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North Korea has nukes but those in the Nordics are bragging about defeating Russia by buying heat pumps. Much of Europe has been living in a time of what amoun
by mothballed 9mo ago
North Korea has nukes but those in the Nordics are bragging about defeating Russia by buying heat pumps. Much of Europe has been living in a time of what amounts to ignorant bliss which Putin is slowly shaking them out of.
- knallfrosch 9mo agoIt would have been stupid not to try peace. Germany hasn't invaded France (or vice versa) for two generations now. The Soviet Union dissolved itself peacefully by act of parliament. (Compare to Germany/Japan/Napoleon)
- hiprob 9mo ago"Peacefully" is a strong word, that same parliament would later be "peacefully" removed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Russian_constitutional_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Russian_constitutional_cr...
- knallfrosch 9mo agoCan you name a more peaceful end of an 20th century empire?
- graemep 9mo agoIf you want peace, prepare for war
- mothballed 9mo agoAnd if you aren't prepared, but you have peace anyway, you never really made the choice. You just had a bout of luck.
- tim333 9mo ago>Nordics are bragging about defeating Russia by buying heat pumps...ignorant bliss... I think you'll find Finland in particular doesn't have much innocent bliss regards Russia and some history there.