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Yes, I'm sure all the countries around China are really excited and looking forward to this. Oh, wait ... It's the same shit with the Baltic states and other f

by Yokolos 11mo ago

Yes, I'm sure all the countries around China are really excited and looking forward to this. Oh, wait ... It's the same shit with the Baltic states and other former Soviet satellite states. They're terrified of Russia, but people in Germany or further West think it's all overblown propaganda and there's nothing to fear from Russia. You being ignorant doesn't mean there aren't real issues and real, justified fears.

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barbazoo 11mo ago
We’ll see if it actually gets much better the a what we have now with the US “in charge”. Overall it might turn out better.
- jijijijij 11mo ago
  Yeah, for example we only get good cheap jeans, because of high quality cotton from Xinjiang! So, it really may turn out better for everyone*.
saubeidl 11mo ago
The thing is - the Baltic states are in our sphere of influence, so Russia messing with them is a problem for us. Tell me why we should care about some island on the other end of the world. It would make sense to begrudgingly accept it, just like we did US military adventures in South America.
- jmye 11mo ago
  > Tell me why we should care about some island on the other end of the world. I mean, if we're talking about Taiwan, it has strategic and commercial importance above and beyond being "some island". Certainly more than Central America ever did when the rest of the world was ignoring the US's idiotic anti-Communist adventures. Pretending that it's irrelevant because it's far away seems like a pretty big economic misunderstanding, at the least.
  - saubeidl 11mo ago
    It's got importance for the Pacific trade to the US, not the land route to Europe. It is your problem and you're not exactly being great allies to us in ours.
    - jmye 11mo ago
      What? They make the computer chips you use. That is your problem. What a bizarre post.
generic92034 11mo ago
> It's the same shit with the Baltic states and other former Soviet satellite states. They're terrified of Russia, but people in Germany or further West think it's all overblown propaganda and there's nothing to fear from Russia. And that is why Germany is moving a whole Brigade to Lithuania? I think only Spain and Portugal are not appropriately concerned with the Russian threat.
- linhns 11mo ago
  Ireland comes to say hello. They somehow let a Russian sub operate freely in their waters.
  - generic92034 11mo ago
    That sounds more like a one-time failure, though. I am hesitant to see that as a proof that the Irish government does not take the Russian threat seriously.

by Yokolos 11mo ago

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barbazoo 11mo ago

We’ll see if it actually gets much better the a what we have now with the US “in charge”. Overall it might turn out better.

jijijijij 11mo ago
Yeah, for example we only get good cheap jeans, because of high quality cotton from Xinjiang! So, it really may turn out better for everyone*.

saubeidl 11mo ago

The thing is - the Baltic states are in our sphere of influence, so Russia messing with them is a problem for us. Tell me why we should care about some island on the other end of the world. It would make sense to begrudgingly accept it, just like we did US military adventures in South America.

jmye 11mo ago
> Tell me why we should care about some island on the other end of the world. I mean, if we're talking about Taiwan, it has strategic and commercial importance above and beyond being "some island". Certainly more than Central America ever did when the rest of the world was ignoring the US's idiotic anti-Communist adventures. Pretending that it's irrelevant because it's far away seems like a pretty big economic misunderstanding, at the least.
- saubeidl 11mo ago
  It's got importance for the Pacific trade to the US, not the land route to Europe. It is your problem and you're not exactly being great allies to us in ours.
  - jmye 11mo ago
    What? They make the computer chips you use. That is your problem. What a bizarre post.

generic92034 11mo ago

> It's the same shit with the Baltic states and other former Soviet satellite states. They're terrified of Russia, but people in Germany or further West think it's all overblown propaganda and there's nothing to fear from Russia. And that is why Germany is moving a whole Brigade to Lithuania? I think only Spain and Portugal are not appropriately concerned with the Russian threat.

linhns 11mo ago
Ireland comes to say hello. They somehow let a Russian sub operate freely in their waters.
- generic92034 11mo ago
  That sounds more like a one-time failure, though. I am hesitant to see that as a proof that the Irish government does not take the Russian threat seriously.