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This is ukrainism in action — making yourself dependent on the US because of having to "defend yourself" against Russia
Europe will never learn. They fear war so much that they shoot themselves in the foot. If they become financially independent, they would have a strong military that would stop wars from happening.
Switzerland is also learning that US cannot be trusted blindly because you are neutral. Things can and will fuck you when you maintain "dependence" on anyone else.
If Europe had independent and strong militaries, they would (re)-invade West Asia and Africa
A weakened and contained Europe is a necessity for future human progress, otherwise they would recreate the imperialistic nightmares of the late 19th century
also Switzerland wears its neutrality like some sort of force field that absolves it from being complicit in contributing to imperialism.
I meant strong enough to defend itself, not set on a crusade
Euro elites don't care what you want, they'll overextend themselves the minute they get enough arms to invade another country
Crusader logic defines elite thought in Europe
A pushover Europe makes US stronger, we need a weaker US right now. Europe problem will have to be solved later.
strong militaries, famous for preventing wars
They are not neutral, they are very much central to us empire, just in the western humanitarian/lib internationalism sense. Oh and basically the money laundering machine of the west.
They launder money for the whole world, not just the West.
I call it Ukranization of Europe (as opposed to the europeazation of ukraine) but I think you have a point, in other areas too the EU over these years has become more like ukraine because it has had to absorb all the anti-russia hysteria along with the ukraninan nationalist view of history
I think it is Ukraine that was modeled on EU/Gladio and not the other way around.
I've meant Ukrainism as in a belief that Ukrainians have a right to a state, specifically in the current borders, including Crimea and Donbass
they do have a right to a state obviously, just pluralistic neutral one, instead of nationalist hellhole 🥰