• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    I mean it definitely depends on the circumstances. If Russia attacks here then I’m absolutely fighting.

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      9 months ago

      Who would you fight? The missile coming at you? I don’t think we would need many soldiers in a fight vs Russia.

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        If Russia attacks here then I imagine it would be somewhat like in Ukraine where manpower definitely helps.

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          They can’t attack here like in Ukraine as there is no land to move across. They would have to use their sad navy to try to land troops crossing many miles of ocean out in the open. Not possible.

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      That’s how they do it, you know. Build up the enemy as this absolutely big bad that you feel you have to.

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          9 months ago

          And I even specified I was talking about a situation where Russia attacks my country. Fucking lmao, not sure what those other guys are smoking.

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        Russia attacks my country

        “You know, that’s how they do it, they make Russia feel like the big bad enemy you have to fight against”

        Lmao WHAT?!? If they’re literally attacking my country then of course I’m fighting to defend it??

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            9 months ago

            I’m not sure if you misunderstood the discussion but this is what I wrote (bolded for emphasis)

            I mean it definitely depends on the circumstances. If Russia attacks here then I’m absolutely fighting.

            I’m saying that if that were to happen, then I’d fight in the WW3.

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              What if Australia invaded your country? Obviously the if is because you consider it a possibility.

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                What if Australia invaded your country?

                I would defend it.

                Obviously the if is because you consider it a possibility.

                Not how hypotheticals work but it obviously is a possibility.

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                  Ehhh… Not really. The one thing that the US has over every other nation currently is its deep water Navy. We could project power like that, and have done so for about 80 years now… China is the only nation that is even building a deep water Navy, but they have yet to attempt to project power past one of their neighbors.

                  Australia has literally zero chance to invade Finland no matter how much shit talking the Russians blame on Finland.

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                    I was saying Russian invasion was a possibility. I guess Australia true in the sense that it’s not literally impossible, but of course out of the two, one is a bit more possible.

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            Found the Russia apologist. Obviously Russia was used as an example country because they are actively and illegally invading Ukraine right the fuck now, while threatening to invade the rest of eastern Europe.

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              How am I an apologist for pointing out chicken little bullshit? Do you fantasize about Russia invading your country? Let’s be realistic here, Russia can’t even overtake Ukraine and you think they’re going to take over the world.

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                The person you originally replied to lives in a country bordering Russia that was invaded by them in the past.

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                  About as likely to be invaded as Canada. Just look at how much they’re struggling with Ukraine.

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          Russia attacks my country

          To quote the Greatest President of My Generatoin “We need to fight them over there so we won’t be fighting them over here.”

          That’s why I’m enlisting in the Ukrainian National Guard and I hope you’ll all join me.

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            I’m fine with just sending money and materiel to support the Ukrainian efforts. I’m hoping to avoid fighting in a war.

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          Look mate, all I’m saying is that Russia is saying the same things to their citizens. And Germans were saying the same things to theirs. And the Pope was saying the same things to the crusaders.

          Likewise, a country is just imaginary, made by the rich to separate who can exploit the people in a specific geography. By all means, fight for it, but just know you’re being played.

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            Russia literally attack my country, Russian soldiers are pouring over the border, I’m about to join to defend it

            “You know Pope told the same thing to crusaders, besides countries are imaginary, why do you care if you live in your own country or as part of Russia under Putin. You are just being played.”

            Lmao, you people can’t be serious, this is beyond fucking stupid

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                wants to defend my country from Russia literally attacking and trying to invade it

                “You do you mate”

                I’m in awe. This has been the best exchange I’ve had in quite some while. I’m almost too flabbergasted to laugh

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            It makes a huge difference if I live under democracy in Finland or under Putin in Russia. What the fuck are you smoking

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          An important detail to notice here is that a user calling themselves kusimulkku is likely to be writing this from Finland. Which may result in an important difference of perspective.

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            Finland is correct. Though I have no idea what sort of situation those other people assumed to warrant such a claim.

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              If Russia attacks the US, our government would try to use that as a recruitment tool, and would probably succeed.

              Meanwhile the majority of us would be cheering on the Alaskan citizens that are armed for wildlife that would stop a T-70 in its tracks, to say nothing of the poor Russian conscripts.

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              There is the danger of manufacturing consent.

              https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/remember-maine-1898

              Raising tensions then using an incident to light the touch paper.

              Russian’s at the border is one thing.

              But the most likely “attack” on the US is going to be much smaller.

              Note the Houthis attacking merchant ships. Under a US flag.

              There are 2 options

              1. retaliate.

              or

              1. tell the ships to go round and use sanctions and other non violent diplomatic tools to resolve the situation.

              Option 1 is an escalation.

              Option 2 is not.

              The US military is is an odd position. I’d defend Ukraine from Russia. I’d defend Palestine from Israel. I’d defend Israel from Palestine.

              I wouldn’t support an aggressor.

              There is a moral obligation to support violence in that it must be a necessary defence.

              Joining the US military we’ve grown up seeing the US as an aggressor continuously. Supporting aggressors, not sanctioning them.

              Then with Ukraine there is reluctance to help a defender.

              A country that invaded nations at the drop of a hat 20 years ago has a recruitment problem. No surprises there.

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                If Russian troops are crossing the border then it’s Russians who have manufactured the consent for violent action to drive them the fuck away.

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                  I agree, but if that’s the way the US, or any other NATO country, gets attacked I’ll be surprised.

                  This is not the war that is proposed, it’s a series of proxy wars. Just like Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and the decades long conflict with Palestine.

                  Ask if you’ll defend yourself, you’ll say yes.

                  Ask if you’ll defend others, the answer is usually “it depends”.

                  Ask if you’ll go fight in a proxy war which protects largely corporate interests, you’ll say no.

                  Joining the American military is saying yes to all 3. That’s the recruitment issue going on there.

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                    Well the whole point of NATO is that hopefully Russia wouldn’t dare. Let’s hope they’ll not as fucking dumb and insane as they at times seem. But in any case, it was just a hypothetical. If Russia attacks here, I’d definitely fight in the WW3.