• plyth@feddit.org
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    11 days ago

    Why else do you think Putin and now his puppet wants it broken up?

    Putin would need a strong Europe to persist together against the US. The US needs a weak Europe.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Chessboard

    But in the meantime, it is imperative that no Eurasian challenger emerges, capable of dominating Eurasia and thus also of challenging America.

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      10 days ago

      This “grand chessboard” is a game played by people who are too “powerful” to matter. fuck 'em and shoot 'em.

      As an American, I want the US to be no more of a superpower than the EU, China, or Zimbabwe. We did this posturing in middle school. Has the whole world not evolved past that yet?!

      We’ll be better served when we can be cooperative instead of competitive.

      I approve of a strong EU. The more “players”, the less power each has, but also the less each has to gain or lose by being an asshole.

      We just need a plan to unite without leaving room for a few idiots to get elected and wreck the whole thing,