Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-223 hours agoIf Europe and the rest of the worlds response is to make weapons of war someone will eventually ensure they are used.message-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down150
arrow-up1-36arrow-down1message-squareIf Europe and the rest of the worlds response is to make weapons of war someone will eventually ensure they are used.Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-223 hours agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up30·edit-222 hours agoIf Europeans don’t make weapons of war, someone will eventually conquer them. And y’know, we have yet to see open, full-scale war between atomic powers. Nuclear deterrence seems to work (for now).
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down15·edit-223 hours agoI’m not opposed to Europe responding but America proves if there is stock on the shelf it will find a home. War, it’s a nasty business.
minus-squarelucullus@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 hours agoSurely, this is a this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things situation. Fuck Putin
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up17·23 hours ago USA isn’t Europe. Being conquered is nasty business, too. Ask the inhabitants of Bucha if you find any.
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down7·23 hours agoAgain, not trying to discourage Europeans but instead just make the general population aware of what the future entails.
minus-squaregadfly1999@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·21 hours agoAmerica’s weapons would probably have expired on the shelf if they weren’t used in Ukraine.
If Europeans don’t make weapons of war, someone will eventually conquer them.
And y’know, we have yet to see open, full-scale war between atomic powers. Nuclear deterrence seems to work (for now).
I’m not opposed to Europe responding but America proves if there is stock on the shelf it will find a home.
War, it’s a nasty business.
Surely, this is a this-is-why-we-can’t-have-nice-things situation. Fuck Putin
USA isn’t Europe.
Being conquered is nasty business, too. Ask the inhabitants of Bucha if you find any.
Again, not trying to discourage Europeans but instead just make the general population aware of what the future entails.
America’s weapons would probably have expired on the shelf if they weren’t used in Ukraine.