• PonyOfWar@pawb.social
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    2 days ago

    This, and it’s also a form of deterrence in itself. It means that if the US attacks Greenland, they’ll potentially have to kill not just Danish, but also German, French etc soldiers, permanently fucking up relations with those countries beyond repair.

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      2 days ago

      I can already hear Merz: Yes 12 german soldiers died in this very complex situation. But, now is not the time to overreact. The americans are very reliable partners and we should not endanger this relationship just because a view soldiers were killed by accident.

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        2 days ago

        P.s. lets tortur some asylum seekers and send the police to brutalize some “left wing extremists” (climate protesters).

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      I wouldn’t say permanently, I mean France and Germany have overcome a lot in the last century.

      But for the next several decades absolutely. Maybe I’m being a bit pedantic

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        9 hours ago

        It did take Germany losing the war and being forced a democratic constitution and systematic anti-nazi campaigning for them to overcome it though.

        Russia still denies they ever did anything bad against… Anyone, basically. That could happen to the US as well if they don’t actually reach the bottom first.