Vladimir Putin wanted Russia to join Nato but did not want his country to have to go through the usual application process and stand in line “with a lot of countries that don’t matter”, according to a former secretary general of the transatlantic alliance.
George Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary who led Nato between 1999 and 2003, said Putin made it clear at their first meeting that he wanted Russia to be part of western Europe. “They wanted to be part of that secure, stable prosperous west that Russia was out of at the time,” he said […]
As funny as the comic is, I am convinced that it will never get to that point, because an asshole with a thirst for power will always exist and be stronger than a bored asshole. Therefore war will keep, as it has always been, be for power.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
What’s really worrying me is this:
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i.e. wars are waged because somebody is bored
plyth@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
Lame, not boring. Some people believe in war.
Supposedly this time it was pride that has prevented peace, I would say on both sides.
With Russia on Nato’s side, there would be another Eight-Nation Alliance and China would be split, however ethical that would be.
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I think at the deepest level the elite still believes in the Iliad and they want this war.
iglou@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
As funny as the comic is, I am convinced that it will never get to that point, because an asshole with a thirst for power will always exist and be stronger than a bored asshole. Therefore war will keep, as it has always been, be for power.