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Russia is similarly worried about the expansive flatland past the Dnipro river. Except it's not - its current regime just pretends to be, for internal and exte
by aguaviva 2y ago
Russia is similarly worried about the expansive flatland past the Dnipro river.
Except it's not - its current regime just pretends to be, for internal and external propaganda purposes. Ditto for NATO encroachment. It's just a bogeyman, nothing more.
The sibling comment encapsulates the regime's true motives quite succinctly:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42037594 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42037594
- HDThoreaun 2y agoI think outright rejecting the reasoning is wrong. Of course you are right though that other reasons are far more important for putin. China has very legitimate reasons to go to war over the US's island chain policy as they are reliant on imported oil and the US has already shown a willingness to engage in cold war.
- aguaviva 2y agoIt isn't so much about outright rejecting the regime's stated rationale -- but simply not outright accepting its statements at face value, as many people seem overly ready and willing to do. As if they're forgotten that, in addition to being mean, dictators tend to lie a lot. (This in reference to Ukraine; I don't really think too much about Taiwan).
- aguaviva 2y agoChina has very legitimate reasons to go to war over the US's island chain policy as they are reliant on imported oil Though now that I do parse the second half of what you're saying - this is completely nuts of course, and just so happens to be nearly identical to Japan's rationale for attacking the US in WW2.
- HDThoreaun 2y agoGeopolitics often is quite nuts. China isnt going to sit around and wait while theres an existential threat over their head
- aguaviva 2y agoGeopolitics often is quite nuts. But if you choose to applaud or legitimize this insanity -- that's on you.