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[–] [email protected] 260 points 8 months ago (41 children)

There's a war going on right now in Ukraine, helping them win it will make Russia launching a next war less likely and further off.

[–] [email protected] 136 points 8 months ago (3 children)

This is exactly what I am thinking as well. Russia is clearly threatening the stability of the EU right now. If the EU wants to send a strong signal against aggression and meddling, it needs support Ukraine in a way that makes it clear to any would-be-adversary, that the EU is willing and capable to defend itself and its allies.

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[–] thorcik 51 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago
[–] mrfriki 45 points 8 months ago (6 children)

My history teacher used to say that over the course of history every generation faces a full scale war that directly impact them. Looking through the last couple of centuries that seems about right. I haven't been in a war yet and I'm a45 years old so, yeah, I'm kinda scared.

This same teacher also used to say that the only "good" thing about a civil war is that the country that faces it nerves goes through another one ever again. Seeing how things are good in the United States now I'm starting to think that this teacher might be wrong.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, your teacher seemed to deal in absolutes: "it always happens" or "it will never happen again". I think that events can always happen (again) but they don't have to.

[–] Bahnd 32 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Ah, so this history teacher was a Sith Lord!?

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[–] BenadrylChunderHatch 26 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Plenty of countries have had multiple civil wars.

[–] c0mbatbag3l 7 points 8 months ago

I was going to say, I'm pretty sure this is just historically inaccurate in addition to the fact that there can always be a first for anything.

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[–] piecat 15 points 8 months ago

We won't have other one*

*While the generations affected are alive.

Once the living memories are gone it's much harder to prevent, since anyone can argue a stance from a history book.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This reminds me of how WWI was at one point known as 'the war to end all wars'.

How fucking naive were the people who really thought that!

[–] thawed_caveman 8 points 8 months ago

they were hopeful...

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[–] Rapidcreek 43 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Article 5

“The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.

Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.'

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[–] M137 40 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Why has every comment here been downvoted?

[–] afraid_of_zombies 48 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Russia troll farms I imagine.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 8 months ago

We're big enough that troll farms think we're relevant! We did it, Lemmy!

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

The usual money flow. What future generation will be able to stop these should-be-retired chiefs?

[–] sebinspace 22 points 8 months ago (5 children)

And into the apocalypse we go

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[–] dylanTheDeveloper 21 points 8 months ago

Oh no not again

[–] feedum_sneedson 16 points 8 months ago

Why Berlin? Why?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago
[–] Sorgan71 7 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Knowing germany, this sounds like a threat

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