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And economically strangle the EU, which is now additionally danger of being crushed between whatever is bargained between Trump and Putin. At this stage it is

And economically strangle the EU, which is now additionally danger of being crushed between whatever is bargained between Trump and Putin. At this stage it is impossible to say whether Syria and possibly Greenland are part of a bargain to end the Ukraine war (You get the four provinces, we get Syria and take Greenland from the EU, probably by political influence via NGOs and a sort of color revolution that leads to the "independence" of Greenland).

throwaway48476 2y ago
Color revolutions only exist in the paranoid mind of dictators.
- dictionary_guy 2y ago
  Interestingly, Wikipedia is run by dictators: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_revolution But thanks for updating us on the latest forbidden term. I wonder how many words we will have left next year.
  - throwaway48476 2y ago
    As a dictator it's much easier to believe the CIA is trying to overthrow you instead of acknowledging that your economic mismanagement has made you unpopular. Surrounding yourself with yes men keeps you out of touch with popular sentiment.
  - rat87 2y ago
    > The colour revolutions (sometimes coloured revolutions)[1] were a series of often non-violent protests and accompanying (attempted or successful) changes of government and society that took place in post-Soviet states (particularly Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan) and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the early 21st century.[2] The aim of the colour revolutions was to establish Western-style liberal democracies. They were primarily triggered by election results widely viewed as falsified. The colour revolutions were marked by the use of the internet as a method of communication,[3] as well as a strong role of non-governmental organizations in the protests. In the paranoid claims and propaganda of dictators they claim they were something else If you want to indulge in pointless conspiracies (some of which are heavily pushed by foreign dictators) go ahead

throwaway48476 2y ago

Color revolutions only exist in the paranoid mind of dictators.

dictionary_guy 2y ago
Interestingly, Wikipedia is run by dictators: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour_revolution But thanks for updating us on the latest forbidden term. I wonder how many words we will have left next year.
- throwaway48476 2y ago
  As a dictator it's much easier to believe the CIA is trying to overthrow you instead of acknowledging that your economic mismanagement has made you unpopular. Surrounding yourself with yes men keeps you out of touch with popular sentiment.
- rat87 2y ago
  > The colour revolutions (sometimes coloured revolutions)[1] were a series of often non-violent protests and accompanying (attempted or successful) changes of government and society that took place in post-Soviet states (particularly Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan) and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the early 21st century.[2] The aim of the colour revolutions was to establish Western-style liberal democracies. They were primarily triggered by election results widely viewed as falsified. The colour revolutions were marked by the use of the internet as a method of communication,[3] as well as a strong role of non-governmental organizations in the protests. In the paranoid claims and propaganda of dictators they claim they were something else If you want to indulge in pointless conspiracies (some of which are heavily pushed by foreign dictators) go ahead