• OurToothbrush@lemmy.mlM
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      8 months ago

      I agree, the USSR assumed too much good faith on the part of NATO. Millions of casualties from economic devastation later, nationalist wars are still breaking out between former soviet states, and Nazism is on the rise.

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          8 months ago

          It literally doesn’t matter who is invading who, it wouldn’t have happened without the western backed coup of soviet democracy.

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      8 months ago

      Who says anything about appeasement? That’s your words, not mine. Besides, Russia is already being appeased by NATO not letting Ukraine join.

      Why don’t NATO stop being cowards and admit Ukraine immediately? If they’re serious about “defending Europe and democracy”.

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      There are other things to learn in history too, such as some countries, like Russia, simply lacking resources to fight wars this big. As the other commenter said, they can’t get past Ukraine.

      Hitler comparison is really out of place here. It’s more similar to some of the wars in Africa and Latin America.