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In that instance there were only two guys with sticks, if I understood you correctly you want to add another stick to the mix.
There were three guys with sticks. China couldn't project power far but Soviet-Sino relations were strained and the risk of war was high because they share borders.
I'd love for there to be a world with no sticks period but humanity is a long way from that. Europe becoming the forth guy with a stick could force everyone else, and especially Russia, to be more cautious. And if it comes to blows, the EU/UK are gonna want to have that stick.
If you're EU/UK and multiple parties are around you with big sticks, would you rather be defenseless or have a stick?
I see myself as a pacifist.
Hopefully we reach a war-free era in the not so distant future and humanity prospers.
Every one entering into a new stick race won’t get us there any quicker sadly. Stick sellers on the other hand look forward to a bright and prosperous future.
True, sticks won't bring about world peace on their own. Might save Europe from getting whacked for now.
I think more sticks in a time of climate collapse is a recipe for disaster. I’d prefer to see our governments commit to pumping co2 out of the atmosphere instead of enriching the local stick merchant.