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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago
[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 59 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

the US-Canadian border has been one of, if not the, most peaceful borders in the entire world.

the most peaceful and mutually beneficial border on Earth.

Tell me your views are extremely America-centric without telling me.

The only way you can have those views is if you know nothing about the EU at all.

[–] ReconChaznat@lemm.ee 3 points 5 hours ago

thats what you take issue with...? jfc
tell me you are dense without saying it... you are rigjt, we should have statistaically and accurately compared every single border relationship tonsee if this was true.. i mean come the fuck on, it has been one of the most peaceful borders. Outrage here is ridiculous

[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The US and Canada haven't fought since 1812. Which European border of a major super power has a longer history of being close allies?

The UK and Scotland shouldn't count because Scotland isn't a sovereign country, they are a state of the UK that has lied about retaining their sovereignty for 500 years (which is why they have to beg England for permission to even hold an independece referendum)

Spain and France shouldn't count because Spain worked with the Nazis in ww2 and wouldn't help France.

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Switzerland? Apart from a bit of aerial bombing during WWII it's been a pretty peaceful border since that time Napoleon invaded.

[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 hours ago

I considered that, but Switzerland was under seige by fascists on 3 fronts from 1939 to 1944 (the Nazis pressured the French-Swiss border and Italian fascists pressured the Italian-Swiss border)

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 13 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

The US and Canada haven’t fought since 1812. Which European border of a major super power has a longer history of being close allies?

What’s the definition of “being a close ally”? You’re using the date of Canada and USA last conflict, but for Spain and France you’re using political alignment.

I think Portugal and Spain also make a good candidate if we’re looking back only until the early 1800’s. The border itself had a few changes but they were peaceful IIRC, the last conflict was 1801?

On a separate note, the quote says has been the most peaceful and beneficial, so it’s not so much as a matter of peaceful for the longest time. Even if EU borders weren’t peaceful way back, quite a few of them are so peaceful nowadays that they barely register as existing. In terms of most beneficial, I’m not sure how to analyze that.

[–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Quite a surprising one here: I think the Norwegian/russian border can actually match that. I believe Norway is the only country neighbouring russia that has never been invaded by them (sans WWII, where they invaded Nazi-occupied Norway and willingly left after the Axis was defeated).

I also think the Norwegian/Danish border has been conflict-free for some hundred years (to be fair, we were in a union for ≈450 years ending in 1814). We've had some skirmishes with the Swedes throughout the years, but I believe the last one was in 1814.

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[–] friendlymessage@feddit.org 20 points 1 day ago

"In the last 100 years"... European borders were not peaceful for that long

[–] faercol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

To be fair, historically speaking, Europe's borders have been all but peaceful.

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