• SootyChimney [any]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    The whole ‘appeasement doesn’t work’ argument is understandable, but the only alternative is fighting and dying in the tens of millions in the vain hope that a global superpower will lose to a relatively small, fractional country plagued by instability, military incompetence, and corruption. It’s also not really applicable anyway, while Russia is far more interested in security and stability than global domination.

    Either way, there is the short-term solution middle ground of “let’s negotiate on terms that help ensure everyone’s future security (including at least some degree of denazification) to prevent further wars”. Which I think is what most Hexbearians would want in terms of peace. Obviously the long-term issue is that nationstates as they exist are inherently warmongering and that cannot be stopped without fundamental change.

    • autismdragon [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      while Russia is far more interested in security and stability than global domination.

      This is true, but a lot of libs are completely convinced that Putin is a megalomaniac who desires world domination and I dont think they can be shaken from that belief.