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But Germany and the EU know deep inside that this isn’t about ideology and conquest Looks like an attempt to project your own views onto people you don't know.

But Germany and the EU know deep inside that this isn’t about ideology and conquest Looks like an attempt to project your own views onto people you don't know. Meanwhile, to the extent that we do have a recent, official statement from the European hive mind -- it points in the exact opposite direction of the sentiment you are attempting to assign to it, saying that "Russia is systematically attacking European security architecture". And in terms of ideology, it specifically cites the Russian regime's "reckless revisionism". See: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42182897 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42182897

blub 2y ago
We’re just in the middle of the propaganda maelstrom. If you pay attention to what the odd article from the big newspapers is saying and what politicians (or especially ex-politicians) are saying you’ll get a more accurate picture. Merkel had a BBC interview recently where she quite frankly said that France and Germany blocked Ukraine from joining NATO to avoid precisely such a war and that the gas deals were done for the benefit of the German economy and to get closer to Russia, a major power: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3e8y1qly52o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3e8y1qly52o Basic Realpolitik which has become unfashionable in the age of constant moral outrage about race, gender, immigration and pretty much everything. That being said, Russia is dangerous and preparing is wise, especially now that we in the EU massively pissed them off.