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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 months ago

How Ukraine could break the western alliance

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How Ukraine could break the western alliance

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 months ago
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The US and Europe have fundamentally different views on the threat from Russia and the protection of democracy

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  • miz [any, any]@hexbear.net
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    the protection of democracy

    lol you know, democracy. the system where even if 80% of people want universal healthcare, all you get is austerity and police violence

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      Democracy is supporting a country that had a violent right-wing coup and the more violenter and right-wing it is the more democratic

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    Fear of Russia brought the western alliance together. Now fear of Russia threatens to break it apart.

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed in 1949 by the US, Canada and European allies to deter Moscow.

    I’m sorry, what the fuck? It was never about “Russian threat[s]”.

    >In 1949, the prospect of further Communist expansion prompted the United States and 11 other Western nations to form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Soviet Union and its affiliated Communist nations in Eastern Europe founded a rival alliance, the Warsaw Pact, in 1955.

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      The specter of Russia has become a central rallying cry for neoliberals, who increasingly frame it as the root justification for their policies. The narrative goes: “Elections must be suspended to prevent Russian manipulation. Budget cuts are necessary to avoid funding a potential invasion. Censorship of independent media is justified to combat disinformation.” By framing every crisis through the lens of Russian interference, neolibs can justify any power grab they want.

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        There is a spectre hauting us… the specter of hillary

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    someone copy and paste the trump cloud image here, I’m paywalled

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        rat-salute-2

        idk is he eating the NATO sun or is it his breath weapon?

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          i think he’s breathing in to blow it away into a puff of smoke

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          Bit idea: Pokémon conversion mod that replaces each monster with Trump hybrids. Hyperbeam is a NATO logo.

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      this one

      or this one?

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        REAL

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    Or Europe will capitulate to the US like it always does.

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    JDPON… Zelensky???

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