Well, I've tried to give examples of that (to fight or to surrender) when it comes to war, but you respond that it's irrelevant. So that's why I'm a b...
Well, it has been seven months from this exchange. All only a supply chain problem, still? https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEOsf6b0_s...
It can go to that. In the end common sense should prevail. But the other option, that the trade unions are non-existent (or illegal) can lead to very ...
It's very related, because war can cause such immense destruction and death, it is something you cannot easily relate to peace actions of the state. Y...
Apart from you, who just above asked "How many would be happy to be ruled by Russia?" and answer yourself "it's a notable portion". Well, the Sudetenl...
Why do you assume that not fighting a war the other option is "an ambiguous, uncertain harm on the other"? What are your examples for this idea? OK. T...
For the time being, yes. But this unfortunately is likely to be a long war. Even if I hope I'm wrong here. Ask yourself, @"SophistiCat", does Russia o...
Actually under Egyptian and Syrian rule. In 1948 the Arab countries didn't give a damn about the Palestinians, they were trying to conquer as much of ...
Socialism basically means that means of production is owned by the state or the collective. There being oligarchs means that a small group not only ha...
But that's the point! Modern Social Democracy is part of modern capitalism. It's objectives are to curb the excesses of capitalism (as they see it), y...
Simple answer: Those countries where armed forces are there to protect the existing power structures don't have conscription, usually. The last thing ...
With the debate about nuclear, this is true. But I have to say that many greens have been respectable enough to change their minds about nuclear energ...
Well, looking at my country, or Sweden, I really don't find a "radical element" in our (or the Swedish) labor movement. After all, the Nordic model is...
In my view unions are more of a vessel for the employee to face the employer with more weight than just by being individual employees. That hasn't any...
Why? If you pick the least lousy candidate or pick a candidate from a party that isn't going to go through, it's still a vote which the winners didn't...
But my point is that they are not all political. (Just as not all trade unions have been controlled by the Mafia in the US.) Yes, obviously the link b...
If a foreign country would invade my country and then hold a theatre of "free" elections, I would definitely not want to give them the legitimacy of a...
Likely so. Assuming no mega-colossal supereruptions will happen. (Last one was I guess about 75 000 years ago, which created an ice age for us humans....
The worst faulty idea about trade unions is that they are a socialist endeavour promoting socialism. They aren't, actually. They are just a common sen...
The fear and hostility towards nuclear energy shows the unfortunate truth that perceptions overrule fact based thinking. And politicians will choose t...
The old formula seems to be used (from Georgia, Ukraine etc.) again and again: You know it's a frozen conflict from there existing a Bureau of Reinteg...
At least Germany is working hard to increase climate change in a big way. Increase the use of coal with coal plants that are idle or to be closed tran...
Neither does your opinion that Russia attacked Ukraine only because of NATO enlargement as a defensive manner. Seemingly not taking into account other...
Oh yes, what would be the provocation that Ukraine did? Pre-emptive attack? Threatening with an attack? No? That for an independent country to seek sa...
Be it "protection of key strategic interests", "joining Crimea back to after an illegal act by the Soviet leadership" or whatever else, territory has ...
What else would you have when you try to correct the errors of the past, segregation and racist legislation, with still holding on to the core idea of...
The vice president of Russia saying in the 1990's that Crimea is part of Russia? The Duma deciding that the joining of Crimea to Ukraine in the 1950's...
Here's my theory. What is happening to the Republican party is what happened to the NRA. Now the NRA was formed by Civil War veterans in 1971 and for ...
Well, I have referred to post-Soviet era history, now many times. But of course, as this is a very active thread it might not get noticed. But basical...
No. I've said all along that NATO enlargement has been one reason. But just why is it so utterly difficult for you to admit that Russia has all along ...
Don't forget Crimea and the Donbas, those people's Republics Russia vowed to defend when it started this war (and perhaps all Novorossiya?) :roll: htt...
Really? Opting to be neutral than be part of Warsaw pact and then opting joining NATO after a full out invasion of Ukraine, when the every country tha...
Likely. I think the tactic here is to keep Ukrainians on the edge and remind that there's a war going on and it's everywhere. You see, if the Russians...
Am I not. Where have I said that how the US has dealt with let's say Guatemala, it has been privileged to do that? I have continuously said that count...
Protecting and helping all those Russians in other countries is a burden, but a burden which Putin's gallantly takes on, right? I think that Hitler al...
Yes. That's a really good point, Tzeentch. By working for other countries even a bit, guess what, those countries do value the effort! But if you basi...
Yet if you argue to be a realist, you should observe that the tactics that the Soviet Union held to it's part of Europe didn't work so well. The Warsa...
Another standard ad hominem from down under, literally and in figure of speech. In the 20th and 21st Century usually US presidents have usually served...
What? That a country joins voluntarily a treaty or it's forced by military force (occupation etc.) to have foreign troops and bases is the same for yo...
Which they wanted to have. The little obvious fact that the NATO troops and NATO are actually welcome. https://gdb.rferl.org/0ba77f54-ab74-4a17-b49a-b...
If everyone would agree, that would be the end and things would move on. But they don't. There's a lot of people like NOS4A2 that think this all is a ...
Hasn't it? I don't think NATO has attacked Russia at any point. Even now, it's not putting it's troops in Ukraine or establishing no-fly-zones, which ...
Another issue. How is NATO changing because of the war in Ukraine? More readiness: I think this speech from the new British Army Chief of Staff tells ...
That's what it says. Erdogan was milking the moment, and NATO actually also wants the two shitty countries to join it. So this vague memorandum he the...
I think the 1st of January 2022 happened quite before there was even serious talk about Finnish NATO membership. And btw, when asked before (if it was...
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