Instead of a strong reaction to this creep like during the Cuban Missile Crisis, we have seen nothing of this sort. It has tipped the balance of military power in Europe deeply in favor of Russia and emboldened them to launch land grabs against Ukraine. In 2024, we are living the scenario where Russia placed missiles in Cuba, saw no reaction, and then invaded Florida "to protect Cuban minorities". [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37597075 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37597075 [2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2016/11/russianmissiles-1122-4.jpg http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2016/11... [3] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65932700 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65932700 [4] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/new-russian-military-expansion-plan-to-establish-two-armies-by-2024/ar-BB1khqqa https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/new-russian-military-ex...

082349872349872 2y ago

> imagine Texas leaves the union and joins military alliance with Russia That'd be awesome. They're nothing but trouble anyway: fought wars to keep slavery twice* in a row, yet still somehow keep installing US presidents with deep security apparatus ties — they're worse than Georgians with moustaches. Как тебе такое, Илон Маск? I'd miss Austin, but am now imagining all the great mashups to be sung on one of {1 Feb, 2 Mar, 9 May}: The Yellow Rose of Texas Sobiraet Vinograd All my Katyas live in Texas Ne Valay Duraka, Oklahoma Oy, To Ne Betcha On the Road is Long Again Seven Spanish Tankista Lagniappe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwFpV80ASjw&t=30s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwFpV80ASjw&t=30s * three times, if you count the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican–American_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican–American_War ? Anyway, I'd reckon they'd love them the Novorossiya flag.